Wopulumutsa Wolemba Michael D. O'Brien
Chifukwa mwasunga uthenga wanga wopirira, ndidzakutetezani munthawi yamayesero yomwe ikubwera padziko lonse lapansi kudzayesa okhala padziko lapansi. Ndikubwera msanga. Gwiritsitsani zomwe muli nazo, kuti wina asakulandireni korona wanu. (Chiv. 3: 10-11)
Idasindikizidwa koyamba pa Epulo 24th, 2008.
Pakutoma Tsiku la Chilungamo, Yesu akutilonjeza "Tsiku la Chifundo". Koma kodi chifundo ichi sichikupezeka kwa ife sekondi iliyonse ya tsikuli pakadali pano? Ndi, koma dziko lapansi, makamaka Kumadzulo, lagwera mu chikomokere chakupha… chizunzo chonyengerera, chokhazikika pa zinthu, zogwirika, zogonana; pa chifukwa chokha, ndi sayansi ndi ukadaulo ndi zonse zopatsa chidwi komanso kuwala konyenga zimabweretsa. Ndi:
Gulu lomwe limawoneka kuti layiwala Mulungu ndikunyansidwa ngakhale zoyambira zoyambirira zamakhalidwe achikhristu. -PAPA BENEDICT XVI, Ulendo waku US, BBC News, Epulo 20, 2008
M'zaka 10 zokha zapitazi, tawona kuchuluka kwa akachisi a milungu iyi itamangidwa ku North America konse: kuphulika kwenikweni kwa juga, malo ogulitsira mabokosi, ndi malo ogulitsa "achikulire".
Kumwamba kukutiuza kutero konzani kwa Kugwedeza Kwakukulu. Ndizo kubwera (zili pano!) Chidzakhala chisomo chochokera mu mtima wachifundo wa Yesu. Zidzakhala zauzimu, koma zidzakhalanso thupi. Ndiko kuti, timafunikira chitonthozo chathu ndi chitetezo ndi kunyada kuti zigwedezeke ndicholinga choti wauzimu amadzutsidwa. Kwa ambiri, izo zayamba kale. Kodi sizikuwoneka kukhala njira yokhayo yokopa chidwi cha mbadwo uno?
MASOMPHENYA A KUNTHAMIRA
Mnzanga waku America yemwe ndamutchulapo kale anali ndi masomphenya ena posachedwa:
Ndinakhala pansi kupemphera Rosary ndipo pamene ndinamaliza Chikhulupiriro, chithunzi champhamvu chinadza kwa ine… Ndinaona Yesu atayima pakati pa munda wa tirigu. Manja ake anatambasulidwa kumunda. Atayima m’munda, mphepo inayamba kuwomba ndipo ndinayang’ana tirigu akugwedezeka ndi mphepo koma kenako mphepoyo inakhala yamphamvu kwambiri ndipo inasanduka mphepo yamphamvu yoomba ndi chimphepo champhamvu ngati champhamvu… kuzula mitengo yayikulu, kuwononga nyumba… Kenako kunada kwambiri. Sindinkaona kalikonse. Pamene mdima unkakwera ndinaona chiwonongeko chozungulira… inu."
Pamene ndinamaliza kuwerenga masomphenya awa mmawa wina, mwana wanga wamkazi mwadzidzidzi anadzuka nati, “Abambo, ndangolota Chimphepo!"
Ndipo kuchokera kwa wowerenga waku Canada:
Sabata yatha pambuyo pa Mgonero, ndinapempha Ambuye kuti andiululire chilichonse chimene ndiyenera kuchiwona kuti ndigwirizane ndi Iye ndi chisomo chake. Kenako ndinawona a Chimphepo, ngati namondwe wamkulu kapena "kugwedezeka" monga mukunenera. Ine ndinati, “Ambuye, ndipatseni ine kumvetsa kwa izi…” Ine ndiye ndinali ndi Salmo 66 kubwera kwa ine. Pamene ndinaŵerenga salmo limeneli la nyimbo ya chitamando ndi chiyamiko, ndinadzazidwa ndi mtendere. Ndi za chifundo chodabwitsa cha Mulungu ndi chikondi chake pa anthu ake. Watiyesa, watisenzetsa akatundu olemera, watipitikitsa pamoto ndi kusefukira, koma watifikitsa ku malo achitetezo.
Inde! Ichi ndi chidule cha ulendo wa Haji womwe ukubwera wa anthu a Mulungu. Kodi zinangochitika mwangozi kuti ndidayamba kulemba izi New Orleans? Ndi mabanja angati amene, ngakhale kuti anataya zonse pa mphepo yamkuntho ya Katrina, anatetezedwa ku mphepo yamkuntho!
KUTETEZA MULUNGU
Pa nthawi yokolola yomwe ikubwera—Nthawi ya Mboni Ziwirizi-ndi chizunzo chenicheni chimene chidzatsatira, Mulungu adzateteza Mkwatibwi Wake. Ndikofunikira kwambiri a wauzimu chitetezo, pakuti ena adzaitanidwa kufera (osaiwala kuti pakhala kale ofera chikhulupiriro ambiri m’zaka za zana lapitali kuposa zaka mazana onse ataphatikizidwa kuyambira nthawi ya Kristu). Koma adzapatsidwa chisomo cha umulungu chifukwa cha maitanidwe awo aulemerero. Tonsefe tidzakumana ndi mayesero owonjezereka, koma ifenso tidzapatsidwa chisomo chodabwitsa.
Ngakhale gulu lankhondo litandizinga mtima wanga sudzaopa. Ngakhale nkhondo itandiukira, pamenepo ndidzakhulupirira. ( Salimo 27 )
Ndiponso,
Amandisunga m’hema wake tsiku la tsoka. Andibisa m’msasa wa hema wake, nandisunga pathanthwe. ( Salimo 27 )
Thanthwe limene watiikapo ndi thanthwe la Petro, Mpingo. Chihema chimene adachimanga ndi Mariya, chingalawa. Nanga tiopa ndani kapena chiyani?
Yehova asunga onse akukondana naye; koma oipa adzawaononga konse. ( Salimo 145 )
CHIGONJETSO CHA MKAZI
Tiyenera kumamatira ku “uthenga wa chipiriro” umene Yehova watipatsa. Uthenga uwu wa chipiriro uli pamwamba pa zonse pakudalira Iye Chifundo Chaumulungu, mu mphatso yaulere ya chipulumutso Kristu anatipambana. Izi ndi ndikuyembekeza chimene Atate Woyera akulalikira ku dziko lapansi. Uthengawu ndi kuitananso kupemphera Rosary mokhulupirika, kupita ku Kuvomereza pafupipafupi, komanso kukhala ndi nthawi pamaso pa Yehova mu Sakramenti Lodalitsika kuti tidzimangire tokha. nkhondo yomwe ikubwera.
Koma tili ndi mwayi wapadera. Tikudziwa kale kuti tidzapambana! Tiyenera kugwira zolimba ndiye, kuyika maso athu pa korona amene akutiyembekezera ife. Pakuti ngakhale Mpingo udzakhalanso waung'ono, udzakhala wokongola kwambiri kuposa kale. Adzabwezeretsedwa, kukonzedwanso, kusandulika, ndi kukonzekera monga Mkwatibwi watsala pang’ono kukumana ndi Mkwati wake. Kukonzekera uku kwayamba kale m'miyoyo.
Inu mudzauka ndi kuchitira Ziyoni chifundo: pakuti ino ndi nthawi ya chifundo. ( Salmo 102 )
Mpingo udzakhala uli wotsimikiziridwa. Choonadi, chomwe mu nthawi ya masautso amamenyana ndi kufa ndi kunyozedwa, chidzawululidwa ngati Njira ndi Moyo wa dziko lonse lapansi, kusokoneza "anzeru" ndi kutsimikizira ana a Wam'mwambamwamba. Ndi ulemerero wake! nyengo ayi
ndi Mkwatibwi wa Khristu!
Chifukwa cha Ziyoni sindidzakhala chete, chifukwa cha Yerusalemu sindidzakhala chete, mpaka chilungamo chake chikaonekera ngati mbandakucha, ndi chipulumutso chake ngati muuni woyaka. Amitundu adzaona cilungamo cako, ndi mafumu onse ulemerero wako; udzatchedwa dzina latsopano lochulidwa pakamwa pa Yehova. + Udzakhala chisoti chachifumu + chaulemerero m’dzanja la Yehova, + chisoti chachifumu + cha Mulungu wako. (Ŵelengani Yesaya 62:1-3.)
Iye wakukhala nalo khutu amve chimene Mzimu anena kwa Mipingo. Kwa iye amene alakika, ndidzampatsa mana obisika, ndipo ndidzampatsa mwala woyera, wolembedwa dzina latsopano pamwalawo, wosalidziwa wina aliyense koma iye amene akuulandira. ( Chiv 2:17 )
Kodi dzina lomwe timadziwika nalo silidzakhala Dzina loposa mayina onse omwe bondo lililonse lidzagwadira ndi lilime lililonse lidzavomereza? O! Yesu! Anu Dzina! Dzina lanu! Timakonda ndi kulemekeza Dzina lanu Loyera!
Pamenepo ndinapenya, ndipo tawonani, Mwanawankhosa alikuimirira paphiri la Ziyoni, ndipo pamodzi ndi iye zikwi zana mphambu makumi anayi kudza anayi akukhala nalo dzina lake ndi dzina la Atate wake lolembedwa pamphumi pawo. ( Chibvumbulutso 14:1 )
