2025 年 9 月 21 日，查理·柯克的遺孀埃瑞卡·柯克在亞利桑那州格倫代爾州立農業體育場舉行的保守派活動家查理·柯克的公眾追悼會上發表講話。 （PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
2025年9月21日，美國保守派活動家查理．柯克（Charlie Kirk）的遺孀埃瑞卡．柯克在亞利桑那州格倫代爾（Glendale）的州立農場體育場（State Farm Stadium）的堪比國葬的追悼會上發表了感人至深的發言。這場追悼會吸引了超過10萬人現場參加，數百萬人在線觀看。美國轉折點組織新CEO埃瑞卡的發言約10分鐘，焦點在於信仰、寬恕和延續丈夫的使命。她在發言中公開原諒殺害丈夫的凶手，並承諾繼續丈夫創立的美國轉折點組織（Turning Point USA）的使命。以下是譯文。
「所有從世界各地來到這裡緬懷並慶祝查理一生的人們，上帝保佑你們。就在離這幾英里處，2023年的美國節（America Fest 2023），查理在我們的TPUSA信仰活動舞台上發表了演講。查理喜歡即興演講。那天他選擇談論的內容是順服上帝的旨意。他引用了他最喜歡的聖經經文之一：‘主啊，我在這裡，請差遣我。’查理說完後，我在後臺見到他，我對他說，我永遠不會忘記。我說，‘查理，寶貝，下次在說那樣的話之前，請先和我談談。因為當你說那樣的話時，那節經文中有如此大的力量，當你說「主啊，我在這裡，請差遣我。」 當你說上帝啊，我在這裡，用我吧，上帝會接受你的。他確實接受了。’
11天前，上帝接受了我丈夫的完全順服，然後將他召到身邊。查理最想做的，不是他自己的意願，而是上帝的旨意。在過去11天裡，透過所有的痛苦，我從未像現在這樣找到如此多的安慰。我終於理解了主禱文結尾的話：‘願你的旨意行在地上。’在大眾面前，他眨眼間就看到了他在天堂的救主。
當我看到查理離世後，即使在死亡中，我也能看到我所愛的那個男人。我看到他頭部側邊的那一根灰白頭髮，我從未告訴過他。我也在他的嘴唇上看到了最微弱的微笑。這向我揭示了上帝在這場悲劇中的巨大憐憫。當我看到那個微笑時，我知道查理沒有受苦。即使醫生告訴我，那就是一瞬間，即使查理是在手術室裡中槍，也無力回天。
但最重要的是，在過去的11天裡，上帝的憐憫和上帝的愛向我顯明，在查理被暗殺後，我們沒有看到暴力。我們沒有看到騷亂。我們沒有看到革命。相反，我們看到了我丈夫一直祈禱希望在這個國家看到的——復興。我們看到人們十年後第一次打開聖經，我們看到人們自童年後再一次祈禱，人們一生中第一次去參加教堂禮拜。查理知道信仰是一種習慣，你做得多，它就長得越多。
查理離開這個世界時沒有遺憾。但我想讓你們知道一件事……他離開這個世界時帶著未完成的工作，但不是未竟的事業。我的丈夫查理，他想拯救那些年輕人的生命，就像那個奪走他生命的人一樣。那個年輕人……天父啊，原諒他們，因為他們不知道自己在做什麼。那個男人，那個年輕人，我原諒他。我原諒他，因為這是基督所做的，查理也會這麼做。仇恨的答案不是仇恨。我們從福音中知道的答案是愛，永遠是愛。仇恨不是答案。主教導我們要愛我們的敵人，以善報惡，為壓迫我們的人祈禱。我的每一部分都會努力變得更好，我們的年輕人需要指引，以通往更大的目的。
查理對我的愛讓我成為更好的妻子，他的聲音將永遠留存。我承諾，我丈夫的聲音將留存。校園活動將繼續。他要改變世界，他做到了。選擇祈禱，選擇勇氣，選擇冒險，選擇家庭，選擇信仰的生活，最重要的是，選擇基督。我愛你，查理，寶貝，我會讓你驕傲的。」
英文原文：
God bless all of you for coming here from all over the world,to honor and celebrate my Charlie.Just afew miles from here,two years ago at America Fest 2023,Charlie delivered aspeech on stage for our TP USA Faith event.Charlie loved speaking off the cuff.And what he chose to speak about that day was his submission to the will of God.He quoted one of his favorite Bible verses,Isaiah chapter 6verse 8:'Here Iam Lord,send me.'After Charlie finished,I met him backstage and Ispoke to him,and I'll never forget this.I said,'Charlie,baby,please talk to me next time before you say that statement.Because when you say something like that,there is so much power in that verse when you say,"Here Iam,Lord,send me."When you say God here Iam,use me,He will take you up on that.And He did.'
Eleven days ago,God accepted that total surrender from my husband and then called him to his side.More than anything,Charlie wanted to do,not his will,but God's will.And over these past 11 days,through all the pain,never before have Ifound as much comfort as Inow do.I finally understood those words at the end of the Lord's Prayer:'Thy will be done.'In front of abig crowd,he blinked and saw his Savior in paradise.
When Isaw Charlie after he was gone,even in death,I could see the man that Iloved.I saw the single gray hair on the side of his head,which Inever told him about.I also saw in his lips the faintest smile.It revealed to me agreat mercy from God in this tragedy.When Isaw that,it told me Charlie didn't suffer.Even the doctor told me,it was something so instant that even if Charlie had been shot in the operating room itself,nothing could have been done.
But most of all,God's mercy and God's love have been revealed to me these past 11 days.After Charlie’s assassination,we didn’t see violence.We didn’t see rioting.We didn’t see revolution.Instead,we saw what my husband always prayed he would see in this country—a revival.We saw people open aBible for the first time in adecade,we saw people pray for the first time since they were children,and people go to achurch service for the first time in their lives.Charlie knew that faith was ahabit,the more you do it,the more it grows.
Charlie left this world without regrets.But Iwant you to know something…He left this world with incomplete work,but not with unfinished business.My husband,Charlie,he wanted to save the lives of young men,just like the one who took his life.That young man…Father,forgive them for they know not what they do.That man,that young man,I forgive him.I forgive him because it’s what Christ did and because it’s what Charlie would do.The answer to hate is not hate.The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love.Hatred is not the answer.The Lord taught us to love our enemies,to repay evil with good,and to pray for those who persecute us.Every part of me will strive to be better,and our youth need guidance toward agreater purpose.
Charlie’s love for me made me abetter wife.His voice will remain.I pledge that my husband's voice will remain.The campus events will continue.He was going to change the world,and he did.Choose prayer,choose courage,choose adventure,choose family,choose alife of faith,and most importantly,choose Christ.I love you,Charlie,baby,and Iwill make you proud.
