7-8-2016 永青 sharing

(巴西里約熱內盧) Rio Olympic Games 2016 begins on Friday, August 5 and ends on Sunday, August 21.

A music clip to share, see if you can recognize it.

Yes! It’s Chariots of Fire, a theme music that won the 54^th Academy Award-winning original soundtrack composed by Vangelis.

(烈) 火戰車 (1981年電影)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CSav51fVlKU

1924年，第８屆奧運在巴黎舉行。

He refuses to run the race – despite strong pressure from the Prince of Wales and the British Olympic committee – because his Christian convictions prevent him from running on the Sabbath. 
代表國家參加奧運是許多運動員們的夢想，但是卻有人因為「禮拜天必須上教堂」原因而棄權，遭受到輿論、媒體指責，英國皇室、奧委會及政要都曾向他施壓，但里德爾只說：「我完全反對禮拜日比賽。」(“國家、國王也都是上帝所造"。) 英國四百米選手林賽爵主將自己的選手資格給了李德爾，因為那場比賽不在安息日舉行，他可以參加。後來李德爾不孚眾望得四百米冠軍，而且打破世界記錄。

獲得第54屆奧斯卡最佳影片肯定之運動電影，"火戰車"，改編自真人真事Abrahams及Liddell兩名1924年巴黎奧運會的運動員，最後分別贏得100米及400米短跑金牌的勵志故事。

Abrahams是猶太人，Liddell是虔誠的基督徒，片名取自英國讚歌《耶路撒冷》的其中一句「Bring me the chariots of fire」。

神賜予你運動天賦，你會選擇怎樣運用呢？這個問題因人而異，但對於父母親皆是傳教士的Liddell而言，必須要榮耀上帝，因此發揮所長追逐夢想，但宗教能夠給予人們安定的力量，並且堅定信念勇往直前追尋自己的夢想，因此就算Abrahams與Liddell在他們的運動生涯中幾經波折，但最後還是能找回自我，最終獲得無價的榮譽！

Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical drama film. It tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.

While boarding the boat to Paris for the Olympics, Liddell learns the news that the heat for his 100-meter race will be on a Sunday. He refuses to run the race – despite strong pressure from the Prince of Wales and the British Olympic committee – because his Christian convictions prevent him from running on the Sabbath.

Chariots of Fire won four Academy Awards (54^th ), including best Picture, best Screenplay, best costume design and its memorable instrumental theme tune by Vangelis, won the Best Original Score. The film's title was inspired by the line, "Bring me my chariot of fire," from the William Blake poem adapted into the popular British hymn "Jerusalem"; the hymn is heard at the end of the film. The original phrase "chariot(s) of fire" is from 2 Kings 2:11 and 6:17 in the Bible.

以賽亞書 Isaiah 40:31 但那等候耶和華的必從新得力。他們必如鷹展翅上騰；他們奔跑卻不困倦，行走卻不疲乏。But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

列王記下 2 Kings 2:11 他們正走著說話，忽有火車火馬將二人隔開，以利亞就乘旋風升天了。 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
6:17 以利沙禱告說：耶和華啊，求你開這少年人的眼目，使他能看見。耶和 華開他的眼目，他就看見滿山有火車火馬圍繞以利沙。And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

Galatians 1:10 

For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Matthew 22:37  

And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

Let this be your prayer too.

Psalms 30:11-12 ¹¹ You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, ¹² that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.