親愛的孩子：

請看清楚黑夜裡，亮晶晶的十字架。這裡是妳讀大學時參加耕莘文教社團時，曾經來過的地方。我還記得，當年，你們一群大哥哥、大姊姊在這教堂附近紮營，和住在山上的孩子一起生活了一個禮拜。回家後，妳告訴我山居生活的特殊情形，雖然時間短暫，妳仍津津樂道妳們付出的辛勞和快樂。

而後，我還會聽妳說這個服務隊友們，每年相約重返部落相聚會的點點滴滴。從此，新竹縣尖石鄉的司馬庫斯部落，這地名就印記在我心裡了。

今天順道去區公所具領卡玫基颱風造成家裡受災的補助款，心裡想到司馬庫斯的往事，還有大雨來時總是土石流的災區，當下決定把這筆補助款就還給社會更需要的公益團體吧。此刻，心也亮了起來，真好！

妳看，教堂外部全改為LED燈，不但比鎢絲燈泡省電，氣氛也變得溫馨，而且司馬庫斯部落全部改為節能照明光源了。我覺得，教堂裡的光明散發至黑色的夜空，搭配教堂屋頂十字架釋放出的光芒，真的是指引受苦的人找到溫暖和安全。司馬庫斯教堂猶如避風港裡的一盞燈塔，不是嗎？值玆歲末，藉天主的愛致上祝福，把愛傳播到更遠的地方！

爸爸

Dear Meg：

Thank you for taking pictures of the Church in Lo-Dong, I-Lan, and many other pictures of Oxford University, UK, this summer.

For mailing back the photos and papers which Mom left her home this September, Ann sent us also a beautiful calendar 2009, in which we enjoyed looking at the scenes in somewhere, UK. I would like to show you a church picture from the calendar 2009 Ann gave us.

Following is the caption.

One of the most iconic views of Cambridge is that of King’s College Chapel from The Back’s, especially on a crisp winter’s day. This timeless scene is also the subject of a watercolor by J.M.W. Turner painted in 1796.

Hope you enjoy my reminiscence. And take good care of yourself.

Dad