【时代论坛讯】针对农历新年的旺角骚乱，香港基督教协进会社会公义与民生关注委员会今天（11日）发出紧急祷文，呼吁教会为香港社会代祷，祈求仇恨不会加剧，暴力不再蔓延。
祷文亦盼望，执政者认真化解民怨；以及抗争者放弃武斗，以和平仁爱寻求公义。
祷文中英对照，以「示威者与警务人员冲突」形容事件，并无使用「暴乱」「暴动」「骚乱」等字眼。
香港基督教协进会社会公义与民生关注委员会
致各教会的代祷呼吁及祷文2016年2月8日晚至9日上午在旺角发生的示威者与警务人员冲突，有过百人受伤，香港人过了一个十分不平静的农历新年。为此，本委员会呼吁各教会为香港社会代祷，祈求仇恨不会加剧，暴力不再蔓延。又求主感动所有香港市民，共同努力，创造一个更寛容丶仁爱、公义与和平的社会。
祷文：
上主啊！我们本不知道当怎样祷告，但是圣灵亲自用无可言喻的叹息替我们祈求。
在2月8日, 农历大年初一的深宵，旺角的欢乐和热闹给激烈的冲突粉碎了。我们看见警民对垒，造成身体的伤害，愤怒和暴力掳掠了人心。上主求祢垂怜。
上主啊！ 我们本不知道当怎样祷告，但是圣灵亲自用无可言喻的叹息替我们祈求。
新春本是象征新的开始，可是我们看见民怨不得消解，两极对立，非友即敌的思想迷惑人心。无论是警察和市民本是同根生，因何彼此攻击，互相仇视？上主求祢垂怜。
上主啊！ 我们本不知道当怎样祷告，但是圣灵亲自用无可言喻的叹息替我们祈求。
我们记念所有伤者（包括市民、警务人员、记者等），求主医治他们受创的身心。
我们记念香港，盼望执政者认真化解民怨，勿使矛盾加深；亦盼望抗争者放弃武斗，以和平及仁爱寻求公义。上主求祢垂怜。
香港基督教协进会
社会公义与民生关注委员会
2016年2月11日Hong Kong Christian Council Prayer Appeal to Churches
On the night of 8 February, 2016 till the morning of 9 February, conflicts between the police and citizens occurred in Mongkok with more than one hundred people injured. Hong Kong experienced a restless Chinese New Year. Because of this, the Justice and Social Concern Committee appeals to churches to pray for the society of Hong Kong that hatred will not spread and violence will not expand. Also, pray that the Lord will move each and every Hong Kong person to work for a more tolerant, caring, just and peaceful society.
Prayer for the Mongkok incident on night on 8 Feb 2016
O Lord, we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Holy Spirit does our praying in and for us out of our wordless sighs.8 February was the beginning of the Chinese New Year. But the joy and excitement were shattered when we saw the confrontation between police and citizens resulting in injuries to bodies; and people were overwhelmed by anger and violence.
Lord, have mercy on us.
O Lord, we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Holy Spirit does our praying in and for us out of our wordless sighs.New spring marks a beginning. But what we see is unresolved conflict and intensified polarization. People are held captive by the mindset of “friends” or “enemies”. Yet, the fact remains that policemen and citizens alike grow from the same roots. Why is it necessary to attack or hate each other?
Lord, have mercy on us.
O Lord, we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Holy Spirit does our praying in and for us out of our wordless sighs.We pray for the healing for all (including citizens, policemen, journalists etc). May God heal them both physically and emotionally. Pray for Hong Kong and that the government sincerely works towards resolving the conflicts and reducing the people’s anger yet not aggravating the divisions. Pray that violence will stop and that people will seek social justice with peace and love.
Lord, have mercy on us. Amen.
Justice and Social Concern Committee
Hong Kong Christian Council
11 February 2016
（http://christiantimes.org.hk，时代论坛每日新闻，2016.02.11）
