Ukupapashwa kokuqala ngo-Matshi 8, 2007.
PHA ziingxwabangxwaba kulo lonke iBandla ekuMntla Merika malunga neendleko ezikhulayo zokuthetha inyaniso. Enye yazo kukuphulukana nexabiso lerhafu “lobubele” elifunwa yiCawa. Kodwa ukuba nayo kuthetha ukuba abefundisi abanako ukubeka phambili i-ajenda yezopolitiko, ngakumbi ngexesha lonyulo.
Nangona kunjalo, njengoko sibonile eCanada, loo mzekeliso osentlabathini ukhukulisiwe yimimoya yobunyani.
Ubhishophu wamaKatolika waseCalgary, uFred Henry, wasongelwa ebudeni bonyulo lokugqibela lomanyano ligosa leRevenue Canada ngenxa yemfundiso yakhe engqalileyo ngentsingiselo yomtshato. Eli gosa laxelela uBhishophu uHenry ukuba intlawulo yerhafu yeCawa yamaKatolika eCalgary isenokuba sengozini ngenxa yokuchasa kwakhe “umtshato” wamafanasini ebudeni bonyulo. -Iindaba zeLifesiteMatshi 6, 2007
Kakade ke, uBhishophu uHenry wayesenza ngokuzeleyo ngaphakathi kwilungelo lakhe kungekuphela nje njengomfundisi wokufundisa imfundiso yonqulo, kodwa ukusebenzisa inkululeko yokuthetha. Kubonakala ngathi akasenalo ilungelo. Kodwa oko akuzange kumthintele ekubeni aqhubeke ethetha inyaniso. Njengoko wayekhe watsho kum kumnyhadala wasekholejini esasikhonza kunye, “Andinandaba nokuba nabani na ucinga ntoni na.”
Ewe, uBhishophu othandekayo uHenry, isimo sengqondo esinjalo siya kukuhlawula. Ubuncinane yiloo nto eyathethwa nguYesu:
Ukuba ihlabathi linithiyile, yazini ukuba lathiya mna kuqala… Ukuba banditshutshisa mna, bonitshutshisa nani; (UYohane 15:18, 20)
IXABISO LOKWENYANISO
Icawe ibizelwe ukuba ikhusele inyaniso, hayi imeko yayo yesisa. Ukuya Gcina uthule ukuze kugcinwe ibhasikidi epheleleyo yokuqokelela kunye ne-parish enempilo okanye ibhajethi ye-diocesan ithwala iindleko-iindleko zemiphefumlo elahlekileyo. Ukugada ubume besisa ngokungathi sisidima ngexabiso elinjalo, ngokwenene yi-oxymoron. Akukho nto yesisa malunga nokufihla inyaniso, kwanezona nyaniso zinzima, ukuze uthintele ukuphulukana nesimo sokungahlawuliswa irhafu. Kunceda ntoni ukuhlala kukhanyisa izibane ebandleni xa silahlekelwa ziigusha ezihlalweni, ngubani are iBandla, uMzimba kaKristu?
UPawulos uyasibongoza ukuba sishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo “ngexesha nangaphandle,” nokuba kufanelekile okanye akunjalo. KuYohane 6:66, uYesu waphulukana nabalandeli abaninzi ngenxa yokufundisa inyaniso elucelomngeni yobukho bakhe boMthendeleko. Enyanisweni, ngexesha uKrestu wabethelelwa emnqamlezweni, kwakukho abalandeli abambalwa phantsi kwalo Mnqamlezo. Ewe, sonke “isiseko somnikeli” Sakhe sanyamalala.
Ukushumayela iindleko zeVangeli. Ixabisa yonke into, enyanisweni.
Ukuba ubani uza kum engamthiyi uyise, nonina, nomfazi, nabantwana, nabazalwana, nodade wabo, kwanobomi bakhe, akanakuba ngumfundi wam. Nosukuba engawuthwali owakhe umnqamlezo, andilandele, akanakuba ngumfundi wam. Nguwuphi na kuni othi, ethanda ukwakha inqaba, angakhe ahlale phantsi kuqala, abale indleko, ukuba yanele na ukuyigqiba? ( Luka 14:26-28 )
UKUTHETHA NGOKUQHELEKILEYO
Inkxalabo yekhosi yinto efanelekileyo. Kufuneka sigcine izibane zivutha kwaye ubushushu okanye imeko yomoya isebenza. Kodwa ndingayithetha le nto: ukuba amabandla akazukunikela kwingqokelela kuba bengazukufumana irisithi, mhlawumbi iingcango kufuneka zivaliwe icawe ithengiswe. Andiboni ndawo esiBhalweni apho sibongozwa ukuba sinikele if sifumana irisithi yerhafu. Ngaba umhlolokazi owanikela ngeepeni ezimbalwa, phantse yonke imali awayeyigcinile, wafumana irisithi? Hayi. Kodwa wamkela indumiso kaYesu, netrone engunaphakade ezulwini. Ukuba thina maKristu sibeka uxinzelelo koobhishophu bethu kangangokuba sinikela kuphela xa ukucinywa kuvumelekile, emva koko mhlawumbi kufuneka sifumane isitofu: ubuhlwempu bendlala.
Amaxesha uyeza kwaye sele elapha apho iBandla liza kuphulukana kakhulu nenqanaba lalo lothando. UPopu John Paul wabongoza ulutsha—eso sizukulwana silandelayo sabarhafi—ukuba lube ngamangqina kaKristu, yaye ukuba kuyimfuneko, lube “ngamangqina-nkolo. Umsebenzi weCawe kukushumayela, watsho uPaul VI: ukuba ngamaKristu okwenene, imiphefumlo eyamkela umoya wokulula, ubuhlwempu nowothando.
Kwaye isibindi.
Kufuneka senze abafundi kuzo zonke iintlanga, ngoncedo lukarhulumente okanye ngaphandle kwalo. Kwaye ukuba abantu abayi kuphakama bahlangabeze iimfuno zabashumayeli bexesha lethu, imiyalelo kaKrestu icacile: vuthululani uthuli lweembadada zenu, niqhubeke. Kwaye ngamanye amaxesha ukuhamba ngeendlela kuthetha ukulala emnqamlezweni kwaye uphulukane nayo yonke into.
Yiba ngumntu oqhelekileyo okanye umfundisi, eli ayiloxesha lokuthula. Ukuba asikawamkeli iindleko, ngoko asikhange siyiqonde imishini yethu okanye uMsindisi wethu. Ukuba thina do samkele iindleko, kusenokufuneka siphulukane ‘nehlabathi,’ kodwa siya kuyizuza imiphefumlo yethu—kwakunye neminye imiphefumlo kwangaxeshanye. Lowo ngumsebenzi weBandla, ukulandela emanyathelweni kaKristu—hayi ukuya eNtabeni yeZiyon kuphela, kodwa ukuya eNtabeni yeKalvari… kwaye ngeli sango limxinwa ukuya ekuphumeni okuqaqambileyo koVuko.
Musa ukoyika ukuya ezitalatweni nakwiindawo zikawonke-wonke njengabapostile bokuqala abashumayela ngoKrestu kunye neendaba ezilungileyo zosindiso kwizikwere zeedolophu, iidolophu neelali. Eli ayiloxesha lokuba neentloni ngeVangeli! Lixesha lokuba ushumayele phezu kophahla lwendlu. Musa ukoyika ukuqhekeka kubomi obutofotofo nobuzinzileyo ukuze uthathe umceli mngeni wokwazisa uKristu “kwisixeko” sanamhlanje. Nguwe omele “uphume emendweni” uze umeme bonke abo uhlangana nabo esidlweni uThixo awenzele abantu bakhe. IVangeli akufuneki igcinwe ifihliwe ngenxa yokoyika okanye ukungakhathali. Ayizange yenzelwe ukuba ifihlwe ngasese. Kufuneka ibekwe endaweni yokuma ukuze abantu babone ukukhanya kwayo kwaye badumise uBawo wethu wasezulwini. -UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, uSuku loLutsha lweHlabathi, eDenver, CO, 1993
Inene, inene, ndithi kuni, Akukho mkhonzi umkhulu kunenkosi yakhe, akukho namthunywa umkhulu kunalowo umthumileyo. Ukuba niyayiqonda le nto, ninoyolo ukuba niyayenza. ( Yohane 13:16-17 )
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