“那些与耶和华联合，事奉他，爱他名，作他仆人的外邦人，凡谨守安息日不予干犯，又持守我约的人，我必领他们到我的圣山，使他们在我的祷告的殿中喜乐。他们的燔祭和祭物，在我坛上必蒙悦纳，因我的殿必称为万民祷告的殿。我还要召集更多的人归并到这些被召集的人中。这是召集被赶散的以色列人的主耶和华说的。”
以赛亚书56:6-8
人类喜欢拉帮结派，我们尤其喜欢与志趣相投且喜欢我们的人抱团。我们会避开那些与我们不同的人——不论是言语、视听、行动或甚至思想上——尤其是信仰上有异于我们的人。在我们看来，他们或许更像“外邦人”。
但是上帝看每个人都为至宝，而且祂要祂的殿成为“万民祷告的殿”，召集更多人归到主那里。
我们身边有许多人的周围都是让他们感觉自己像是被遗弃的人。他们的能力或许有异于人，又或许他们的生产力无法达到我们的文化规范。我们需要以上帝的胸怀看待他们，因为对上帝而言，他们纯洁的敬拜是宝贵的。上帝并不以经济效率或智力来衡量他们。上帝爱他们。
如果我们因别人有异于我们而感到不适，我们应扪心自问其中缘由。不论找到答案与否，让我们以爱接纳他们，并邀请他们参加以上帝为名的聚会。
我们能够做到吗？
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