我的阿嬤

孫子 姚祺昉

我的阿嬤愛唱歌。還記得幼稚園時，阿嬤每天拉著我的手走到嘉恩，有一段路邊長滿了紫色的牽牛花，阿嬤常常一邊走一邊唱著：＂好一朵美麗的牽牛花….＂雖然這首歌的主角本是茉莉花，但在我心目中這首歌變成了牽牛花，怎麼改也改不過來。小學的時候阿嬤寫了一首＂月亮在哪裡＂，阿嬤總是邊在廚房忙，邊唱著這首歌，久而久之，我竟然也會了這首歌的歌詞；後來，我在作文比賽的時候靈機一動把阿嬤和這首歌寫進文章裡，得了個小獎，阿嬤看到自己成了孫子作文的主角，笑得好開心。
我的阿嬤博學多聞。從前阿嬤常常來關心在一旁做作業的我，她總是說：＂阿嬤也是個老師呢，有甚麼問題可以問我。＂尤其是國文和歷史，阿嬤總是可以說得頭頭是道，學校的老師都不如她能口若懸河般的道出一則則歷史故事。阿嬤最喜歡講的，就是八年抗戰，政府是如何在百般艱辛中照顧她們這一群逃難中的兒童，讓她們有書讀有衣穿，最後戰勝了日本人，所以阿嬤教我們要有愛國精神。今年七月初阿嬤的畢業旅行第一站來到了新竹交大－我的學校，阿嬤在為我的祝福禱告中還不忘在最後說：＂願神祝福中華民國。＂爸笑說阿嬤您這是聯合國秘書長的禱告嗎？阿嬤則正色說：＂我是國民黨員，一生忠黨愛國！＂眾人都笑得合不攏嘴。
我的阿嬤總是盡心盡力服事上帝。雖然我沒有在潮恩堂聚會，但阿嬤對潮恩堂和上帝鞠躬盡瘁，我們家人都看在眼裡。阿嬤常常電話一通接著一通，就是為了關心會友，聯絡事奉；不論天氣差還是身體不舒服，阿嬤總是堅持要出席教會的查經和禱告會等等。上了大學後在外地讀書的我較少回家，但每次回家見到阿嬤，她還是不忘告誡我要依靠上帝、照顧自己。阿嬤年事漸高，爸也常勸她是否該放下一點責任，阿嬤卻還是沒辦法對潮恩堂放下心來，因為在她心中上帝和教會總是擺在第一位。
跟阿嬤住在同一個屋簷下，其實也常常發生一些趣事。記得小時候有一次買個數個小顆的巧克力蛋糕，不知阿嬤是看成發糕還是肉塊，竟把它們拿去鍋子裡煎，不懂事的我當時氣得直跳腳，媽還苦笑著說還蠻好吃。直到最近發現燒烤店有一種＂創新食材＂，正是把巧克力蛋糕用烤得來吃，我在心裡暗笑這哪來的創新，我阿嬤十幾年前就發明了。
21年來，有阿嬤在身邊的日子，對我來說彷彿是那樣的理所當然。跟阿嬤的生活點點滴滴，歷歷在目，細數不完。每每跟朋友提起我這位超級阿嬤，會國畫、會唱歌、會太極，八十高齡還去學英文充實自己，大家總是又驚訝又羨慕。如今阿嬤走了，雖然不捨，但我知道我們不必悲傷太久，因為身為基督徒的我們有著盼望，阿嬤只是歸了天家，她已經留下了美好的見證，讓我們景仰。阿嬤，我們天國再相見。

耶和華是愛

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In memory of my dearest Grandma

by Samuel

I will always remember Grandma as being one of the most loving and most loved people I can think of. It seemed that everywhere she went, she had a friend, and those friends all seemed to display a deep appreciation for her. The thing I have admired most about her, was her ability to love endlessly. She seemed to have kept Grandpa not just as a remnant of memory in her mind, but locked away in places of her heart that would not be replaced. I believe it was that love for Grandpa, that trickled onto me and so she always saw me with so much light. Every time I saw her, she would ask if I remembered Grandpa and each time she could hardly bring up those memories without choking. I’m told I brought much joy to Grandpa and I believe Grandma held those memories dear to her heart. I am grateful for the life God had blessed her with. She lived a life filled with grace & blessings, which were the treasures of surrounding family, and she parted with grace, being able to spend time with all the earthly riches God blessed her with; the entirety of her sons and daughters. God gave the Yao family brothers and sisters to be with her one last time, as it was in the old days, and granted her the health to spend this time at parks, fine dinners and quality family time, rather than solemn visits at a hospital bed, before He took her home. For this I am thankful for. She parted quietly, surrounded by friends and family, and gently left without suffering. If my memory serves me, it was the same grace given to Grandpa when he left, quietly, softly and without suffering. I don’t know how Heaven works, but at the moment of her passing, before the mourning sunk in, my first thoughts and visions, were of Grandpa with a comforting smile, being one of the first in line to welcome her into the eternal peace he has known since his homecoming. I’m grateful Grandma left this world surrounded by the things she cherished most, her friends and her families.

模範阿嬤

外孫 李緯綸

阿嬤與我們在一起的歲月，所經歷的點點滴滴我都不會忘記，她所說的話我也會都謹記在心。
我還記得小時候阿嬤幫我洗澡、穿衣服的畫面，她在我心目中等同於第二個母親，阿嬤總為我們感到驕傲，雖然我已經聽了無數遍了，她卻常常在飯後之餘提起我在嘉恩幼稚園踢進那關鍵的一球，贏得了足球比賽的勝利，可見阿嬤一直為我們所做的一切感到欣慰與驕傲。阿嬤是個好長輩，她非常愛她的兒女、子孫、女婿、媳婦，從她的所做所為透露著對我們的愛。她愛我們卻不至於溺愛我們，雖然阿嬤有時會責備我，我當下無法接受，但我很感激她這麼做，因為她希望我更好。我還記得每逢過年，她總是不忘在我們的紅包上題字，寫著滿滿的祝福和對我們勉勵的話。
阿嬤在潮恩堂服事多年，對教會有很大的貢獻，即使阿嬤年紀大了，也還是全心全意地在教會服事，竭盡一切所能的幫忙，也關心教會的每個人。這麼多年來，我從她臉上的表情就可知道來潮恩堂的人是多還是少。她時常為我們和身邊的親朋好友、國家事務、還有那些還不認識上帝的人禱告，我們可以看到上帝常與她同在。
阿嬤給我們這些後輩樹立很好的模範。她雖然離開世間，但這不代表生命的結束，而是生命的開始。我聽到阿嬤過世的消息，而又無法見她最後一面，實在感到遺憾與不捨，可是我更為阿嬤感到高興，她進入到永恆的國度，見到阿公和天父，現在在天國裡，在主的懷抱裏，好得無比，將來主再來的時候，我們要再相見。