Ukubuyela Esikhungweni Sethu

NINI umkhumbi uphuma enkambweni nge-degree noma amabili kuphela, awubonakali kuze kube ngamakhulu amaningana amamayela kamuva. Kanjalo futhi Ibha likaPeter ngokufanayo uye waphambuka enkambweni ethile phakathi namakhulu eminyaka. Ngamazwi kaKhadinali Obusisiwe uNewman:

USathane angasebenzisa izikhali zenkohliso ezethusayo kakhulu — angazifihla — angazama ukusikhohlisa ezintweni ezincane, futhi ukuze asuse iSonto, hhayi konke ngasikhathi sinye, kodwa kancane kancane esikhundleni salo sangempela. Ngikholwa wukuthi wenze lukhulu ngale ndlela emakhulwini ambalwa edlule… Kuyinqubomgomo yakhe ukusihlukanisa nokusihlukanisa, ukusisusa kancane kancane edwaleni lethu lamandla. Futhi uma kuzoba noshushiso, mhlawumbe kuzoba khona ngaleso sikhathi; khona-ke, mhlawumbe, lapho sonke sonke kuzo zonke izingxenye zeLobukholwa sihlukene phakathi, futhi sinciphe kangaka, sigcwele uqhekeko, sisondele kakhulu ekuhlubukeni. —UKhadinali Obusisiwe uJohn Henry Newman, Intshumayelo IV: Ukushushiswa Komphikukristu

uJesu uyidwala lethu lamandla. Akagcini ngemvelaphi nomholi wethu kuphela, kodwa umgomo wethu. Futhi kulesi Sikhungo — kufanele sivume ekuzihlolweni okusobala nokusangulukisayo — sesihambile sisonke…

UKUVALA IZWI LIKANKULUNKULU

Ngikhulumile muva nje nendoda eqeqeshela idiyoni. Unokholo oluqinile, intshiseko enempilo, nenhliziyo ngoKristu. “Kodwa njengoba ngifunda imfundiso yenkolo ehlelekile enikezwa ikilasi lethu,” kusho yena “kwenzeka okuthile okuxakile. Ngibona ukuthi kushiya ubala enhliziyweni yami njengoba uKristu eba yinto yekhanda. ” Isizathu, uqhubeke wachaza, ukuthi indlela yenkolo yenkululeko esetshenziswayo isondela kuKristu naseBhayibhelini njengezinto zomlando okufanele zihlolisiswe, kunokuba izimfihlakalo eziphilayo ukuze iqondakale kangcono.

Ngenkathi ehlanganyela nakho okuhlangenwe nakho kwami, kwaqinisekisa engikuzwile kubapristi iminyaka eminingi bevela emazweni amaningana. Umngani wami, uFr. UKyle Dave waseLouisiana, wachitha amasonto ambalwa nami eCanada ngemuva kokuba isiphepho uKatrina sonakalise isifunda sakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi, sasithandaza futhi sifunde imiBhalo ndawonye. Angisoze ngakukhohlwa ukuthi ngolunye usuku wamemeza kanjani ngokungazelelwe, “Nkulunkulu wami, lemiBhalo uyaphila! Kuyinto iZwi likaNkulunkulu eliphilayo. Esikoleni sokufundela ubufundisi, safundiswa ukusebenzisa imiBhalo njengokungathi yizibonelo zaselebhu okufanele zihlinzwe futhi zicwiywe izitho zomzimba! ”

Ngempela, omunye umpristi osemusha waseNingizimu Melika wangitshela ukuthi yena nabangane bakhe balambele kanjani ukuba ngosanta. Banquma ukuba ngabapristi ukuphendula ukoma emiphefumulweni yabo. Uthathe isinqumo sokuthatha izifundo zakhe zobufundisi esikhungweni iJohn Paul II ngenkathi abangane bakhe beye eRoma ukuyofunda eSt. Thomas Aquinas University. Ulandise ukuthi, ngemuva kokuphothula izihlobo zabangane bakhe, "abanye babo babengasakholelwa nakuNkulunkulu." Lokho kwakungu- Vatican enyuvesi.

Ngake ngabuza omunye umpristi ngokohlelo lwamaBasilia ukuthi bake bafunda yini ngengokomoya labangcwele esikoleni semfundo ephakeme. “Cha,” ephendula. “Bekufundiswe ngokuphelele.”

Kuvela isithombe lapha. Kuchaza ukuthi kungani amaKhatholika amaningi ekhononda ngemindeni engakhuthazi kanye nezintshumayelo ezingenalutho mayelana ne- Eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu edlule: ukucabanga ungenele ubupristi obungcwele nazo zonke izinto eziphathelene nokungaqondakali. Kwabaningi babo bafundiswa ukuthi…

… Noma nini lapho into yaphezulu ibonakala ikhona, kufanele ichazwe ngenye indlela, kuncishiswe konke kube yingxenye yomuntu… Isimo esinjalo singaba yingozi empilweni yeSonto kuphela, siphonsa ukungabaza ngezimfihlakalo eziyisisekelo zobuKrestu kanye nomlando wazo— njengesibonelo, isikhungo soMthendeleko nokuvuka kukaKristu… —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Isikhuthazo SabaPhostoli - Isinodi I-Verbum Domini, n. 34

Futhi lokhu "ukwahlukana okuyinyumba", kusho uBenedict, kwesinye isikhathi kudale "umgoqo phakathi kwe-exegesis (incazelo yebhayibheli) kanye nemfundiso yenkolo ngisho nasezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu kwezemfundo." Izithelo zalokhu, ngokwengxenye, yilezi:

Imindeni ejwayelekile futhi engaqondakali efihla ukuqonda kwezwi likaNkulunkulu… —Iyid. n. 59

Iphuzu lapha akusikhona ukugxeka imindeni kepha kunalokho ukukhomba ukuthi ukucabanga okunengqondo kulisuse kanjani iSonto phambili futhi laya kude nothando olujulile, lomuntu siqu, nolunothando ngoJesu Kristu oluyisici seSonto lokuqala nabangcwele phakathi namakhulu eminyaka. Kepha ake ngichaze okusobala: babengcwele ngokuqondile ngoba babenothando olujulile, lomuntu siqu, nolunothando lweNkosi.

UKUBUYELA KUJESU

Okuthile okuhle kuyenzeka kulolu hambo lwamanje lwamakhonsathi, futhi ngikubona emehlweni alabo ababa khona. Kukhona ukulambela iVangeli, kwabangaphikisiwe, okucacile, futhi izwi eliphilayo zikaNkulunkulu. Phakathi kwezingoma, bengikhuluma nezethameli ngokulimala kwethu okuvamile kulelihora, ngokushabalala kweqiniso, uthando olungenamibandela lukaBaba, isidingo sokuvuma izono, nokuba khona kukaJesu kithina, ikakhulukazi eMthendelekweni izwi, i- Umphostoli ukholo. Omunye umpristi wase-Afrika wathi kimi, “Lokhu kucishe kufane nemvuselelo!”

Ngesinye isikhathi kulolu hambo, ngezwa amazwi eVangeli likaMathewu ehlaba enhliziyweni yami:

Lapho ebona izixuku, inhliziyo yakhe yaba nesihawu ngabo ngoba babekhathazekile futhi belahliwe, njengezimvu ezingenamalusi. (Math 9:36)

Yebo, kunomqondo wokuthi kukhona imvuselelo iyeza. Imvuselelo yamaKatolika! Kepha hhayi ukuthi bangaki abacabanga ngamatende, amakhamera wethelevishini, kanye namaphosta anemibala ephelele. Esikhundleni salokho, kuzofika ngokudabula kude noqhekeko, ukuhlubuka, nokuba sivivi okuphelele okuthathe iSonto eNtshonalanga Yezwe. Izofika ngoshushiso. Futhi izoshiya ngemuva iSonto elincane elimsulwa, elinothando, futhi eligxile kuKristu elinokukhathazeka okukodwa kuphela: ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo, ingqondo, nemiphefumulo yabo. Kuzoba yiBandla elizophinde liyibone iNkosi yalo kumaSakramente, elizoshumayela imiBhalo ngentshiseko yobuPhostoli, kanye neBandla elizosebenzisa ngamandla nangamandla amandla kaMoya oNgcwele njengaku IPhentekoste elisha.

Ngicabanga futhi leso siprofetho esanikezwa eRoma phambi kukaPapa Paul VI ngoMeyi, 1975 ngePentekoste ngoMsombuluko:

Ngoba ngiyakuthanda, ngifuna ukukukhombisa engikwenzayo emhlabeni namuhla. Ngifuna ukukulungiselela okuzayo. Izinsuku zobumnyama ziyeza emhlabeni, izinsuku zosizi… Izakhiwo ezimile manje ngeke zime. Ukusekelwa okukhona kwabantu bami manje ngeke kube khona. Ngifuna nizilungiselele, bantu bakithi, ukwazi mina kuphela futhi ninamathele kimi futhi nibe nami ngendlela ejulile kunanini ngaphambili. Ngizokuholela ogwadule… Ngizokuhlubula konke okwethembele kukho manje, ngakho uthembele kimi. Isikhathi sobumnyama siyeza emhlabeni, kepha isikhathi senkazimulo siyeza seBandla lami, isikhathi senkazimulo siyeza ngabantu bami. Ngizothululela phezu kwakho zonke izipho zoMoya wami. Ngizokulungiselela ukulwa ngokomoya; Ngizokulungiselela isikhathi sokushunyayelwa kwevangeli umhlaba ongakaze usibone…. Futhi uma ungenalutho ngaphandle kwami, uzoba nakho konke: umhlaba, amasimu, amakhaya, nabafowenu nodadewethu nothando nenjabulo nokuthula kunanini ngaphambili. Zilungiseleleni bantu bami, ngifuna ukunilungiselela ... —Khulunywa uRalph Martin eSt. Peter's Square

Ngikholwa ukuthi lona ngumsebenzi oyinhloko kaMama wethu Obusisiwe kulelihora: ukusiza izingane zakhe ziphinde zithandane neNdodana yakhe, ephinda kithi namuhla:

Nginokuphikisana nalokhu ngawe: ulahlekelwe uthando owawunalo ekuqaleni. Qaphela ukuthi uwe kude kangakanani. Phenduka, wenze imisebenzi owawenza ekuqaleni… (IsAm 2: 4-5)

Futhi lolu thando lwenziwa, luvezwe, futhi lwashintshaniswa umkhuleko. Ukunxenxa okulula kukaMama wethu “Thandaza, thandaza, thandaza” mhlawumbe isikhuthazo esihlakaniphe kunazo zonke ake asinikeza ezibukweni zakhe. Ngoba ngomkhuleko, sihlangana noNkulunkulu ophilayo onika izimfihlo zenhliziyo yaKhe, afake izimfanelo ezinhle, futhi athulule ngothando olukhulu uthando oluguqukela enkazimulweni luye enkazimulweni. Imfihlo yabangcwele ukuthi babengamadoda nabesifazane bomkhuleko ojulile futhi oyiqiniso lapho balungiselelwa khona uJesu Kristu. INkosi yethu uqobo yayithandaza njalo kuBaba, nabaPhostoli bamlingisa nje. Asisoze samthola uJesu, isikhungo sethu, ngaphandle kokuthi siphinde sibe ngabesilisa nabesifazane bokuthandaza. Ngalokhu angisho abantu abahlehlisa umfudlana wamagama kepha kunalokho bathanda uNkulunkulu ngokusuka enhliziyweni. Umkhuleko-ke uba yingxoxo elula phakathi kwabangane, ukwangana phakathi kwezithandani, ukuthula kothando phakathi kwengane noYise.

Kakhulu kangakanani ngifuna ukubhala! Eminyakeni eminingi edlule, uNkulunkulu wakhuluma ngokusobala enhliziyweni yami ngenkathi ngicabanga ngokushiya iSonto LamaKatolika:

Hlala ukhanye kubafowenu.

Ngemuva kwalokho mangimemeze kunoma ngubani ozolalela: uma ufisa ukugcwaliseka, uma ufisa ukwelashwa, uma ufisa ukwaneliseka, thanda uJesu! Cela uMoya oNgcwele ukuthi ukugcwalise manje, ukukuguqula, ukuvuselele, ukukuvusa, ukukunika ukulambela futhi ukomele iZwi likaNkulunkulu futhi. Funda iBhayibheli. Ukudla amaSakramente kaningi. Vala i-TV (noma ikhompyutha), cabanga ngezinto ezingenhla, hhayi ngezansi, bese “Ningenzi malungiselelo ngezifiso zenyama.” ^[1]isib. Rom 13:14; bona futhi Ingwe Esibayeni Lapho-ke uNkulunkulu wokuthula onguMbane noMlilo uzokhipha umlilo enhliziyweni yakho, akwenze umPhostoli walezi zinsuku zokugcina kuphela, kodwa abe ngumngani nesithandwa sakho.

Umphefumulo onjalo uzoba iLangabi Eliphilayo Lothando okuthi lapho, ngoJesu Kristu, kukhanyise umhlaba ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu…

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