當年我身為一名年輕記者，能夠在夏季和冬季奧運會觀看各項體育賽事，並親自與運動員見面，對我來說簡直是夢想成真。聽到來自世界各地的人用不同的語言交流，為各自國家的參與而歡呼，讓我感到興奮無比。

我從十多歲開始就對奧運充滿興趣，但後來卻成為了一種迷戀。在一次夏季奧運會中，我決志跟隨上帝之後，我覺得上帝要我放下對運動的迷戀和崇拜，但我對各國的熱愛始終不減。如今，我仍然喜歡看奧運比賽，但是看見來自不同背景和國家的人，在教會聚會中一同禱告、敬拜萬王之王的時候，我的心真正被觸動了，我彷彿在世上就嚐到天堂的甜美滋味！（啟示錄7章9節）

若我們記得自己在基督裡的身分，就會記得自己是上帝家中的一員，而上帝的家是個不分國籍、民族的國際大家庭。

使徒保羅向加拉太的信徒宣告﹕「所以，你們因信基督耶穌都是上帝的兒子」（加拉太書3章26節）。「不分猶太人、希臘人，自主的、為奴的，或男或女，因為你們在基督耶穌裡都成為一了」（28節）。

無論我們是從哪裡來，或是住在哪裡，讓我們都歡喜快樂，因為作為信徒，我們可以和世界各地的弟兄姐妹在基督裡合而為一。

Watching sporting competitions and meeting athletes was a dream come true for me when I attended a Summer and Winter Olympics as a young reporter. I was enthralled by hearing people from all over the world speaking in different languages and celebrating their various countries.

I’d been fascinated with the Olympics since I was a teen, but it had become an obsession. After I said yes to following God while at the Summer Games, I felt God was asking me to lay down my idol of sports. But I still had a love for the nations. I still enjoy watching the Olympics, but my heart is truly stirred when people of different backgrounds and from different nations come together during a church service or gathering to pray and to worship the King of kings. What a sweet taste of heaven on earth (Revelation 7:9)!

When we remember who we are in Christ, we remember that we belong to God’s family and His family is international.

The apostle Paul declared to the believers in Galatia, “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith” (Galatians 3:26). “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (v. 28).

No matter where we’re from or where we live, let’s rejoice that as believers we’re one in Christ with our brothers and sisters around the world.