Chapter 29 5. "Morning class" nourishes the heart

In the early years, after his father Song Jiashu returned to the motherland from overseas, he first did missionary work, and his mother Ni Guizhen was also a loyal believer of the Anglican Church.The union of parents, in Chinese language, is a "marriage made in heaven", while in Christian language, it is "God's will to make them husband and wife". In this beautiful and elegant family, if the father’s Lincoln thought of “Owned by the people, for the people, and governed by the people” has influenced the family and their children, then the mother’s strict and strong character, never soft and gentle, is even more sympathetic to them. children have a profound impact.

In this family, almost all the children were led by their mothers in prayers when they were still in their infancy.Because in my mother’s view, there is nothing more important than devotion to the omnipotent and omniscient God. If you don’t voluntarily accept God’s guidance, you can’t become a person who can do something. However, when she was young, Meiling was very tired of praying. She often used thirst as an excuse to sneak out to play outside, which often made her mother angry.Under coercion, Meiling had to go to church like her brothers and sisters. Although the lengthy lectures made her feel bored, it also cultivated her perseverance in doing things later.

Of course, this is just the story of Meiling's childhood. Strict family education laid the foundation for them to be human, and the Christian spiritual training in church schools finally made Song Meiling a brand new Christian.She is not only energetic and creative, but also independent and multi-talented. Christianity believes in a "savior", pays attention to saving human beings, and pays attention to "spiritual cultivation". In Song Meiling's bedroom, there is always a picture of Jesus hanging.Every morning, Soong Meiling took Chiang Kai-shek to kneel in front of the Jesus statue for "morning class".When she lived in Nanjing, she and Chiang Kai-shek would spend two hours every Sunday morning in the "Kaige Hall" of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, reading scriptures and praying earnestly.

After arriving in Taiwan, Shilin's official residence also specially built the "Kaige Hall" for prayers. Song Meiling believed in Jesus. When she was in the mainland, she prayed to God to bless her husband to "unify China"; after arriving in Taiwan, she asked God to help her husband to "counterattack the mainland" successfully.Her political ambitions have not been realized, and she can only pray for spiritual detachment. Once, when she was chatting with her niece Kong Lingyi in her later years, when people praised her for being young, beautiful, and capable, she smiled lightly and quoted the Bible: "The battle I want to fight has already been fought, The road to go has already been passed. Power, fame, and fortune have all disappeared, so let us forget all of this."

Soong Meiling kneels in front of the Jesus statue early in the morning every day, which is equivalent to closing her eyes and resting her mind, completely relaxing her spirit. Song Meiling said in a memoir article: "My understanding of the role of prayer has been deepened through prayers. Now I feel that prayer plays a spiritual role. The spirit is the pillar and Optimus Prime. Before each prayer, There are many annoying things in my head, and I can’t get rid of them. After praying, I feel very relaxed. Therefore, praying every day is one of the happiest things for me.”