Helix Nebula
THE ukubhujiswa, lokho esinye isakhamuzi sendawo esangichaza kimi ngokuthi "ubukhulu bebhayibheli". Ngangivuma nje ngithule ngishaqekile ngemuva kokubona umonakalo weSiphepho uKatrina.
Lesi siphepho senzeke ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa ezedlule – emasontweni amabili kuphela ngemuva kwekhonsathi yethu eViolet, ngamamayela ayi-15 eningizimu yeNew Orleans. Kubukeka sengathi kwenzeke ngesonto eledlule.
ABANGABONAKALI
Izinqwaba zikadoti nemfucumfucu zilandelana cishe kuyo yonke imigwaqo ibanga elingamamayela, kudlula isifunda ngemva kwesifunda, idolobha nedolobha. Wonke amakhaya anezitezi ezimbili-ama-slabs kasimende nakho konke-kwathathwa futhi kwahanjiswa phakathi nomgwaqo. Zonke izindawo ezingomakhelwane bezindlu ezintsha sha zinyamalele, ngaphandle komkhondo wemfucumfucu. I-Interstate-10 eyinhloko isagcwele izimoto ezicekeleke phansi nezikebhe ezithathwe kuNkulunkulu wazi ukuthi zikuphi. E-St. Bernard Parish (esifundeni), izindawo eziningi esizishayelayo zishiywe dengwane, kuhlanganise nezindlu zikanokusho ezisesimweni esihle uma kuqhathaniswa (akukho mandla, awekho amanzi, nomakhelwane abambalwa abaqhele ngamakhilomitha amaningi). Isonto lapho senza khona lalinokhunta olwalukhasa ezindongeni lapho amamitha angu-30 ayemi khona endaweni ephakeme kakhulu. Izitsha zotshani ezihlanzekile kulo lonke lesifunda zithathelwe indawo ngamayadi agcwele ukhula kanye nemigwaqo evalwe ngosawoti. Amadlelo avulekile, ake amachaphaza ezinkomo manje aseklajwa yizimoto ezisontekile ezigxunyekwe inqwaba yamayadi kude nanoma yimiphi imigwaqo. Amaphesenti angama-95 amabhizinisi esifunda sase-St. Bernard acekeleke phansi noma avalwa. Namuhla kusihlwa, ibhasi lethu labavakashi lipakwe eduze kwesonto uphahla lwalo lonke lungekho. Angazi ukuthi ikuphi, ngaphandle kwengxenye eyodwa ebekwe egcekeni elingaphambili eduze kwezinsimbi zezandla ezisontekile kanye nezakhiwo zesonto ezishile.
Kaningi lapho sihamba ngemoto eduze kwezibhicongo, kwaba sengathi sidabula izwe lesithathu. Kodwa lokhu kwakunjalo neMelika.
ISITHOMBE ESIKHULU
Ngenkathi ngihlezi sixoxa ngosuku lwethu nomkami uLea kanye nomngane wami, uFr. Kyle Dave, kwafika kimi: lena eyodwa kuphela ezintathu izinhlekelele "zezilinganiso zeBhayibheli" kuphela unyaka owodwa. I-Tsunami Yase-Asia yazamazamisa izisekelo zomhlaba ngokoqobo, yabulala abangaphezu kuka-200 000. Ukuzamazama komhlaba kwasePakistan kwabulala abangaphezu kuka-87 000. Kodwa-ke, i-Australia yavele yahlaselwa isiphepho sesigaba sesi-5; I-Afrika manje ibhekene nalokho ochwepheshe abakubiza ngesomiso esibi kunazo zonke ezake zasibona; amaqhwa eqhwa ancibilika ngokushesha asongela lonke ugu; Izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi ziyaqhuma emazweni athile, kuhlanganise naseCanada; ubhubhane olulandelayo lomhlaba wonke lulindeleke noma ngaluphi usuku; kanye nama-radical Islamics asabisa kakhulu ngokunisa inhlekelele yenuzi ezitheni zawo.
Njengoba uFr. UKyle uthi, "Ukubona okwenzekayo emhlabeni wonke, futhi ukuphika ukuthi kukhona okwenzekayo, umuntu kufanele abe yi-SOS - wanamathela oyisiphukuphuku." Futhi awukwazi ukusola konke ngokufudumala kwembulunga yonke.
Ngakho, kwenzekani?
Isithombe enginaso ekhanda ngelokubona izingane zami zizalwa. Esimweni ngasinye, besingazi ubulili. Kodwa sasazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi kwakungumntwana. Kanjalo futhi, umoya ubonakala ukhulelwe, kodwa ukuthi yini ngempela, asazi. Kodwa kukhona osekuzobeletha. Ingabe ukuphela kwenkathi? Ingabe ukuphela kwezikhathi njengoba kuchazwe kuMathewu 24, isizukulwane sethu esiyingxenye yazo? Ingabe ukuhlanzwa? Ingabe bobathathu?
IMIBONO NAMAPHUPHO
Kube khona ukuqhuma kwamaphupho nemibono phakathi kwabangane nozakwethu ngokufanayo. Muva nje, izithunywa zevangeli ezintathu engaziyo ngamunye waba nephupho lokufela ukholo ngaphambi kweSakramente Elingcwele. Kwaze kwaba yilapho omunye wabo eveza iphupho, abanye ababili baqaphela ukuthi nabo babephupha iphupho elifanayo.
Abanye baye balandisa ngemibono yokuzwa nokubona izingelosi zishaya icilongo.
Omunye umbhangqwana wama ukuze uthandazele iCanada phambi kwesigxobo sefulegi. Njengoba bethandaza, ifulege lawela phansi ngokusabeka nangokungaqondakali phambi kwabo.
Enye indoda yangitshela ngemibono eyaba nayo yezindawo zokuhluza uwoyela edolobheni layo elinothe ngowoyela ziqhuma ngenxa yobuphekula.
Futhi ngenkathi ngimanqikanqika ukwabelana ngamaphupho ami, ngizokhuluma ngephupho elilodwa eliphindaphindayo omunye wozakwethu osondelene naye abe nalo elifana ncamashi. Sobabili sabona izinkanyezi zethu zamaphupho esibhakabhakeni ziqala ukuphenduka zibe yindilinga. Khona-ke izinkanyezi zaqala ukuwa… zaphenduka ngokuzumayo zaba indiza yezempi eyinqaba. Nakuba la maphupho enzeke esikhathini esithile esidlule, sobabili safika encazelweni efanayo (engenzeka) kamuva nje, ngosuku olufanayo, ngaphandle kokukhulumisana.
Kodwa akukhona konke lokho okudabukisayo. Abanye bangitshele ngemibono yemifudlana ephilisayo egeleza esizweni. Omunye ungixoxela amazwi anamandla kaJesu nesifiso sakhe sokudlulisela Inhliziyo yakhe Engcwele kubalandeli bakhe. Namhlanje nje, ngaphambi kweSakramente Elingcwele, ngibe sengathi ngizwa iNkosi ithi:
Ngizokhanyisa onembeza, futhi abantu bazozibona njengoba benjalo ngempela, nanjengami ngibabone ngempela. Abanye bayobhubha; iningi ngeke; abaningi bayokhala becela umusa. Ngizokuthuma ukuthi ubaphakele ngokudla engikunike khona.
Umqondo wami wawuwukuthi uKristu akasilahlanga namunye wethu emhlabeni, ngisho nesoni esibi kakhulu, nokuthi usezovumela isihe nothando lwakhe ukuba luqhume emhlabeni.
Ngidinga okwamanje ukuthi, lawa maphupho, amagama, kanye nemibono konke kungaphakathi kwesizinda sesambulo esiyimfihlo. Ukhululekile ukuzilahla uma ukhetha kanjalo. Kodwa labo kithi abazamukelayo, noma labo abafisa ukuzicabangela bayalwa ukuba bazihlukanise, futhi bangazideleli, kuxwayisa uSt.
UKUBONAKALA
Kwabanye benu, lezi zinto zingase zizwakale zethusa. Kwabanye, izoqinisekisa lokho okuzwayo noma okuzwayo. Nokho, abanye bayokubona lokhu njengokusabisa nje. Kuyavunywa, kungase kuthuse (ikakhulukazi lapho umuntu enezingane eziyisikhombisa.) Nokho, ngathola isikhumbuzo esiqinile sokuba khona kukaNkulunkulu nokunakekela kwakhe lapho ngihamba kulesi Sifundazwe esicekeleke phansi.
Njalo emabhuloki ambalwa noma ngaphezulu, sasihlangana nekhaya lapho isithombe sikaMariya noma sikaJosefa sasihlobise igceke. Esimweni ngasinye, lesi sithombe sasicishe singanyakazi, futhi okumangalisayo nakakhulu, sasingenamyocu. Isifanekiso esisodwa seNkosazana yethu yaseFatima esisibonile sasizungezwe insimbi esontekile yensimbi… kodwa isifanekiso ngokwaso sasiphelele. Ibandla enginibhalela kulo ebusuku lihlaselwe yisiphepho esipheshulwe yinkanyamba. Izingongolo zensimbi zisontekile egcekeni, nokho, isifanekiso sikaMariya esingamayadi nje ukusuka, simi ngokukhazimulayo futhi siphelele. "Lezi zithombe zikhona yonke indawo," kusho uFr. UKyle njengoba sishayela omunye. Ebandleni lakhe, i-altare nempahla yakhukhulwa ngokuphelele. Yonke into yayingasekho—ngaphandle kwezithombe eziqoshiwe emagumbini amane esonto, noSt. Therese de Liseux owama khona kanye lapho okwakuvame ukuba khona i-altare. “UJude ongcwele wayengaphandle engadini yomthandazo ebheke phansi odakeni,” kusho uBaba. "Imikhuleko yabantu yamfaka emadolweni." Ubalule nemizi yamakholwa okulengiswe kuyo iziphambano zinganyakazi odongeni, eduze kwalapho bekunamakhabethe asekhishini.
Ubufakazi abunaphutha. Izimpawu zikhona yonke indawo. Yonke indalo iyabubula ilindele ukwambulwa kwabantwana bakaNkulunkulu (KwabaseRoma 8:22)… futhi phakathi kwakho konke, uNkulunkulu ushiye izimpawu zobukhona bakhe nothando kithi sonke. Ngiphinde ngizwe igama elicacile engizwa sengathi lihloselwe umhlaba wonke: "Lungiselela". Kukhona okuzayo… emkhathizwe. Ingabe ukushuba kwazo zonke lezi zenzakalo, kokubili ukwenzeka kanye nobukhulu, kungaba yizixwayiso?
Ukube bengiwuNowa, ngabe ngimi phezu komkhumbi wami, ngimemeza kakhulu ngangokunokwenzeka kunoma ubani owayezwa: “Ngena! Ngena emkhunjini womusa nothando lukaNkulunkulu. Phendukani! Shiya ubuwula balo mhlaba... ubuhlanya besono Ngena emkhunjini–masinyane!"
Noma njengoba Fr. UKyle uzothi, "Ungabambeki
oyisiphukuphuku."
