今年的感恩節是我表達感謝的最佳時機。你們中的許多人可能都知道，在過去的一年裡，我七次進出醫院，甚至接近死亡。但上帝帶領我擺脫了每一次“忽然來的驚恐”，並且每次都救了我的命——因為在這世上祂還有工作要我去做。

我們生活的目的不僅僅是為了健康和長壽，而是在我們活著的時候遵行祂的旨意。 “我們若活，是為主而活；我們若死，是為主而死。所以，我們或死或活總是主的人。” （羅馬書 14:6）在這個感恩節，讓我們也記住“凡事謝恩，因為這是　神在基督耶穌裏向你們所定的旨意。”（帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:18） 在 10 月 25 日的最近一次復檢， 我的泌尿科醫生對我說，“你不需要再來見我了！” 我想沒有比醫生不想再見他/她更讓患者高興聽到的消息了！但是當上帝讓我們活著時，那就意味著我們還有重要的工作要做。願我們不僅感謝神所賜給我們的，為我們所做的，也讓我們為神而活，使我們的生活像加利利海（有入口和出口）而不是死海（沒有出口）。

祝大家感恩節快樂！

There has been no greater time for me to give thanks than at this year’s Thanksgiving holiday. As many of you might know, I was in and out of the hospital seven times this past year, even coming close to my last breath. But God led me out of every “sudden terror” and each time saved my life – because He still has work for me to do on this earth. 

The purpose of our lives is not just to be healthy and to live a long life, but it is to do His will while we are alive on this earth. “For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.” (Romans 14:6) On this Thanksgiving Day, let us remember also to “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) At a recent checkup on October 25, my urologist said to me, “You no longer need to see me anymore!” I think there is no greater news a patient can hear than that the doctor does not want to see him/her anymore! But when God keeps us alive, then that means there is still important work for us to do. May we not only be thankful for what God has given us and done for us, but let us also live for God, so that our lives will be like the Sea of Galilee (having an inlet and outlet) instead of the Dead Sea (having no outlet). 

Happy Thanksgiving to all!