七年前收到的一封邮件 --“You are loved”

 2002年，从墨尔本回国已有一年多了。一天，电子邮件箱里有一封特殊的邮件“You are loved”， 来自一个叫 Jimmy Keyton 的。邮件非常礼貌的解释到：如果造成不便，我不会再发给你，除非我见到你的回复。

我不是基督徒，对《圣经》经常有很多疑问。可读了邮件，有所感动，我想是被写者的真诚和笃信、以及他的体会内容。于是打印下来，放在自己的收藏夹里，又随着收藏夹带到了新西兰。在往收藏夹里填加收藏文章时，常常会看到了这封邮件，不知为什么，一只收存着。

今天，拿来与大家分享邮件内容，无论我们有无信仰，理解与否，读一下算是对一种爱的体验，也算是对发件人的一分感谢吧。

I want you to know that this is someone who loves you very much. That’s important to know in the “dog eat dog world” in which we live. We spend our lives trying to earn love and respect and somehow we never seem to “measure up”. It’s wonderful to be loved without reservation, without having to earn it. We are loved, not because we are good, not because we have lived up to expectations, and not because we’ve tried to live a good life, but we are loved just like we are … faults and all. God has put a high value on our lives in that he gave son to die on a cross to pay the penalty for all our sins. He has a very high purpose for your life!

After 42 years of struggling with the meaning of life and what the purpose of my life should be, I met a man named Jesus and he changed my life. It has been wonderful to be loved unconditionally and to finally realize the meaning of life itself. I’m writing you to share this love and to let you know that you are a very special person in the sight of God. He only wants good for you and wants to help you in all of your trials.  

The Holy Bile tells us in the book Romans, chapter 3 verse 23, “For all have sinned, and come short of glory of God”. Romans 6:23 reads “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ out Lord”. Romans 10: 9-10 goes on to read, “Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation”.

If you haven’t already experienced His love, you can by praying this simple prayer and by believing in your heart that he has answered it to the fullest. “Father, I come to you as a sinner. I repent and ask you to forgive my sin and to come into my heart and take control of my life. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and enable me to be the person that you want me to be. Please use me to help others and help me to realize and fulfill the purpose for my life. Thank you for dying to pay the penalty for my sin. I accept your sacrifice for my salvation. Enable me by the power of your Holy Spirit to live a life that will be pleasing to you, Amen”.

I’m starting a Free monthly letter which is called “Encouraging Words”. It is a short letter which I hope will encourage and challenging you in your walk with the Lord.

Whatever your decision, remember that God loves you and he is greater than any problem you have!

                                                   God  Bless You,