UKUVUSELELWA KWELENTEN
Usuku 15
IF owake waya kokunye engikhosela kukho ngaphambili, khona-ke uzokwazi ukuthi ngithanda ukukhuluma ngokusuka enhliziyweni. Ngikuthola kushiya indawo yokuthi iNkosi noma i-Our Lady yenze noma yini abayifunayo-njengokushintsha isihloko. Yebo, namuhla ngesinye salezo zikhathi. Izolo, sizindle ngesipho sensindiso, okuyilungelo futhi nokucela ukuthela izithelo zoMbuso. Njengoba uSt. Paul asho kwabase-Efesu…
Ngoba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa, futhi lokhu akuveli kini; kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu; akuveli emisebenzini, ukuze kungabikho ozibongayo. Ngoba singumsebenzi wezandla zakhe, sidalelwe kuKristu Jesu ngemisebenzi emihle uNkulunkulu ayilungiselele ngaphambili, ukuze siphile kuyo. (Efe 2: 8-9)
Njengoba uJohane uMbhapathizi asho, “Khiqiza izithelo ezinhle njengobufakazi bokuphenduka kwakho.” [1]I-Matt 3: 8 Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu usisindisile impela ukuze sibe umsebenzi wezandla zaKhe, omunye uKristu emhlabeni. Umgwaqo omncane futhi onzima ngoba ufuna ukwenqatshwa kwesilingo, kepha umvuzo uwukuphila kuKristu. Futhi ngoSt. Paul, kwakungekho lutho emhlabeni olwaqhathanisa:
Konke ngikubheka njengokulahlekile ngenxa yokulunga okuphelele kokwazi uKristu Jesu iNkosi yami. Ngenxa yakhe ngikwamukele ukulahlekelwa yizinto zonke futhi ngikuthatha njengodoti omkhulu, ukuze ngizuze uKristu futhi ngitholakale kuye… (Phil 3: 8-9)
Ngalokho, ngifuna ukwabelana nawe ngobufakazi obuseduze, ukubiza umgwaqo uNarrow Pilgrim Road onyakeni wokuqala womshado wami. Empeleni, lokhu kunikezwa ngesikhathi esifanele ukuphawula kukaPapa okuyimpikiswano muva nje mayelana nokuvimbela inzalo….
KUNYE iningi lamaKatolika asanda kushada, mina nomkami uLea sasingazi okuningi ngemfundiso yeSonto ngokulawulwa kokuzalwa. Akuzange kukhulunywe ngenkambo yethu "yokuhlangana komshado", noma nganoma yisiphi esinye isikhathi ngesikhathi samalungiselelo omshado. Sasingakaze sizwe imfundiso evela epulpiti kuyo, futhi kwakungeyona into esasicabange ukuxoxa ngayo kakhulu nabazali bethu. Futhi uma onembeza bethu ngamashumi sihlikihliwe, sikwazile ukukuchitha ngokushesha "njengesidingo esingenangqondo."
Ngakho lapho usuku lomshado wethu lusondela, ingoduso yami yenza okwenziwa abesifazane abaningi: yaqala ukuphuza “iphilisi.”
Cishe izinyanga eziyisishiyagalombili sisemshadweni wethu, besifunda incwadi eveza ukuthi iphilisi lokuvimbela inzalo ingaba yinto engabaluleki. Lokho wukuthi, ingane esanda kukhulelwa ingabhujiswa ngamakhemikhali kwezinye izindlela zokuvimbela inzalo. Sashaqeka! Ukube saqeda ngokungazi impilo yomuntu oyedwa - noma eziningana—ezethu izingane? Ngokushesha safunda imfundiso yeSonto mayelana nokuvimbela inzalo okwenziwe ngomuntu futhi sanquma ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi sizolandela lokho okwalandelwa yilowo owalandela uPeter. Ngemuva kwakho konke, ngangikhathazwa amaKhatholika “okudlela” akhetha futhi akhethe noma yiziphi izimfundiso zeSonto abazolandela, nalabo ababengazifuni. Futhi nakhu ngenza into efanayo!
Saya kuConfession kungekudala ngemuva kwalokho saqala ukufunda ngezindlela zemvelo umzimba womuntu wesifazane oveza ukuqala kokuzala ukuze umbhangqwana ukwazi ukuhlela umndeni wawo ngokwemvelo, ngaphakathi SikaNkulunkulu ukwakheka. Ngokuzayo lapho sihlangana njengendoda nenkosikazi, kwaba khona ukukhululwa komusa okunamandla okusishiyile sobabili sikhala, sicwiliswa ebukhoneni obukhulu beNkosi ebesingakaze sibubone kulokho ngaphambili. Ngokungazelelwe, sakhumbula! Bekungokokuqala sihlangana ngaphandle ukuvimbela inzalo; okokuqala lapho sizinikele ngokweqiniso, omunye komunye ngokugcwele, singagodleli lutho kithi, kufaka phakathi amandla amakhulu nelungelo lokuzala.
IKHONDOMU ENGOKOMOYA
Kukhona ukukhuluma okuningi kulezi zinsuku mayelana nokuthi ukuvimbela inzalo kuvimbela kanjani ukukhulelwa. Kepha kuncane okuxoxwa ngakho ukuthi yini enye evimba lokho — okungukuthi, ukuhlangana okuphelele kwendoda nenkosikazi.
Ukuvimbela inzalo kufana nekhondomu phezu kwenhliziyo. Ithi angivulelekile ngokuphelele ukuthi kungenzeka kube khona impilo. Futhi uJesu akashongo yini ukuthi wayeyindlela, neqiniso, no impilo? Noma nini lapho sikhipha noma sivimba impilo, siyayikhipha futhi siyayinqanda ubukhona bukaJesu ngamandla kaMoya oNgcwele. Ngalesi sizathu kuphela, ukulawulwa kokuzalwa kuhlukanise buthule amadoda nabafazi ngezindlela abangenakuziqonda. Kuvimbele ubunye obujulile kakhulu bemiphefumulo, ngakho-ke, ukujula okukhulu kakhulu kokuhlanganisa nokungcwelisa: Impilo uqobo, UJesu, ngubani ongumlingani wesithathu wayo yonke imishado yesidlo esingcwele.
Ngabe kuyamangaza yini ukuthi ucwaningo lwesayensi luthole imiphumela elandelayo phakathi kwemibhangqwana engasebenzisi izindlela zokuvimbela inzalo? Bona:
- abe nezinga lesehlukaniso eliphansi ngokumangalisayo (0.2%) (uma kuqhathaniswa nama-50% emphakathini jikelele);
- babe nemishado ejabulisayo;
- bajabule kakhulu futhi baneliseka kakhulu ezimpilweni zabo zansuku zonke;
- babe nobudlelwano obukhulu bomshado;
- wabelane ngokusondelana okujulile nomlingani kunalabo abavimbela inzalo;
- bona izinga elijulile lokuxhumana nomlingani wakho;
(Ukubona imiphumela ephelele yocwaningo lukaDkt Robert Lerner, iya ku- www.obangela.lcom)
NJENGESIHLAHLA
Kungakapheli unyaka sinqume ukulandela imfundiso yeSonto evezwe kule ncwadi I-Humanae Vitae, sakhulelwa indodakazi yethu yokuqala, uTianna. Ngikhumbula ngihlezi etafuleni lasekhishini futhi ngithi kumkami, “Kufana… kufana nokuthi siyisihlahla se-apula. Inhloso yesihlahla se-apula ukuthela izithelo! Kungokwemvelo futhi kuhle. ” Izingane ngokwesiko lethu lesimanje zivame ukubhekwa njengokuphazamisa, noma kakhulu, imfashini eyamukelekayo uma unayo eyodwa, noma mhlawumbe ezimbili (noma yikuphi okungaphezu kokuthathu okubhekwa njengokunganaki noma nokunganaki.) Kodwa izingane yizo kanyeisigqoko yothando lomshado, ukufeza enye yezindima ezibalulekile ezidizayinwe nguNkulunkulu ngendoda nenkosikazi: zala, wande. [2]IGen 1: 28
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, uNkulunkulu usibusise ngempela ngabantwana abengeziwe abayisikhombisa. Sinamadodakazi amathathu alandelwa amadodana amahlanu (saqala ngabagadli bezingane…. Bekungahlelwanga konke — kube nezimanga ezithile! Futhi kwesinye isikhathi mina noLea sasizizwa sikhungathekile phakathi nokudilizwa emsebenzini nokuqongelela izikweletu… size sibabambe ngezandla zethu singakwazi ukucabanga impilo ngaphandle kwabo. Abantu bayahleka lapho besibona sinqwabelana ngaphandle kweveni yethu noma ngebhasi lokuvakasha. Sikhangelwa ezindaweni zokudlela futhi sigqolozelene ezitolo zokudla (“Ingabe konke lezi eyakho?? ”). Ngesinye isikhathi, phakathi nokugibela ibhayisikili lomkhaya, osemusha othile wasibona futhi wababaza, “Bheka! Umndeni! ” Bengicabanga ukuthi ngiseChina isikhashana.
Kepha sobabili noLea siyabona ukuthi isinqumo ngempilo sibe yisipho nomusa omkhulu.
UTHANDO ALUHLULEKI
Ngaphezu kwakho konke, ubungane nomkami kusukela ngalolo suku lwesinqumo lukhule kuphela futhi uthando lwethu lujule, yize kunezinhlungu ezikhulayo nezinsuku ezinzima ezifika kunoma yibuphi ubuhlobo. Kunzima ukukuchaza, kepha uma uvumela uNkulunkulu ukuthi angene emshadweni wakho, noma ngabe imininingwane yayo isondelene kakhulu, kuhlala kukhona ukwanda, ukuvuselelwa okugcina umuntu ethandana njalo njengoba uMoya kaNkulunkulu odala ukuvula izindlela ezintsha zobumbano.
UJesu wathi kubaPhostoli, “Onilalelayo uyangilalela nami.” [3]ULuka 10: 16 Ngisho nezimfundiso ezinzima zeBandla ziyohlala zithela njalo izithelo. Ngoba uJesu wathi:
Uma nihlala ezwini lami, nizakuba ngabafundi bami ngeqiniso, futhi niyolazi iqiniso, futhi iqiniso liyonikhulula. (Johane 8: 31-32)
ISIFINYEZO NOMBHALO
Ikholi ye-pilgrim yikholi yokulalela, kepha isimemo ku injabulo.
Uma nigcina imiyalo yami, niyakuhlala othandweni lwami, njengalokho nami ngigcinile imiyalo kaBaba ngihlala othandweni lwakhe. Nginitshelile lokhu, ukuze intokozo yami ibe kini, nokuthokoza kwenu kuphelele. (Johane 15: 10-11)
Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngoDisemba 7, 2007.
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