Chiyembekezo Chotsimikizika

KHRISTU WAUKA!

ALLELUIA!

ABALE ndi alongo, sitingamve bwanji chiyembekezo patsiku laulemerero limeneli? Komabe, ndikudziwa zenizeni, ambiri a inu simumakhala ndi nkhawa tikamawerenga mitu yankhondo yomenya nkhondo, kugwa kwachuma, komanso kusagwirizana pazikhalidwe zamtchalitchi. Ndipo ambiri atopa ndikuthamangitsidwa ndi kutukwana, zachiwerewere komanso zachiwawa zomwe zimadzaza mawayilesi ndi intaneti.

Ndi kumapeto kwenikweni kwa zaka chikwi chachiwiri kuti mitambo yayikulu, yowopseza imafikira kumapeto kwa umunthu wonse ndipo mdima umatsikira pa miyoyo ya anthu. —POPE JOHN PAUL II, wochokera m’kalankhulidwe (kotembenuzidwa kuchokera ku Chitaliyana), Disembala, 1983; www.v Vatican.va

Ndicho chenicheni chathu. Ndipo nditha kulemba kuti "musaope" mobwerezabwereza, komabe ambiri amakhala ndi nkhawa komanso kuda nkhawa ndi zinthu zambiri.

Choyamba, tiyenera kuzindikira kuti chiyembekezo chenicheni chimakhala m'mimba mwa chowonadi, apo ayi, chimaika pachiyembekezo chabodza. Chachiwiri, chiyembekezo chimaposa zambiri “mawu olimbikitsa” okha. M'malo mwake, mawu ake amangokhala kuyitanira. Utumiki wa zaka zitatu wa Khristu udali woitanira anthu, koma chiyembekezo chenicheni chidapangidwa pa Mtanda. Kenako idasungidwa ndikubala m'manda. Iyi, okondedwa, ndiyo chiyembekezo chodalirika cha inu ndi ine munthawi ino…

CHIYEMBEKEZO CHOYENERA

Ndiroleni ine ndinene, mophweka, kuti chiyembekezo chimachokera ku ubale wamoyo ndi wolimba ndi Chiyembekezo Mwiniwake: Yesu Khristu. Osangodziwa za Iye, koma podziwa Iye.

Lamulo loyamba pa zonse… Uzikonda Ambuye Mulungu wako ndi mtima wako wonse, ndi moyo wako wonse, ndi nzeru zako zonse, ndi mphamvu zako zonse… (Marko 12: 29-30)

Akatolika ambiri masiku ano amakhala opanda chiyembekezo chifukwa ubale wawo ndi Mulungu pafupifupi kulibeko. Chifukwa chiyani?

… Pemphero is ubale wamoyo wa ana a Mulungu ndi Atate wawo… -Katekisimu wa Mpingo wa Katolika (CCC), n. 2565

Inde, anthu ambiri masiku ano, ndipo mwina owerenga anga, akuthamangitsa Pambuyo pa maulosi amtsogolo, kuthamangira pa intaneti za "zaposachedwa", otanganidwa, otanganidwa, otanganidwa… koma opanda nthawi yokwanira yopemphera. Chiyembekezo chimachokera pakukumana ndi Yesu; osatha chiyembekezo chimachokera ku Nthawi zonse kukumana ndi Mulungu kudzera mu moyo wokhala kwa Iye, ndipo Iye yekha.

Tikamapemphera moyenera timakhala ndi chiyeretso chamumtima chomwe chimatitsegulira ife kwa Mulungu ndipo potero kwa anthu anzathu komanso… Mwanjira imeneyi timayeretsedwako komwe timakhala otseguka kwa Mulungu ndikukonzekera ntchito ya anzathu anthu. Timakhala ndi chiyembekezo chachikulu, motero timakhala atumiki achiyembekezo cha ena. —PAPA BENEDICT XVI, Lankhulani Salvi (Opulumutsidwa Ndi Chiyembekezo),n. 33, 34

Apa, tikuwona kuti chiyembekezo chimangirizidwa, osati kupemphera kokha, koma kufunitsitsa kukhala zotengera za chiyembekezo:

… Lachiwiri ndi ili, uzikonda mzako monga uzikonda iwe mwini. Palibe lamulo lina loposa awa. (Maliko 12:31)

Pamlingo womwe timabisira limodzi la malamulowa, kuti tisunge gawo lathu kuti lisafikidwe ndi oyandikana nawo, ndi momwe timayambira kutaya chiyembekezo. Nthawi iliyonse tikachimwa, timataya chiyembekezo chochepa chifukwa tasiya kutsatira Iye yemwe ali Chiyembekezo chomwecho.

Izi ndi zomwe ndikutanthauza pamene ndikuti chiyembekezo chenicheni chimapangidwa pa Mtanda ndikubadwira m'manda. KumveraKugonjera chifuniro chathu ku chifuniro cha Mulungu, kumatanthauza kudzipha tokha. Koma tiyenera kusiya kuwona kudzipereka kwathuku ngati kutayika, ndikuyamba kuwona ndi maso achikhulupiriro!

Kuti madzi atenthe, ndiye kuti kuzizira kuyenera kufa chifukwa cha madziwo. Ngati nkhuni zidzasandutsidwa moto, ndiye kuti nkhuni ziyenera kufa. Moyo womwe timaufuna sungakhale mwa ife, sizingakhale zathu zokha, sitingakhale tokha, pokhapokha titapindula ndi kusiya kaye kukhala zomwe tili; timapeza moyo uno kudzera muimfa. —Fr. John Tauler (1361), wansembe waku Germany waku Dominican komanso wazamulungu; kuchokera Maulaliki ndi Misonkhano ya John Tauler

"Chiyembekezo" chomwe timafunafuna sichingakhale mwa ife kupatula potsatira njira ya Khristu yakufera mwa ife tokha.

Khalani nawo pakati panu mtima womwewo womwe uli mwa Khristu Yesu… anadzikhuthula yekha… kukhala womvera mpaka imfa, ngakhale imfa ya pa mtanda. Chifukwa cha ichi, Mulungu anamukweza… (Afil 2: 5-9)

Kudzikhuthula, umunthu wakale, kuti umunthu watsopano, weniweni ukhale ndi moyo. Mwanjira ina, timakhala mwa chifuniro cha Mulungu, osati chathu, kuti moyo wake ukhale mwa ife ndikukhala moyo wathu. Tikuwonanso chitsanzo ichi mwa Maria: adadzikhuthula yekha mu "fiat" yake, ndikusinthana, Khristu ali ndi pakati mwa iye.

Kodi simudziwa kuti Yesu Khristu ali mwa inu? … Ndikugwiranso ntchito mpaka Khristu aumbike mwa inu! (2 Akor. 13: 5; Agal. 4:19)

Tiyenera kusiya kuthirira mawu awa ndikuzindikira kuti Mulungu akutiitanira kusintha kwakukulu m'miyoyo yathu. Sachita chidwi kutipulumutsa pang'ono, kutiyeretsa pang'ono, kutisandutsa pamlingo wina. Chokhumba chake ndikuti atikwezere kwathunthu mu Chithunzi momwe tidapangidwira.

Ndine wotsimikiza kuti, amene anayamba ntchito yabwino mwa inu adzapitiriza kuimaliza mpaka tsiku la Khristu Yesu. (Afil 1: 6)

Ndife achisoni kwambiri tikapemphedwa kuti tizipemphera, kapena kusala kudya, kuti tife kapena kukhala moyo wabwino. Ndi chifukwa chakuti timalephera kuwona zamkati ndi chisangalalo chobisika ndi chiyembekezo chomwe chimangobwera kwa iwo omwe alowa ulendowu. Koma abwenzi anga, tsopano tikukhala munthawi yapadera pomwe tiyenera kukhala okonzeka kupereka zochulukirapo.

Iwo omwe akutsutsa zachikunja chatsopanochi akumana ndi chisankho chovuta. Mwina amatsatira nzeru imeneyi kapena ayi akukumana ndi chiyembekezo chofera. —Fr. John Hardon (1914-2000), Kodi Mungakhale Bwanji Mkatolika Wokhulupirika Masiku Ano? Pokhala Wokhulupirika kwa Bishopu waku Roma; Chosamaporesi.org

Palibe Akatolika wamba omwe angapulumuke, motero mabanja wamba achikatolika sangakhale ndi moyo. Alibe chochita. Ayenera kukhala oyera — kutanthauza kuti oyeretsedwa — kapena asowa. Mabanja okhawo Achikatolika omwe adzakhalebe amoyo ndikupambana m'zaka za zana la makumi awiri mphambu chimodzi ndi mabanja a omwe adafera chikhulupiriro chawo. -Namwali Wodala ndi Kuyeretsedwa kwa Banja, Mtumiki wa Mulungu, Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ

ZOKHUDZA ZA CHIKHULUPIRIRO

Ah! Mwawona, mawu awa atha mantha ena. Koma ndichifukwa choti sazindikira kusinthana kwaumulungu komwe kudzachitike. Chikhulupiriro chanu, ngati chikhala ndi Mulungu mwamphamvu komanso mwapadera kudzera m'pemphero ndi kumvera, chikhala ndi chiyembekezo chomwe palibe munthu angatenge, palibe wozunza amene angabise, palibe nkhondo yomwe ingachepe, palibe kuzunzika, kapena kuyesedwa. Uwu ndiye uthenga wachiwiri wa Isitala: a wathunthu Kudzipereka tokha kwa Mulungu polowa mu usiku wa chikhulupiriro, manda omusiya kwathunthu, kumabala zipatso zonse za kuuka kwa akufa. Onse a iwo.

Wolemekezeka Mulungu ndi Atate wa Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu, amene anatidalitsa ife mwa Khristu lililonse mdalitso wauzimu kumwamba ... (Aefeso 1: 3)

Ino si nthawi yobwerera, kuti musunge gawo lanu. Perekani zonse kwa Mulungu, zivute zitani. Ndipo pamafunika ndalama zambiri, chisomo, mphotho, komanso kuuka kwa Yesu m'moyo mwanu amene mukukonzedwa m'chifanizo chake.

Pakuti ngati tinakula mwa Iye, mwaimfa ya iye, tidzaphatikizidwanso pamodzi naye pakuuka. Tidziwa kuti umunthu wathu wakale unapachikidwa pamodzi ndi Iye, kuti thupi lathu lochimwa liwonongedwe, kuti tisakhalenso akapolo a uchimo… Chifukwa chake inunso muyenera kudziona ngati akufa ku uchimo ndikukhalira Mulungu mwa Khristu Yesu. (Aroma 6: 5-6, 11)

Konzekerani kuyika moyo wanu pamzere kuti muunikire dziko lapansi ndi chowonadi cha Khristu; kuyankha mwachikondi kudana ndikunyalanyaza moyo; kulengeza za chiyembekezo cha Khristu woukitsidwayo kulikonse padziko lapansi. -PAPA BENEDICT XVI, Uthenga kwa Achinyamata Padziko Lonse, Tsiku la Achinyamata Padziko Lonse, 2008

Ndikukhulupirira kuti Dona Wathu wakhala akubwera kwa ife zaka zonsezi kudzatithandiza kukhuthulidwa m'masiku ano kuti tikhale odzazidwa ndi Mzimu wa Mulungu kuti tikhale malawi a chikondi ndikuyembekeza m'dziko lomwe lasanduka mdima kwambiri.

… Mzimu Woyera amasintha iwo amene amabweramo ndikukhala osintha kakhalidwe ka moyo wawo. Ndi Mzimu mkati mwao ndizachilengedwe kuti anthu omwe adakhudzidwa ndi zinthu zadziko lapansi akhale amdziko lina momwe iwo amaonera, ndipo amantha kukhala amuna olimba mtima kwambiri. —St. Cyril waku Alexandria, Kukula, Epulo, 2013, p. 34

Amayi athu amafuna… kusala kudya, kupemphera, kutembenuka, ndi zina zotero. Koma ndichifukwa chakuti akudziwa kuti zitipanga ife mwa Yesu: zitulutsa mwa ife chiyembekezo chenicheni.

Sitingathe kubisa kuti mitambo yambiri yowopseza ikubwera pafupi. Sitiyenera kutaya mtima, komabe, tiyenera kusunga lawi la chiyembekezo m'mitima mwathu. —POPE BENEDICT XVI, Catholic News Agency, pa 15 January, 2009

Chonde musalole kuti chiyembekezo chanu chisakhale! Musalole chiyembekezo kubedwa! Chiyembekezo chomwe Yesu amatipatsa. —PAPA FRANCIS, Lamlungu Lamapiri loloza, March 24, 2013; www.v Vatican.va