AS Ndiqala umlenze wokugqibela wohambo lwam lokuya ekhaya (ndimi apha kwisikhululo sekhompyuter eJamani), ndifuna ukunixelela ukuba usuku ngalunye bendithandazela nonke bafundi bam kunye nabo ndibathembise ukubathwala entliziyweni yam. Hayi… Nditshabhise ngezulu ngenxa yakho, Ukuphakamisa kuMisa kunye nokuthandaza iiRosari ezininzi. Ngeendlela ezininzi, ndiziva ngathi olu hambo belulolwakho. UThixo wenza kwaye uthetha kakhulu entliziyweni yam. Ndinezinto ezininzi ezibhabhayo entliziyweni yam ukuze ndikubhalele!
Ndiyathandaza kuThixo ukuba namhla, nizinikele ngentliziyo yenu yonke kuye. Kuthetha ukuthini oku ukumnika intliziyo yakho iphela, ukuba ivuleke intliziyo yakho? Kuthetha ukunikela kuThixo zonke iinkcukacha zobomi bakho, nokuba zincinci. Usuku lwethu ayiloglobhu nje enkulu yexesha-lwenziwe mzuzu ngamnye. Ngaba awuboni ukuba ukuze ube nosuku olusikelelekileyo, usuku olungcwele, usuku "olulungileyo", ngoko ke umzuzu ngamnye kufuneka ungcwaliselwe (unikezelwe) kuye?
Ingathi suku ngalunye sihlala phantsi ukuze senze ingubo emhlophe. Kodwa ukuba asiwuhoyi umthungo ngamnye, sikhetha lo mbala okanye oko, ayizukuba yhempe emhlophe. Okanye ukuba ihempe iphela imhlophe, kodwa intambo enye ibaleka imnyama, ime ngaphandle. Jonga ke ukuba umzuzu ngamnye ubalwa njani njengoko siluka isiganeko ngasinye sosuku.
O my beloved friend, if we only knew the joy of surrendering to God each passing moment! Because it is God who authors it. Yes, absolutely every moment and event in life is permitted by God for our good.
All things work to the good for those who love God. (KwabaseRoma 8: 28)
Paul says "all things". But we must cooperate with "all things", all moments, in order for them to work to the good. So when a pail of paint falls on your head, or you miss your ride (read yesterday’s message), or you can’t find your keys, understand that the Lord of time and history has permitted this for you. In embracing the moment, whatever it brings, you will draw into your soul whatever God intends—crosses and consolations alike.
But you must pray in order to have the eyes of faith to see this, and the grace to live it. It is not automatic. God’s will is your food, but not fast food! We have to walk in the Spirit in order to live by the Spirit, and this requires our attention, effort, and yes sacrifice. Mary will help you immeasurably if you ask her!
Through prayer, you will discover God and open new vistas—ukutshintsha kobomi vistas. If that sounds over-simplistic, don’t be surprised! Didn´t Jesus say that the kingdom belongs to little children? The graces that await us! But we must seek them in order to find them. This seeking is called mthandazo. Turn off the radio and TV, and you will find what you’re looking for.
You are so loved by God. I pray that the Mother of Jesus will be with you in a special way this day so that you will experience Jesus’s love and mercy in the depths of your soul.
Soon I will be home. Pray for me!
