MBINI kwiintsuku ezidlulileyo, Ndabhala ngomnyama kaNowa-umqondiso kaKrestu, ukuKhanya kwehlabathi (yabona Umqondiso woMnqophisoKukho icandelo lesibini kuyo nangona, leza kum kwiminyaka eliqela eyadlulayo xa ndandiseMadonna House eCombermere, eOntario.
Lo mnqamlezo ufikelela encotsheni kwaye ube yimitha enye yokuKhanya okuqaqambileyo okuhlala iminyaka engama-33, kwiminyaka engama-2000 eyadlulayo, ebusweni bukaYesu Kristu. Njengoko kudlula emnqamlezweni, ukuKhanya kukwahlulahlula kube yimibala emininzi kwakhona. Kodwa ngeli xesha, umnyama awukhanyisi isibhakabhaka, kodwa iintliziyo zoluntu.
Umbala ngamnye obonakalayo we-spectrum umele omnye wabaNgcwele abakhulu, njengoLiseux, Avila, okanye uFrancis waseAssisi. Yimibalabala emihle, enzulu, egqobhozayo ethi itsalele ingqalelo yethu kwaye itsalele uloyiko lwethu. Bubomi obuthwala ukuKhanya kweHlabathi ngeendlela ezingaqhelekanga nezibonakalayo.
Kuyahenda ukubona aba baNgcwele, ukucaca kunye nokunomtsalane kobungcwele babo, kwaye sizive sifiphele kwaye singabalulekanga. Kodwa kuthekani ukuba ihlabathi lonke lipeyintwe ngokukhanya okubomvu kwe-Avila? Okanye kuthekani ukuba yonke into ibifakwe kumbala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okanye otyheli weFaustina okanye uPio? Ngequbuliso, bekungayi kubakho umahluko, kungabikho kwanto, ubuhle obungaphantsi. Yonke into iya kufana.
Kwaye ke, ngandlela thile, ukukhanya okubaluleke kakhulu kulula ukukhanya okuqhelekileyo esiphila ngayo sonke. Liyinyaniso elokuba, ubomi bethu busenokuquka ukuhlamba izitya, ukutshayela, ukunyamekela imisebenzi yethu, okanye ukupheka izidlo. Akukho nto ingaqondakaliyo apho.
Kodwa obu yayibubomi kanye bukaMariya, uMama kaYesu-kwaye ngoyena uNgcwele uhlonitshwayo eCaweni.
Ngoba? Ngenxa yokuba intando nentliziyo yakhe yayinyulu, ngaloo ndlela ivumela ukuKhanya okunyulu nokupheleleyo kukaKristu ukuba kuvele ngaphakathi kuye—ngoko nangoku.
