散文《講台上的女牧師，突然跑了》｜The Woman Pastor Suddenly Ran Off the Platform

中文原文

《講台上的女牧師，突然跑了》

——一個平凡夜晚的難忘畫面

文／泰華
寫於加拿大·溫哥華
2026年7月27日

一、講台上的意外

如果不是親眼所見，我很難相信，在一個寧靜的主日夜晚，一位正在講台上講道的女牧師，會突然放下手中的麥克風，從講台上快步跑了下來。

那一刻，大家都愣住了。

她沒有解釋，也沒有停頓，便快步朝著禮堂門口走去。原來，一位弟兄正和朋友悄悄離開聚會，已經走出了禮堂外門。

二、一位第一次走進教會的人

那位弟兄七十多歲，不久前被診斷出腦癌，一度陷入昏迷。醫生已經不抱太大希望，家人心裡也做好了最壞的準備。

教會的牧師和同工一直惦記著他，多次到醫院探望，為他禱告，也向他傳講福音。

就在病床前，他願意相信耶穌，並接受了洗禮。後來，他竟漸漸恢復了意識，身體也一天天好轉，終於能夠出院。

而這一天，對他來說，還有一個特別的意義。

這是他一生中第一次走進教會，第一次參加主日敬拜。

聚會接近尾聲時，他擔心影響大家，便和朋友安靜地離開了禮堂。

三、那一次奔跑

講台上的牧師看見了。

她立刻放下麥克風，快步追了出去，把那位弟兄請了回來，輕聲對他說：「先別急著走，再留一會兒，讓大家一起為你禱告。」

為了照顧他的身體狀況，也讓全會眾都能聽見他的分享，同工們搬來一張椅子，請他坐在禮堂中間的過道上，方便使用講台上的麥克風。

牧師先和他說了幾句鼓勵的話，隨後請他分享自己的感受。

弟兄接過麥克風，平靜地分享了自己的心聲。他感謝牧師和教會同工在住院期間多次到醫院探望他、為他禱告，也向他傳講福音。正是在那段日子裡，他願意相信耶穌，並接受了洗禮。

他說，今天能夠來到教會，第一次參加主日敬拜，心裡非常高興，也十分感謝大家一直以來為他的禱告。

分享結束後，牧師和幾位同工來到他的身旁，有人輕輕按手在他的肩上，有人握著他的手，全教會也同心為他獻上祝福與禱告。

整個禮堂安靜而祥和。

沒有喧鬧，也沒有刻意營造氣氛，只有一句句真誠的祈求，緩緩升到神的面前。

那位弟兄一直微笑著。他的神情平靜而安詳，看不出久病後的愁苦，反而流露出一種說不出的平安與感恩。

看著這一幕，在場許多人都深受感動，我也是其中的一位。

四、一位牧者的見證

後來，我又想起了這位牧師自己的見證。

很多年前，她也曾患過癌症。別人以為，那一定是一段最痛苦的人生經歷。

可是，她卻常常分享，當時的自己反而很喜樂。

不是因為疾病本身值得歡喜，而是因為住院期間，她認識了許多癌症病友。那些平日很少願意談論生命、死亡和信仰的人，在病房裡卻願意靜靜地傾聽，也願意認真地思考人生最後的歸宿。

她常說，神把她放在那裡，不只是為了醫治她，也是為了給她一個新的禾場，讓她能夠向更多人分享基督的福音。

五、仍然奔跑的愛

那一天，當她從講台一路追到禮堂門外，又陪著那位弟兄回到眾人中間時，我忽然明白，那並不是一個臨時起意的動作。

那是一位經歷過神恩典的人，自然而然流露出來的牧者心腸。

講台固然重要，但有時候，牧養就在離開講台的那幾步路上。

那短短幾十秒，沒有激昂的語言，沒有轟動的場面，卻成為那個夜晚最難忘的一幅畫面。

後來我一直在想，為什麼這一幕如此令人難忘？

也許，因為它讓我想起了主耶穌。

祂離開天上的榮耀，來到人間，為的是尋找失喪的人；祂走近病人，走近罪人，也走近那些被世界忽略的人。

今天，祂仍然藉著祂的教會，藉著一位位忠心服事的牧者，繼續走向那些需要祂的人。

那個夜晚，我看見的不只是牧師奔跑的身影。
我看見的，是基督的愛，仍然在人群中奔跑。

English Version 英文版（ChatGPT 翻译）

The Woman Pastor Suddenly Ran Off the Platform

An Unforgettable Moment on an Ordinary Sunday Evening

By Taihua
Vancouver, Canada
July 27, 2026

1. An Unexpected Moment

Had I not witnessed it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that, on a quiet Sunday evening, a woman pastor would suddenly set down her microphone and hurry off the platform in the middle of the service.

For a brief moment, the congregation was stunned.

Without saying a word, she walked quickly toward the sanctuary doors. An elderly man, accompanied by a friend, had quietly left the service and was already outside the sanctuary.

2. His First Time in a Church

The man was in his seventis.

Not long before, he had been diagnosed with brain cancer. At one point, he fell into a coma, and the doctors had little hope for his recovery. His family had begun preparing themselves for the worst.

Yet the pastor and members of the church ministry team never forgot him. They visited him repeatedly in the hospital, prayed with him, and shared the gospel with him.

It was there, beside his hospital bed, that he chose to place his faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized.

To everyone’s surprise, he gradually regained consciousness. Day by day, his health improved until he was finally able to leave the hospital.

That evening carried another special meaning.

It was the first time in his life that he had ever stepped into a church and attended a worship service.

As the service was coming to an end, not wanting to disturb anyone, he quietly left with his friend.

3. That Run

The pastor noticed.

She immediately set down her microphone, hurried outside, and gently invited him to come back.

Concerned for his physical condition, and so that everyone in the congregation could clearly hear his testimony through the platform microphone, the ministry team brought a chair and invited him to sit in the center aisle.

The pastor spoke a few words of encouragement before inviting him to share.

Holding the microphone, the man spoke calmly.

He thanked the pastor and the church ministry team for visiting him in the hospital, praying for him, and sharing the gospel during his illness. It was through those visits that he came to believe in Jesus Christ and received baptism.

He said he was deeply grateful to be in church that day for his very first worship service, and he sincerely thanked everyone who had faithfully prayed for him.

When he finished speaking, the pastor and several ministry team members gathered around him. Some gently laid their hands on his shoulder, while others held his hand. The entire congregation joined together in prayer, asking God to bless and strengthen him.

The sanctuary became still.

There was no excitement, no emotional display, no attempt to create a dramatic atmosphere—only sincere prayers rising quietly before God.

The man smiled throughout.

His face reflected neither despair nor bitterness from his long illness, but a quiet peace and heartfelt gratitude.

Many people were deeply moved by what they witnessed.

I was one of them.

4. A Pastor’s Own Testimony

Later, I found myself thinking about the pastor’s own story.

Years earlier, she herself had battled cancer.

Many would assume that season must have been one of the darkest chapters of her life.

Yet she often testified that, even during those difficult days, she experienced deep joy.

Not because cancer itself was something to celebrate, but because the hospital became a mission field.

Patients who might never have spoken about life, death, eternity, or faith were suddenly willing to listen and reflect.

She often said that God had placed her there not only for healing, but also to bring the hope of Christ to people she would never otherwise have met.

5. Love Still Runs

That evening, as I watched her leave the platform, run outside the sanctuary, and gently lead the man back into the fellowship of God’s people, I realized that her actions were not impulsive.

They were simply the natural expression of a shepherd’s heart shaped by God’s grace.

The pulpit is important.

But sometimes true shepherding begins in the few steps taken away from it.

Those brief moments contained no stirring speeches and no spectacular miracles.

Yet they became the most unforgettable picture of that evening.

Later I kept asking myself why the scene remained so vivid in my memory.

Perhaps because it reminded me of Jesus Christ.

He left the glory of heaven to seek those who were lost.

He drew near to the sick, the broken, and those the world had overlooked.

Today, He continues to reach people through His Church and through faithful servants who care for them in His name.

That evening, what moved me most was not simply that a woman pastor ran off the platform.

What I saw was something far greater—

the love of Christ still running among His people.