In the Judeo-Christian and Black church traditions, all acts, including acts of historical remembrance and forgetting and pastoral care, are grounded in God’s weakness, also known as God’s surrounding grace and power, glory and transcendence (1 Corinthians 1:18-25). God’s inescapable presence is evident in Psalm 139. According to Psalm 139 and 1 Corinthians 1:25, followers are morally challenged, every hour and every day, to discover anew that finite human realities are grounded in God’s creative weakness, inescapable presence, infinite grace and glory, and justice and unconditional love. Therefore, there is joy in being wrong, and we can learn from one another as well as from our own mistakes—if we move ahead with a discerning wisdom and moral courage. We need to be freed from our selfish ingratitude, shortsightedness, and affinity for deceit, certain fears, and dishonesty. This implies a transcending power that does not belong to humans. To be freed from dishonesty, pretense, and binding fears takes trust, imagination and power, and courage and wisdom. It also takes humor and a sense of mature self-other forgiveness (a final form of love) when facing certain undeniable human realities.

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当今 21 世纪初世界牧灵关怀的某些道德挑战

在犹太-基督教和黑人教会传统中，所有行为，包括历史记忆和遗忘行为以及牧灵关怀，都以上帝的软弱为基础，也称为上帝环绕的恩典和力量、荣耀和超越（哥林多前书 1:18-25） ）。上帝不可避免的同在在诗篇 139 中很明显。根据诗篇 139 和哥林多前书 1:25，追随者每时每刻都在道德上受到挑战，以重新发现有限的人类现实是基于上帝创造的弱点、不可避免的同在、无限的恩典和荣耀，正义和无条件的爱。因此，犯错是一种快乐，如果我们以敏锐的智慧和道德勇气向前迈进，我们可以互相学习，也可以从自己的错误中学习。我们需要摆脱自私的忘恩负义、短视和欺骗的倾向，某些恐惧和不诚实。这意味着一种不属于人类的超越力量。要摆脱不诚实、虚假和束缚性的恐惧，需要信任、想象力和力量，以及勇气和智慧。当面对某些不可否认的人类现实时，它还需要幽默和成熟的自我宽恕感（爱的最终形式）。