Ukuphula Umlando

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UMLOMO NGOLWESITHATHU

ngu-Commander Richard Brehn, NOAA Corps

Skrolela ezansi ukulalela i-podcast yokuzindla ngakunye uma ufisa. Khumbula, ungathola usuku ngalunye lapha: Umthandazo Retreat.

WE baphila ezikhathini ezingavamile.

Futhi phakathi kwabo, lapha wena kukhona. Akungabazeki, mhlawumbe uzizwa ungenamandla lapho ubhekene nezinguquko eziningi ezenzekayo emhlabeni wethu — umdlali ongabalulekile, umuntu ongenamthelela omncane ezweni elikuzungezile, ingasaphathwa eyomlando. Mhlawumbe uzizwa sengathi uboshwe entanjeni yomlando futhi uhudulelwa emuva koMkhumbi Omkhulu Wesikhathi, ujikijela futhi ujike ungasizi ngalutho. Lokho, mngani wami, yilokho kanye uSathane afuna ukuthi wena, nami, nawo wonke amaKrestu ukholwe, ngakho-ke, kusiholele ebugqilini besaba, ukukhathazeka, kanye nokuzivikela. Ku- neutered ngokomoya khona. Kepha wazi kangcono. Uyazi ukuthi uma uqonda ngokweqiniso ukuthi ungubani kuKristu, nokuthi uma uqala ukuhlala ebudlelwaneni noNkulunkulu lokho eyiqiniso, Ngobuqotho, Futhi Inani, ukuze ube njengomnsalo woMkhumbi. Ukuthi impilo yakho — noma ngabe iphilwa ikhandwe esigodlweni esifihlwe kude nezwe — izokwenza umlando ngezindlela mhlawumbe ezingaqondakala ingunaphakade.

Yima umzuzwana bese ucabanga ngalokhu: ungomunye we- izigidigidi labantu abake baphila kulo mhlaba. Kepha njengamanje, ngawo wonke umoya owuphefumulayo, usika amagagasi esikhathi okungekho omunye owake waba nawo. Mina nawe kukhona umzuzu wamanje ozochaza okwedlule. Uneminyaka emingaki esele emhlabeni? Zingaki izinsuku? Ngabe isikhathi sakho esisele lapha singayiguqula ngempela inkambo yalo mhlaba? Qonda lokhu: umthandazo owodwa, owenziwa ngothando, okhulunywa ngeqiniso, futhi wahlobiswa ngezinyembezi ungashintsha inkambo yomlando. Kukangaki iNkosi uDavid ikhala izinyembezi zokuphenduka, kuphela ukuthi iNkosi ibambezele isahlulelo sayo kwesinye isizukulwane! ^[1]isib. 2 Samuweli 12: 13-14 Kuthiwani ngo “yebo” kaMama wethu Obusisiwe, nemiphumela yako engaqondakali? Noma lokho kukaSt. Francis wase-Assisi, noma u-Augustine, noma uFaustina? Ngabe asibizelwe ukuthi futhi "sizale" uKristu njengoba benza?

Bantwana bami, engibuye ngiphange ngenxa yabo, aze uKristu abunjwe kini. (Gal 4:19)

Ngaleso sikhathi, amazwi noma izenzo zethu ezenzelwe uNkulunkulu zingabonakala zincane futhi zingenalusizo… kepha isenzo ngasinye nezwi, okwenziwe ngeNtando Yaphezulu, kufana nembewu yesinaphi, imbewu encane kakhulu. Kodwa lapho ivuthwa, iba yisihlahla esikhulu kunazo zonke. Ngakho-ke ngamazwi nangezenzo zethu lapho siphendula umusa. Bane- okuphakade umthelela.

Inhloso yale Lenten Retreat, engiyibeka ezandleni zikaMama Obusisiwe, ngukususa mina nawe ku ukuzivikela isikhundla -sabela ezenzakalweni eziguqula umhlaba ezisizungezile ngokwesaba noma ngenkani- ku Ukucasula eyodwa. Kepha hhayi ngohlobo lwe-hype kanye "nokucabanga okuhle" okungakhuthazwa yizipikha ezikhuthazayo. Esikhundleni salokho, ukukusiza ukuthi uqale ukuhlala ebudlelwaneni "obuqotho, obuqotho, nobuphelele" noNkulunkulu ngemigudu efakazelwe yomusa.

Ngoba ngomusa nisindisiwe ngokukholwa, futhi lokhu akuveli kini; kuyisipho sikaNkulunkulu… Ngokuba singumsebenzi wezandla zakhe, sidalelwe kuKristu Jesu ngemisebenzi emihle uNkulunkulu ayilungiselele ngaphambili, ukuze siphile kuyo. (Efe 2: 8-10)

Ngamafuphi, inhloso yalesi sihogo ukukusiza ukuthi wakhe i- ingokomoya. Ngakho-ke, kuzoba ngokoqobo, kube yinselele, futhi kube yibizo kuwe ukuthi ungene kwenye yezimpi zokomoya ezinkulu kunazo zonke iSonto eselike lazazi, lokho uSt. John Paul II akubiza ngokuthi "ukubhekana kokugcina" kwale nkathi phakathi kwamandla oKhanya kanye ubumnyama. ^[2]qhathanisa Ukuqonda Ukuxabana Okokugcina

Ngakho-ke, ake sicele lo Ngcwele omkhulu, kanye noMama Obusisiwe uTeresa, uSt. Faustina, uSt Pio, uSt. Ambrose, uSt. Catherine waseSiena, uSt. Francis wase-Assisi, iSt. Thomas Aquinas, iSt. Andrew, Inceku kaNkulunkulu Catherine de Hueck Doherty (engeza usanta wakho omthandayo)… ukusithandazela, ukuze sibe namandla nesibindi sokuphendula umusa uNkulunkulu azosenza sitholakale kuwo ngendlela ejulile. Nginesiqiniseko salokhu — ngoba yini uBaba anganikeza ingane Yakhe itshe lapho icele isinkwa, noma inyoka esikhundleni senhlanzi?

Khumbula, “Abamnene bayodla ifa lomhlaba.” ^[3]I-Matt 5: 5 Yize kungahle kubonakale sengathi abantu basemhlabeni, abacebile, nababi yibo kuphela ababhala ikusasa, imvamisa izinhliziyo ezifihliwe, ezihlakaniphile, nezengane eziguqula umlando. Njengoba umbhalo usho:

“Ngiyakuchitha ukuhlakanipha kwabahlakaniphileyo, ngiyeke ukufunda kwabafundileyo.” Uphi ohlakaniphileyo? Uphi umbhali? Uphi umphikisi walonyaka? (1 Kor 1: 19-20)

UJesu uyaphendula:

Vumela abantwana beze kimi; ungabavimbeli, ngoba umbuso kaNkulunkulu ungowalezi ... Wasebasingatha, wababusisa, ebeka izandla phezu kwabo. (Marku 10: 14-16)

Futhi-ke, ukuhlehla kwethu kuqala ngokwanga nokubusiswa kwe- uJesu, kulabo abeza njengezingane ezincane, okungukuthi, abanezinhliziyo eziphukile nezaphukileyo; ngobuqotho; ngethemba nangokukholwa; futhi nge isifiso, noma ngabe amaphakethe akho engenalutho ngobuhle. Yebo, uJesu uyakwamukela manje… Ungesabi. Ngoba, kanye noMama Wethu, Naye uzoba yiRetreat Master yethu.

ISIFINYEZO NOMBHALO:

Ngawo wonke umoya owuphefumulayo, unethuba lokushintsha inkambo yomlando, akukhathalekile ukuthi ungubani, lapho umoya wakho udonswa ngaphakathi, kanye noKristu.

Ngingenza zonke izinto kuye ongiqinisayo. (Fil 4:13)