U-Elijah ehlane, uMichael D. O'Brien
HHAYI Kudala, iNkosi yakhuluma izwi elimnene kodwa elinamandla elihlaba umphefumulo wami:
"Bambalwa eSontweni LaseNyakatho Melika abaziyo ukuthi bawele kude kangakanani."
Ngenkathi ngicabanga ngalokhu, ikakhulukazi empilweni yami, ngabona iqiniso kulokhu.
Ngoba wena uthi, Nginothile, ngiphumelele, futhi angidingi lutho; ungazi ukuthi ulusizi, udatshukelwa, umpofu, uyimpumputhe, futhi uhamba-ze. (IsAm. 3: 17)
UPapa Paul VI uthe uphawu lomKrestu oyiqiniso yile:
… Impilo elula, umoya wokukhuleka, isisa senhliziyo kubo bonke ikakhulukazi abaphansi nabampofu, ukulalela nokuzithoba, ukuzidela nokuzidela. Ngaphandle kwalolu phawu lobungcwele, izwi lethu liyoba nobunzima ekuthinteni inhliziyo yomuntu wanamuhla. Kubeka engcupheni yokuba yize futhi oyinyumba. –– Ukushunyayelwa Kwezwi Ezweni Lanamuhla.
Mina nawe singaba kanjani namandla emphakathini onethezekile, othanda izinto ezibonakalayo, futhi ominzile, ukuphendula lolu bizo olunamandla? Impendulo yafika ngokusobala, kucace bha, esifundweni sokuqala eMiseni layizolo. Ingelosi, ekhomba ku ujeke wamanzi futhi Ikhekhe leziko, wathi kumprofethi u-Eliya,
"Vuka udle, kungenjalo uhambo luyoba lukhulu kuwe" Wavuka, wadla, waphuza, wahamba ngamandla alokho kudla izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane waze wafika eHorebe intaba kaNkulunkulu. (1 AmaKh. 19: 8; RSV)
Izinsuku nobusuku obungamashumi amane zimele uhambo olungokomoya; Ijeke lamanzi nekhekhe leziko lifanekisela uMthendeleko, Umzimba KaKristu Negazi; IHorebe imele ukuhlangana noNkulunkulu.
Kukangaki lapho ngintula ubuhle bobuKristu, lapho ngithola khona inhliziyo yami ichichima ngothando, ukuphana, umusa nokubekezela — akukho nokukodwa enganginakho ngaze ngathola uMthendeleko! Kungenxa yokuthi nguKristu uqobo, ukwenziwa kwawo wonke amandla, oweza kimi eyisisebenzi sakhe esimpofu, wangicebisa.
Nginxusa noma ngubani okwazi ukwamukela umzimba negazi likaKristu ukuba enze njalo, futhi kaningi ngangokunokwenzeka, abeke eceleni zonke izaba nobuvila. Lesi akusona isikhathi senduduzo. Uhambo oluphambi kweBandla — impela umhlaba — yilolo abambalwa abalulungele. Manje isikhathi sokuthi "uvuke udle, uma kungenjalo uhambo luyoba lukhulu kakhulu kuwe."
Ngakho-ke ngikweluleka ukuthi uthenge kimi igolide elicwengisiswe ngomlilo, ukuze ucebe, nezingubo ezimhlophe zokukumbathisa futhi uvikele ihlazo lobunqunu bakho ukuze lingabonakali… (IsAm. 3: 18)
Uma besingafanele ukunganaki uMthendeleko, singakunqoba kanjani ukusilela kwethu? —UPope John Paul II, e-Ecclesia de Eucharistia
