Yohane Mbatizi Wolemba Michael D. O'Brien
KONSE monga Yesu adatsogoleredwa ndi mneneri Yohane M'batizi, yemwe adali wamoyo nthawi yomweyo ndi Khristu, chomwechonso nthawi ya Wokana Kristu — motsatira Khristu - idzatsogola ndi omwe adatsogola omwe nawonso… “Konzani njira ya [Wotsutsakhristu ndi kuwongola mayendedwe ake. Chigwa chilichonse chidzadzazidwa, ndipo mapiri ndi zitunda zonse zidzachepetsedwa. Misewu yokhotakhota idzakhala yowongoka, ndipo njira zokhotakhota zidzayenda bwino. ” (Luka 3: 4-6)
ndipo abwera.
MADALITSO
Njira za Wokana Kristu 'zikuwongoleredwa' ndi otsogola omwe akuchotsa zopinga ku "chikhalidwe cha imfa" chake. Adzayankhula mawu omveka bwino, olekerera komanso abwino. Koma akhala akupotoza chowonadi motsutsana ndi chosiyana nacho. Zigwa zomwe amadzaza ndi mapiri omwe amatsitsa ndi kusiyana pakati pa mwamuna ndi mkazi, mtundu wa anthu ndi nyama, pakati pa chipembedzo chimodzi kapena china: zonse ziyenera kupangidwa yunifolomu. Misewu yokhotakhota ya kuvutika kwa anthu iyenera kuwongoka, kukulitsidwa komanso kukhala kosavuta popereka "mayankho" othetsa mavuto onse. Ndipo njira zowuma zakufa ku uchimo ndi kudzikonda zidzakwiriridwa ndikuwongoleredwa ndi malo owala komanso opanda cholakwa pomwe tchimo silikupezeka ndikudzikwaniritsa ndiko komwe kumafika.
Nthawi yomweyo Mulungu waukitsa omtsogolera. Atumiki omwe amalalikira za kulapa ndi kukhululuka kuti achotse chopinga chauchimo, kuti atsegule njira ya "Uthenga Wabwino wa Moyo." Amadzaza zigwa "za mthunzi wa imfa" povumbula bodza loti umunthu ndi chinthu chokha chomwe chimachokera ku chisinthiko, "chopondapo" pa chilengedwe, chamoyo chokha osati mwana wamwamuna kapena wamkazi wa Wam'mwambamwamba. Amatsitsa mapiri amenewo onyada polalikira chowonadi chomwe chimamasula miyoyo ndi kupereka chitsogozo cha kumoyo wosatha. Amawongola misewu yokhotakhota posonyeza njira yopita ku Kalvari komwe kuvutika kwa anthu kumatenga tanthauzo ndikofunika kuyeretsedwa kwanu komanso kwa ena. Ndipo amasalaza njira zovuta za Chipangano Chakale chokwaniritsa lamuloli, mwa lamulo latsopano: kukonda mnansi wako momwe umadzikondera wekha.
Apa pali kusiyana kwake: njira imodzi ndi Uthenga Wabwino wa Moyo, ina, "uthenga" waimfa. Njirazi zikuwonetsedwa bwino:
Ku Bolivia, adani atsopano awonekera, osati pakadali pano pazofalitsa zakumanja komanso m'magulu ochokera ku Tchalitchi cha Katolika, atsogoleri a Tchalitchi cha Katolika omwe amadana ndi kusintha kwamtendere… Ndikufuna kunena kwa inu zomwe timva zikufuula nthawi zonse: 'Dziko lina ndilotheka,' ndikufuna kukuwuzani chikhulupiriro china, chipembedzo china, mpingo wina umatha, abale ndi alongo. -A Purezidenti Evo Morales waku Bolivia ku World Social Forum, Catholic News Agency, Okutobala 2, 2009
Kapena, sankhani moyo…
Konzekerani kuyika moyo wanu pamzere kuti muwunikire 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
Nthawi idzafika, mwina posachedwa kuposa momwe ambiri amaganizira, pomwe tiyenera kusankha amene tidzatumikire, kwa omwe tidzalonjeze kudzipereka kwathu: Mulungu kapena mamoni, Khristu, kapena mwina ngakhale Wokana Kristu.
Tsopano Mawu ndi utumiki wanthawi zonse womwe
akupitiliza ndi thandizo lanu.
Akudalitseni, ndipo zikomo.
Kuti muyende ndi Mark in The Tsopano Mawu,
dinani pachikwangwani pansipa kuti Tumizani.
Imelo yanu sidzagawidwa ndi aliyense.
