11/24/2015
Thanks & Friendship---Kobe Marathon 2015
The Kobe Marathon is, of course, about running for oneself. But more than just that, it seeks to be about running for people. At
the core of this concept is a desire to make the Kobe Marathon into an event for expressing gratitude to the people and regions, local and overseas, who reached out to Hyogo and Kobe right from
the recovery from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and on up to the present day. The attitude of Hyogo and Kobe, which achieved a creative recovery, and the work providing the experience and
lessons of the earthquake to disaster victims all over the world are based on the fact that we are all linked together and the conviction that we all share in joy and sadness.
The desire to make this an event where visitors to Hyogo and Kobe encounter the utmost hospitality is also based on the awareness
that we are all linked together. The idea is to turn this into a marathon where runners are not just participating for themselves but for victims of disaster both in Japan and abroad. We want to
make this an event that is not just about running but also about enjoying the attractions of Hyogo and Kobe.
Our intention is to make this an event that turns the power of the Kobe Marathon into something even greater and reaches out to
the people and regions in Japan and overseas who have suffered terrible loss and damage in natural disasters.
This is a message of the Kobe Marathon Operation Committee.
610,000 people gave their vocal support for the route according to the operation committee, and 128 groups of 2,700 people appeared for the assistants’ event. It was here that actress Norika Fujiwara, one person who supported this event, gave a message. She was born in Nishinomiya City in Hyogo in 1971. Just after the great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995 she was thirsty on the way home from work on foot and worrying about her family but at that time she was offered water by a stranger. Moreover, when she was walking for a while, she saw people who sold water at a high price. She says that at that time it was a chance to consider the connection with people, the importance of life, cooperation and various things. Norika begun professional actress activity in March 1995 playing an active part of dramas and commercials with domestic and abroad. On the side she also did volunteer activities, working with an NPO that supports disaster hit areas. Norika wants to raise yellow gloves at the starting ceremony along with the runners of the marathon, and she wants to convey her feelings of “Thanks” to the many people who supported us during the reconstruction.
Now, as for the results of the Kobe Marathon 2015:
Men’s victory: Tadashi Suzuki; Suzuki Hamamatsu athletes club: 2 hours, 18 minutes, 01 second.
Women’s victory: Yui Sugiya; Kobe Gakuin Univ.; 2 hours, 42 minutes, 01 second.
20,000 ran run through Kobe city with smiles, and the event was successfully completed.
神戸マラソン
神戸マラソン実行委員会の Kobe Marathon 25 のメッセージである。実行委員会によると、沿道で６１万人が声援を送り、応援イベントには１２８団体２，７００人が出演した。
そしてこの大会を応援し、メッセージを寄せた人に女優の藤原紀香がいた。
藤原紀香は１９７１年兵庫県西宮市生まれ、阪神淡路大震災の時、仕事先から帰国し震災の街を心配な家に急いで歩いて帰る道、のどが渇いたが見も知らぬ人から大切な水を分けて戴いた。暫く歩いていたら、水を高い値段で売っている人も見かけた。このときが人と人のつながりや命の大切さ、助け合いなど、さまざまなことを考える機会になったという。紀香は１９９５年３月に本格的な芸能活動を始めたが、ドラマやCMで活躍する傍ら、被災地などを支援するNPO法人を立ち上げ、国内外でボランティア活動に取り組んでいる。
紀香は大会の当日は、スタートセレモニーでランナーと共に黄色の手袋を掲げ、復興を支えて下さった方々に「ありがとう」との思いを伝えたい、と語っていた。
さて、神戸マラソン2015、その結果は、
男子１位 鈴木 忠 （スズキ浜松A） ２時間18分01秒
女子１位 杉谷優衣 （神戸学院大） ２時間42分01秒
２万人のランナーが笑顔で神戸の街を駆け抜け、大会は無事終了した。
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フランス・パリ同時多発テロ
from Keita Ikeda's Facebook Blog
RE: Syrian refugees: I understand there are practical concerns that must be balanced with what is morally correct. The concept of strangers occurs frequently in the Bible and I would like to put down some of my notes on what the Bible says in relation to strangers.
Notable refugees in the bible: Esther & Ruth
Leviticus 19:33-34
'When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. 'The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you
shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 24:22
'There shall be one standard for you; it shall be for the stranger as well as the native, for I am the LORD your God.'"
Leviticus 25:6
'All of you shall have the sabbath products of the land for food; yourself, and your male and female slaves, and your hired man and your foreign resident, those who
live as aliens with you.
Leviticus 25:35
'Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may
live with you.
Deuteronomy 10:18-19
"He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing. "So show your love for the alien, for you were
aliens in the land of Egypt.
Psalm 146:9
The LORD protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked.
Zechariah 7:10
and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.'
Malachi 3:5
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and
against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me," says the LORD of hosts.
Matthew 25:35-46
'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you
clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You
something to drink?
'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' "Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Hebrews 13:2
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
3 John 1:5
Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the brethren, and especially when they are strangers;
聖書の言葉
レビ記19：33－34
33寄留者があなたの土地に共に住んでいるなら、彼を虐げてはならない。34あなたたちのもとに寄留する者をあなたたちのうちの土地に生まれた者同様に扱い、自分自身のように愛しなさい。
レビ記24：22
22あなたたちに対する刑罰は寄留する者にも土地に生まれた者にも同様に適用される。わたしはあなたたちの神、主である。
レビ記25：6
6安息の年に畑に生じたものはあなたたちの食物となる。あなたをはじめ、あなたの男女の奴隷、雇い人やあなたのもとに宿っている滞在者、7更にはあなたの家畜や野生の動物のために、地の産物はすべて食物となる。
レビ記25：35
35もし同胞が貧しく、自分で生計を立てる事ができないときは、寄留者ないし滞在者を助けるようにその人を助け、共に生活できるようにしなさい。
申命記10：18－19
18孤児と寡婦の権利を守り、寄留者を愛して食物と衣服を与えられる。19あなたたちは寄留者を愛しなさい。あなたたちもエジプトの国で寄留者だった。
詩篇149：9
9主は寄留の民を守りみなしごややもめを励まされる。しかし主は、逆らう者の道をくつがえされる。
ゼカリア書7：10
10やもめ、みなしご、寄留者、貧しい者らを虐げず互いに災いを心にたくらんではならない。
マラキ書3：5
5：裁きのために、わたしはあなたたちに近づき直ちに告発する。呪術を行う者、姦淫する者、偽って誓う者、雇い人の賃金を不正に奪う者、寡婦、孤児、寄留者を苦しめる者、私を畏れぬ者らを、と万軍の主は言われる。
マタイによる福音書25：35－46
35お前たちは、わたしが飢えていたときに食べさせ、のどが渇いていたときに飲ませ、旅をしていたときに宿を貸し、3６裸のときに着せ、病気の時に見舞い、牢にいたときに訪ねてくれたからだ」37すると、正しい人たちが王に答える。「主よ、いつわたしたちは、飢えておられるのを見て食べ物を差し上げ、のどが渇いておられるのを見て飲み物を差し上げたでしょうか。38いつ、旅をしておられるのを見てお宿を貸し、裸でおられるのを見て、お着せしたでしょうか。39いつ、病気をなさったり、牢におられたりするのを見て、お訪ねしたでしょうか」40そこで、王は答える。「はっきり言っておく。わたしの兄弟であるこの最も小さい者の一人にしたのは、わたしにしてくれたことなのである。」
41それから、王は左側にいる人たちにも言う。「呪われた者ども。わたしから離れ去り、悪魔とその手下のために用意してある永遠の火に入れ。42お前たちは、わたしが飢えていたときに食べさせず、のどが渇いていたときに飲ませず、43旅をしていたときに宿を貸さず、裸のときに着せず、病気のとき、牢にいたときに、訪ねてくれなかったからだ。」44すると、彼らも答える。「主よ、いつわたしたちは、あなたが飢えていたり、乾いていたり、旅をしたり、裸であったり、病気であったり、牢におられたりするのを見て、お世話をしなかったでしょうか。」45そこで。王は答える。「はっきり言っておく。この最も小さい者の一人にしなかったのは、わたしにしてくれなかったことなのである。」46こうしてこの者どもは永遠の罰を受け、正しい人たちは永遠の命にあずかるのである。」
ヘブライ人への手紙13：2
2旅人をもてなすことを忘れてはいけません。そうすることで、ある人たちは、気づかずに天使たちをもてなしました。
ヨハネの手紙3-1：5
5愛する者よ、あなたは、兄弟たち、それも、よそから来た人たちのために誠意をもって尽くしています。8だから、わたしたちはこのような人たちを助けるべきです。そうすれば、真理のために共に働く者となるのです。
☆この聖書の言葉は、甥の圭太から送られてきたパリ同時多発テロに関するブログの一部です。
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