保羅是個蠻有信心的神的僕人。在為福音被囚而與他所愛的同工們隔離時，保羅很自然地會覺得孤單。他切望可以與他的同工們再次相聚。雖然如此，他懂得將焦點轉移到神的身上，並關心眾教會的需要。以致他能向神發出讚美。
我們目前在疫情期間，各人除了一些工作上所需求的，大部分的人都在家裡實行社會疏離。 大家多多少少會覺得孤單，甚至心情低沉。特別是那些單身獨居的弟兄姐妹。我們可以學習保羅的榜樣，將目光移到神的身上，利用這美好的時刻，多多安靜主前，與主親近、透過讀經和禱告，聆聽主的聲音。經歷更多神的同在。享受主裡的平安和喜樂。同時，也為肢體、教會、普世禱告。也為目前在前綫為我們服務的人員們禱告。求主賜智慧和平安給他們，也保守他們免受疫情的侵害。
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有時候，我會感覺到發自心底的孤獨，尤其在這個特殊時期，一個簡單的握手和擁抱也成了奢望。
保羅這位偉大的宣教士也曾經哀嘆：“沒有人前來幫助，竟都離棄我”。
很幸運的是，我們基督徒有神的同在，我們的哀傷痛苦、悲歡離合神都知道都理解，祂能給我們莫大的安慰鼓勵和支持，賜我們平安和喜樂，這是無論多麼親近關係的人都無法做到的，感謝讚美神！
求神的國降臨，求神來醫治這地！
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保羅為福音被囚監牢，他知道除了路加與他同在，還有主耶穌基督在他旁邊，加給他力量。以至保羅不計較馬可的過往，因保羅與巴拿巴第一次旅行宣教時，馬可在旁非利亞離開他們。保羅不記個人的恩怨，看重的是在福音事工上的益處。保羅雖身陷險境，但他知道他的救贖主必救他進入天國。他仍向曾與他同工的眾弟兄問安及為他們禱告，也為那些離棄他的人禱告。
保羅對主的堅定信心，對弟兄姊妹從心底的饒恕是我學效的榜樣。
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When we were in a very adversary situation, we might not only need food or clothing. We also need somebody to be with us and share the pain with us. A friend of mine working as custodian had a car accident recently. Making the thing more miserable was his family did not live in this country, so there was no companions around him. Particularly, we were in the plague crisis, no one was allowed to see a friend or family members in the hospital. By law, we had to keep a distance of 6 feet between two people. In that case, no one was allowed to visit in the hospital. We could only call but no visit at all.
But my friend was a man of strong faith, even his family was not around. He still prayed to God to be on his side and comforted him. At a certain point, he had peace in his heart and he knew God had a plan in him. God kept him alive for a reason. He began to praise God instead of lamenting his bad luck and he looked forward to getting out of his sickbed ASAP.
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