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🍁 가을동행Autumn Journey - Day 31. Durian

🍁 가을동행 #31 λ‘λ¦¬μ•ˆ

μ—΄λŒ€μ§€λ°©μ— "λ‘λ¦¬μ•ˆ"μ΄λΌλŠ” 일λͺ… β€˜κ³ΌμΌμ˜ ν™©μ œβ€™λΌκ³  λΆˆλ¦¬λŠ” μ—΄λŒ€κ³ΌμΌμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ‘λ¦¬μ•ˆμ„ λΆ€λ₯΄λŠ” ν‘œν˜„λ“€μ΄ λ‹€μ–‘ν•œλ° κ°€μž₯ λŒ€ν‘œμ μΈ λ¬˜μ‚¬λ¬Έκ΅¬λŠ” ’Smell like Hell Taste like Heavenβ€™μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. β€˜λƒ„μƒˆλŠ” μ§€μ˜₯κ°™κ³  맛은 μ²œκ΅­κ°™λ‹€β€™λŠ” ν‘œν˜„μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ λ‘λ¦¬μ•ˆμ— λŒ€ν•œ ν˜ΈλΆ€κ°€ μ•„μ£Ό κ·Ήκ³Ό κ·Ήμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μΉ΄μŠ€ν…ŒλΌμ²˜λŸΌ λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ§›μžˆλ‹€κ³  ν•˜μ‹œλŠ” 뢄도 κ³„μ‹œκ³ , 썩은 과일같닀고 μ½”λ₯Ό λ§‰μœΌλ©° λ„λ§κ°€μ‹œλŠ” 뢄도 κ³„μ‹­λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ €λ„ 싱가포λ₯΄μ— 갔을 λ•Œμ— 유λͺ…ν•œ 과일이라고 샀닀가 λƒ„μƒˆκ°€ μ΄μƒν•΄μ„œ λ¦¬ν„΄ν•˜λŸ¬ κ°”λŠ”λ° μ›λž˜ 그런 λƒ„μƒˆλΌκ³  ν•΄μ„œ λ‹€μ‹œ κ°€μ Έμ˜¨ κ²½ν—˜μ΄ μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€ γ…Žγ…Žγ…Ž

μ˜μ–΄λ‹¨μ–΄μ—λŠ” "Bitter Sweet"μ΄λΌλŠ” ν‘œν˜„μ΄ μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ“΄ λ§›κ³Ό 단 맛이 λ™μ‹œμ— 느껴질 λ•Œμ— μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” ν‘œν˜„μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•œκ΅­λ§λ‘œλŠ” "단짠"μ΄λΌλŠ” ν‘œν˜„μ΄ μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 달기도 ν•˜κ³  μ§œκΈ°λ„ ν•˜λ‹€λŠ” ν‘œν˜„μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ­”κ°€ 두 κ°€μ§€μ˜ 맛이 ν•¨κ»˜ λŠκ»΄μ§€λŠ” 것이 ν”ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ§€λ§Œ μ „ν˜€ λ‹€λ₯Έ 맛이 λŠκ»΄μ§€λŠ” 것이 μ‹ κΈ°ν•΄μ„œμΈμ§€ 이런 ν‘œν˜„μ΄ λ“±μž₯ν•œ 것 κ°™μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•œνŽΈμœΌλ‘œλŠ” 우리 μΈμƒμ˜ 맛도 ν•œ κ°€μ§€κ°€ μ•„λ‹ˆμ–΄μ„œ μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ 두 κ°€μ§€ μ΄μƒμ˜ 맛이 λŠκ»΄μ§€κΈ°μ— μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ μƒμΆ©λ˜λŠ” λ§›μœΌλ‘œ ν‘œν˜„ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ§€ μ•Šλ‚˜ μƒκ°ν•˜κ²Œ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€. 그러고 보면 이 λ•…μ—μ„œμ˜ μš°λ¦¬λ“€μ˜ 삢은 λ‹¨μˆœν•˜κ²Œ ν•œκ°€μ§€ 맛이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ 수 μ‹­, 수 λ°±, 수 μ²œκ°€μ§€μ˜ 맛이 λ‚œλ‹€λŠ” 것을 μ•„λŠ” 것이 μ§€ν˜œλΌλŠ” 생각을 ν•˜κ²Œ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

성경도 μ–Έμ œλ‚˜ κΏ€μ†‘μ΄μ²˜λŸΌ λ‹¬μ§€λ§Œμ€ μ•Šλ‹€λŠ” 사싀을 μ•„λŠ” 것도 μ§€ν˜œλΌλŠ” 생각을 ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ 말씀을 읽을 λ•Œ 달고 μ˜€λ¬˜ν•œ λ©”μ„Έμ§€λ§Œ κΈ°λŒ€ν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ μ§€ν˜œλ‘œμš΄ μ‚¬λžŒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ°”μšΈμ΄ λ””λͺ¨λ°μ—μ„Έ 성경을 μ§€ν˜œλ‘­κ²Œ μ½λŠ” 방법을 μ‘°μ–Έν•΄μ€€ κ²ƒμ²˜λŸΌ κ΅ν›ˆκ³Ό 책망과 λ°”λ₯΄κ²Œ 함과 의둜 κ΅μœ‘ν•˜κΈ°μ— μœ μ΅ν•˜λ„λ‘ 읽어야 ν•  κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ 말씀이 늘 μ€ν˜œλ‘­κ³  ν‰μ•ˆμ„ μ£Όκ³  μ•ˆμ‹λ§Œμ„ μ£Όμ§€ μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€λŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ•Œλ‘  책망도 ν•˜κ³  κ΅ν›ˆλ„ 있고 κ·Έλž˜μ„œ 우리λ₯Ό λ°”λ₯΄κ²Œ ν•˜κ³ , 의둜 κ΅μœ‘ν•˜κΈ°μ— μœ μ΅ν•˜λ„λ‘ 읽어야 ν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ μ‚¬λžŒμœΌλ‘œ μ˜¨μ „ν•˜κ²Œ λ˜μ–΄ μ„ ν•œ 일을 ν–‰ν•  λŠ₯λ ₯을 κ°–μΆ”κ²Œ λ˜λŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λͺ¨λ“  성경은 ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ κ°λ™μœΌλ‘œ 된 κ²ƒμœΌλ‘œ κ΅ν›ˆκ³Ό 책망과 λ°”λ₯΄κ²Œ 함과 의둜 κ΅μœ‘ν•˜κΈ°μ— μœ μ΅ν•˜λ‹ˆ μ΄λŠ” ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ μ‚¬λžŒμœΌλ‘œ μ˜¨μ „ν•˜κ²Œ ν•˜λ©° λͺ¨λ“  μ„ ν•œ 일을 ν–‰ν•  λŠ₯λ ₯을 κ°–μΆ”κ²Œ ν•˜λ € 함이라 (λ””λͺ¨λ°ν›„μ„œ 3:16-17)

미ꡭ에 였기 μ „κΉŒμ§€λŠ” μ•„μ΄μŠ€ν¬λ¦Ό 맛이 31κ°€μ§€λ§Œ μžˆλŠ” 쀄 μ•Œμ•˜λŠ”λ°, λ―Έκ΅­μ—μ„œ μ‚΄λ‹€λ³΄λ‹ˆ 훨씬 λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ 맛듀이 μžˆλ‹€λŠ” 것을 μ•Œμ•˜μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ œκ°€ μ†Œλ§ν•˜λ©° κΈ°λ„ν•˜κΈ°λŠ” 우리 κ·Έλ¦°λžœλ“œ 가쑱듀이 μΈμƒμ˜ λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ 맛듀은 λ¬Όλ‘  ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜μ˜ λ§μ”€μ˜ λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ 맛듀을 즐길쀄 μ•„λŠ” μ—¬μœ λ₯Ό κ°€μ§€κ³  ν•˜λ‚˜λ‹˜κ»˜μ„œ ν—ˆλ½ν•˜μ‹  λͺ¨λ“  μ‹œκ°„λ“€μ„ 즐기며 μ‚΄μ•„κ°ˆ 수 있기λ₯Ό μ†Œλ§ν•˜λ©° κΈ°λ„ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€~

2025λ…„ 가을을 ν•¨κ»˜ κ±·κ³  μžˆλŠ”

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🍁 Autumn Journey #31 β€” Durian

There is a tropical fruit known as durian, often called β€œthe king of fruits.” People describe it in very different ways, but the most famous phrase is: β€œSmell like hell, taste like heaven.” Its aroma can be overwhelming, yet its flavor is rich, creamy, and unforgettable. Some people love it and compare it to custard cake. Others run away as if they smelled something rotten. I once bought a durian in Singapore because everyone said it was famous, but I tried to return it because I thought it had gone badβ€”only to learn, β€œThat’s just how it smells!”

In English, we have the expression β€œbittersweet.” In Korean, we say β€œλ‹¨μ§ [Danjjan],” meaning sweet and salty at the same time. These phrases exist because two contrasting flavors can show up together in surprising ways. And perhaps that is why they feel so true to lifeβ€”because our lives never carry just one flavor. They hold dozens, hundreds, even thousands of different tastes woven together.

Scripture works the same way. It is not always sweet like honey. Wise people are those who do not expect the Bible to give only comforting, peaceful, and gentle messages. Paul encouraged Timothy to read Scripture with the right expectationβ€”understanding that God’s Word teaches, rebukes, corrects, and trains in righteousness. Grace sometimes comes through comfort, and sometimes through correction. Through that full range, we grow into mature people of God, equipped for every good work.

β€œAll Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16–17)

Before coming to the United States, I thought ice cream had only thirty-one flavors. But living here, I discovered there are far moreβ€”each one unique and delightful in its own way. In the same way, my hope and prayer for our Greenland family is that we learn to savor the many β€œflavors” of life and the many β€œflavors” of God’s Word. May we enjoy every season God gives, with openness, curiosity, and joy.

May you taste the fullness of what God is doing in your life todayβ€”both the sweet and the challengingβ€”and discover His goodness in it all.

Walking together through the autumn of 2025,

Rev. Gil Lee

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