- 神就是愛,祂憐憫失喪的⼈,要照顧扶持受傷的孤兒寡婦。
「耶和華保護寄居的,扶持孤兒和寡婦。」(詩篇146:9)
張瑪莉姊妹⾃幼是孤兒,6歲時在街上流連。沒有家⼈屋企和食物。常都是等待餐廳或路⼈可憐她給她食 物。但因為有⼀位愛⼼的路⼈送了她入香港保良局孤兒院,在那裏得照顧長⼤。
- 認識主耶穌是基督徒⼈⽣最美的福
「你們要先求祂的國和祂的義,這些東⻄都要加給你們了。」( ⾺太福⾳6:33)
主耶穌教導,追求⾏神旨意和公義就是基督徒的⽣命優先,所有其他⽣活上需要都因著祂計劃供給我 們。張瑪莉姊妹在孤兒院被照顧,能有讀書學習的機會,也學懂了個⼈成長和⽣活獨立的能⼒。長⼤後在 1975年參加香港⼩姐競選得了冠軍,就開始被外界認識,也肯定了⾃⼰的努⼒成績。張瑪莉姊妹於1986年洗禮成為基督徒。
- 因著神不⽌息的愛,尋找就得尋⾒,饒恕就得安慰
「愛是恒久忍耐,⼜有恩慈;愛是不嫉妒;愛是不⾃誇,不張狂,不作害羞的事, 不求⾃⼰的益處,不輕易發怒,不計算⼈的惡, 不喜歡不義,只喜歡真理 ; 凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐。愛是永不⽌息。」哥林多前書 13:4-8
「你們祈求,就給你們;尋找,就尋⾒;叩⾨,就給你們開⾨。」(⾺太福⾳7:7)
「若有⼈在基督裡,他就是新造的⼈。舊事已過,都變成新的了。」(哥林多後書5:17)
張瑪莉姊妹因著神不⽌息的愛,不段祈求神帶領尋找失去的媽媽。神奇異恩典籍她⼀位長輩朋友及牧 師的 幫助,終於與她⼋⼗歲的媽媽相⾒。她不但沒有怪責媽媽當年抱棄了⾃⼰,神相反令瑪莉能明⽩體恤媽媽 當年的困難處境,因⽽饒恕了她,彼此都能得安慰。
- 恩典⼈⽣,傳福⾳給萬⺠聽
「你們往普天下去、傳福⾳給萬⺠聽。」(⾺可福⾳16:15 )
「 ⺠要攻打⺠,國要攻打國;多處必有地震、饑荒。這都是災難的起頭。 」 (⾺可福⾳13:8)
「其實明天如何,你們還不知道。你們的⽣命是甚麼呢?你們原來是⼀⽚雲霧,出現少時就不了。」 (雅各書4:14)
張瑪莉姊妹因經歴神恩典,現在積極到世界各地傳福⾳,願在這不安的世代,要⿎勵更多⼈像她⼀樣認識主耶穌是⼈⽣最美的祝福。
- God is love. God has compassion on the lost and takes care of the orphans and widows.
“The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow.” (Psalm 146:9)
Sister Mary Cheung was orphaned at an early age, and by the age of six were living on the streets. She had no family and no food. She had to wait for restaurants or passers-by to take mercy on her and give her food. However, a loving passerby sent her to the Po Leung Kuk Orphanage in Hong Kong, where she was taken care of and grew up.
- Knowing Jesus is the most beautiful blessing in christian’s life.
“But Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33)
Jesus taught that following God’s will and justice is the priority of life, and that all other needs are provided for us because of His plan. When Sister Mary was taken care of in an orphanage, where she had the opportunity to study and learned to live independently. When she grew up, she won the first prize in the Miss Hong Kong Pageant in 1975, and became known to the public and recognized for her hard work. Mary Cheung was baptized as a Christian in 1986.
- By God’s unceasing love; seeking is found and forgiveness is comforted.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (Matthew 7:7)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here. (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Because of God’s unending love for her, Mary prayed for God’s guidance in finding her lost mom. With the help of an elderly friend and Pastor, she finally met her 80-year-old mother. She not only did not blame her mom for abandoning her, but God enabled Mary to understand and sympathize with her mom’s difficult situation, and forgave her, so that both of them could be comforted.
- A life of grace, preaching the gospel to the nations
“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15)
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in various places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.” (Mark 13:8)
“Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14)
Having experienced God’s grace, Mary is now actively evangelizing around the world, and wishes to encourage more people to know the Lord Jesus as she does, which is the most beautiful blessing in life, in this troubled generation.