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憶主的使女—楊媽媽(楊洪鴻驤) 夏建國弟兄感恩見証分享

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「我們的盼望和喜樂並所誇的冠冕是什麼呢?豈不是我們主耶穌來的時候,你們在祂面前站立得住嗎?因為你們就是我們的榮耀、我們的喜樂。」(帖撒羅尼迦前書二:十九至二十)						
							
	二○二二年二月十四日上午收到李靖惠導演的微信:「楊媽媽於昨天晚上二月十三日九點○五分安息主懷!」這使我內心泛起了對這位神的使女深刻的思憶。楊媽媽真是我屬靈的母親和敬虔的榜樣。她退休後移居美國紐約,一九九○年神給她負擔,參加了一對愛主的基督徒夫婦創辦的「紐約播恩傳播中心」,那時她到處採訪弟兄姊妹,搜集信徒蒙恩或事奉的美好見證,每個禮拜在當時的國語廣播電臺和中文報紙分享,並藉著印製這些見證單張向北美華人傳揚基督的大愛和救恩,我也因此在楊媽媽的幫助下信主蒙恩。
	記得那是一九九六年的年底,在紐約Green Haven的受刑人阿豪,因楊媽媽的帶領信了主耶穌,他就寫信給當時與我一同在Shawangunk受刑的獄友金祥傳福音。但那時金祥和我都是血氣方剛的華人,對基督的大愛救恩一無所知;在逆境中的我,對美國政客的偽善就極之恨惡,於是本能地誤以為基督教是美帝的宗教而已,所以就先入為主的對信仰基督極為反感。
	第二天,金祥叫我代他給阿豪和楊媽媽回信。那時我們都是以不信的心態和俗世的眼光來向阿豪和楊媽媽提出了一些質疑。認為基督信仰和其它宗教都一樣,只是人為的,根本就是不現實、不可信的。大約一個星期之後,楊媽媽很和善、很關心的給我回信,勸我安心的認真閱讀聖經,就必會明白主耶穌的福音真理,而真理也必會使我得著真正的自由。可是那時,並沒有將楊媽媽給我的來信放在心上。	
	感謝上帝的憐憫,經過了兩年的時間,我在Shawangunk服刑期間發生了很多不同的經歷,時常回想起楊媽媽的來信中,勸導我應該如何謙卑的安心尋求主。一九九八年十月我蒙恩得救,接受了主耶穌做我個人的救主和生命的主宰。於是我就以基督徒的身份給楊媽媽寫信,為自己兩年前以不信的心向楊媽媽質疑所寫的信而道歉,同時也與楊媽媽分享我信主之後的喜樂和自由。
	過了幾天,就收到了楊媽媽的回信,她因我悔改信主而為我喜樂和感恩。楊媽媽用主耶穌的話來鼓勵我:「一個罪人悔改,在天上也要這樣為他歡喜,較比為九十九個不用悔改的義人歡喜更大。」(路加福音十五:七)自此楊媽媽幾乎每個禮拜都給我寫信,並寄見證單張和福音書籍給我,有時一個禮拜會收到楊媽媽好幾封信,直到二○一五年七月,我從移民局拘留所回返中國溫州為止。
	在這二十來年的漫長歲月裡,她老人家也與無數的受刑人通信,把基督的大愛救恩帶給他們……最使我震憾的是,在通信不長的一段時間,楊媽媽為了安慰我在患難中受苦、受傷的心靈,她將自己生命中最傷痛的經歷都與我分享,例如:她在二十二歲左右,從家鄉廣東汕頭去臺灣結婚之後,她就再也沒有機會再見自己的雙親;另外她的第二個兒子,一個才二十五歲一米九身高的健壯青年,被有毒的蚊子叮到而患了腦炎至死。本來他在明年就可退役,結果卻在這意想不到的情況下,楊媽媽捧著第二個兒子的骨灰罈回家!她告訴我,當時只有舉目望天,向上帝哭訴……,而信實的神藉著聖經中自己的話賜下安慰和平安,讓她逐漸放下喪子的悲痛和哀傷,聖靈使她的心奇妙的充滿著盼望和喜樂!我相信世人都會避諱談及自己傷心的往事,特別是父母與兒子生離死別、悲痛萬分的經歷。如果再去回憶或重述,真的好像在已愈的傷口上狠狠的、深深的再刺上幾刀。		
	我覺得這是一般世人真的承受不了的事情!那時楊媽媽已經七十多歲了,她能從容的安然與我分享這些往事,使我更加確定神在這位老人家身上的奇妙作為。因此,楊媽媽的信心也成了我效法的榜樣,使我學習信靠上帝的話語,就是我信心最可靠的憑據。因為神說有就有,命立就立,真正的信心就是建立在神話語的根基上,作為信仰的把握,再也不需要別的憑據。		
	在我漫長乏味的二十年監禁生涯中,每當我心情低落和哀痛的時候,楊媽媽都一直安慰我說:「上帝沒有應許人生在世,天天都是天色常藍,花香常漫,但是祂應許與信靠祂的人共同經過苦難,與仰望祂的人一同行過死蔭的幽谷。」	
	二○○六年的某一天,楊媽媽在信中告訴我,醫生宣告她的大兒子已是肝癌末期,只有三個月的生命,這時醫生什麼也不能做,沒有人能做什麼,只有仰望掌管一切的神,她要求我與她同心為她的大兒子禱告。楊媽媽表示賞賜在予耶和華,收取也在於耶和華;生命是主所賜,主若賜她大兒子得醫治,我們感謝。如果不是,她願順服主的旨意,求主免去她大兒子的痛苦,賜他有屬天的平安。		
	結果,主賜她和大兒子全家有主的平安和盼望。三個月後,她五十七歲的長子也先她而去。白髮人送黑髮人,雖然她不知道為什麼,但是她願意順服全能上帝的旨意,因為神應許祂的恩典夠我們用,楊媽媽也剛強地表示自己每天領受神的看顧,神無微不至的恩典數算不盡。
	二○○七年,我也經歷了喪母之痛。楊媽媽就用她經歷大兒子的離世之哀痛,並因順服主得平安與我再次的分享。她提醒我要專心仰望主和祂的應許,生老病死是人生的過程,就是因為世人犯罪帶來的苦難和死亡。每一個人只能來到主的面前,而得到永生和平安。感謝主的憐憫,二○一四年八月我獲得假釋,重拾人身自由,楊媽媽也為我欣慰!		
	後來,我在紐約水牛城附近的移民拘留所呆了半年,楊媽媽不斷的來信,把我當自己的孩子一樣的關心和鼓勵,直到我如願回返在中國溫州的家裡。儘管我們終止了長達二十年來的書信來往,在我回溫州之後,楊媽媽一直都與我保持電子郵件和微信視頻聊天的聯繫。雖然後來楊媽媽的記憶力減退,但是她對我仍然記憶清晰,她真的開心到不得了。		
	當楊媽媽瞭解到我回國之後,不但蒙主保守望主,並參與家鄉地方教會的服侍,同時也蒙主恩待,娶得賢慧的妻子,楊媽媽為我深感欣慰。這使我想起了使徒保羅對帖撒羅尼迦教會的信徒所說的話:「我們的盼望和喜樂並所誇的冠冕是什麼呢?豈不是我們主耶穌來的時候,你們在祂面前站立得住嗎?因為你們就是我們的榮耀、我們的喜樂。」(帖撒羅尼迦前書二:十九至二十)	
	二○二○年十一月,弟兄姐妹的民主投票,選我為教會總負責主任。這是一份義務工作,我的妻子極力的支持我在教會裡的全時間事奉。如果沒有妻子同心的支持、因感恩而報恩的服事主和對教會的信心,我就無法安心的放下世界的一切來專心的安心事奉。感謝主賜給我這位賢慧的妻子!才德賢妻的價值真是遠勝過珍珠,讓我心裡倚靠她,必不缺少利益,她確實使我有益無損。
	楊媽媽雖然離開了我們,到了主所應許、所預備的地方。但她以九十七歲高齡安息主懷,不但有福,而且是好得無比,她息了自己在世上的勞苦,作工的果效也隨著她。我深深的明白楊媽媽謙卑柔和的風範,讓許多人在她身上看見神奇妙的作為,令人敬畏這位獨一的真神。她順服神的旨意,成就了主在她身上美好的見證,真是主無愧的使女。我為她感到欣慰和感恩,相信她敬虔的一生留給家人的,是一筆寶貴的神國遺產,使後代都因她受益蒙福!所有一切榮耀歸神!	
	二○二二年九月三日	
 
 
 
 
 
 

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