Ukusisiza…

 

I ngisanda kubuya eLouisiana naseMississippi lapho, impela, umusa kaKristu wabonakaliswa phakathi kwethu. Angisoze ngasikhohlwa isithombe engisibone lapho ngivula amehlo ami kusihlwa sokugcina ngesikhathi sokuvala kwethu sokudumisa. Inqwaba yabantu abavela esontweni elalicishe ligcwale izungeze i-altare, abaningi bekhala, njengoba babebuka ubuso buka-Eucharistic of Christ kule monstrance. Babuthana kuJesu njengezimvu ezilangazelela umalusi ukuze azenze ziphephe futhi zivikeleke phambi Kwakhe.

Ngokwami, ngibona sengathi iNkosi inginikeze i- ezahlukene uhlobo lwesibindi kulezi zinsuku. Kuyizithelo, ngezindlela eziningi, zezikhathi zethu ezivele zigxile kokunye. Kufinyelelwe ingqophamlando engokomoya ngokubhalwa kwe- Ukuhlulwa Okukhulu. Ngayo, siyakwazi ukufunda ku- imigomo eqondile ukuthi "izikhathi zokugcina" zibukeka kanjani: "kuyisiko lempilo" kuqhathaniswa "nesiko lokufa".

Lo mzabalazo ufana nempi yokubhubhisa echazwe ku- [IsAm 11: 19-12: 1-6, 10 empini phakathi "kowesifazane owembethe ilanga" kanye "nodrako"]. Izimpi zokufa ezilwa nokuPhila: “isiko lokufa” lifuna ukuzibophezela esifisweni sethu sokuphila, futhi siphile ngokugcwele… Imikhakha emikhulu yomphakathi ididekile ngokuthi yini elungile nengalungile, futhi isemseni walabo amandla "okudala" umbono nokuwufaka kwabanye.  —UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, eCherry Creek State Park eHomily, eDenver, eColorado,

Kungakho-ke, uma ngishumayela emasontweni ahlukahlukene futhi ngicaphuna amazwi kaJohn Paul II athi “sibhekene nengxabano yokugcina phakathi kweSonto nabamelene nesonto, iVangeli ne-anti-Gospel…”, ngihlala ngifaka amagama , “… Owesifazane embethe ilanga kuqhathaniswa nodrako, isiko lempilo uma kuqhathaniswa nesiko lokufa, UKristu kuqhathaniswa Umphikukristu.”Lokho, futhi kunesibindi esithile esithwalwa ngokuphuthuma kwezikhathi zethu. Ngubani, ongathandazi "ukubukela nokukhuleka," ongaboni ukuthi ukuzinza komhlaba kulenga manje ngentambo?

 

Ukuphuthuma

Kungakho-ke kufanele ngiphinde ngibuyele kini, kwesinye isikhalazo esingajwayelekile, ukusiza lo mphostoli aqhubeke nomsebenzi wethu wokufundisa, ukukhuthaza nokuqinisa isikhathi sisekhona sokwenza lokho. Ngeke kukumangaze ukuthi, kulesi sikhathi esinzima somnotho, iminikelo yethu, esithembele kuyo kakhulu, yehlile kakhulu kulo nyaka. Kakhulu kangangoba kudingeke ukuthi siphinde sibuyise imali epulazini ukuze nje sikhokhele inkonzo yethu nokugcina ukudla kutafula. Makube njalo. Mina noLea nathi sikulungele ukulahlekelwa yikho konke ngenxa kaKristu uma ngabe yilokho okuzomdumisa kakhulu.

Kepha ngibuye ngabafundi bangitshele muva nje ukuthi, ngoba kuyaqabukela sicele iminikelo, abamane baziqonde izidingo zale nkonzo. Mhlawumbe kunjalo. Angibuzi kaningi ngoba — okulungile noma okungalungile — angifuni neze ukushiya isithombe sokuthi le nkonzo “ibambe”; noma "kumayelana nemali." Ngakho-ke ngiyeka ukuphuma kwegazi kuze kube yilapho sidinga ukumpontshelwa.

 

YIKUPHI NGEMPELA OKUSEKELAYO?

Le yinkonzo yesikhathi esigcwele mina nomkami, futhi sekuphele iminyaka eyi-12 manje. Unkosikazi wami, uLea, ungumgogodla wangempela, ukuphatha ukubhuka, ukwakhiwa kwewebhusayithi, ikhava ye-albhamu nezithombe zezincwadi, namanye ama-asundries. Ngasohlangothini lwamathuluzi wenkonzo, okuwukuphela kwesisebenzi sethu, uColette, ophatha ama-oda aku-inthanethi, abathengisi, okusetshenziswayo, neminye imisebenzi. Uyisibusiso esivela kuNkulunkulu esivumele mina noLea ukuba sibe nokuphila komndeni nezingane zethu eziyisishiyagalombili. Ngokwami, ukugxila kwami ​​ekudluliseni "izwi likaNkulunkulu" ngokwezimfundiso zenkolo yethu yamaKhatholika ngegama nangengoma. Lokhu kubandakanya ukuhamba kwemishini, ukuhlehla, izingqungquthela, amakhonsathi, kanye nezikole ngezikhathi ezithile. Isikhathi sami ekhaya bese sigxile ekubhaleni, kuma-webcasts ami, nasekukhiqizeni noma yimaphi amaphrojekthi akhethekile, njenge-albhamu yami ezayo, okukushisayo. Kulo nyaka, phakathi kokuhambela kwami ​​estudiyo nemishini, kube nzima kakhulu ukugxila kokuqukethwe yiwebhu. Kodwa-ke, ngiyethemba ukuthi lokhu kuwa kuzothola inqubo ethe xaxa ezongivumela ukuthi ngigxile ekufundeni okukhulu okuqoqe le minyaka eyisikhombisa edlule. Ngokuxhaswa okufanele kwezezimali, ngizokwazi ukwenza kangcono lokho.

Ngezansi kunezidingo ezithile esinazo. Sicela uthandaze ngokuthi ungaba kanjani umlingani oqondile ekusisizeni siqhubeke nalobu buhlubuki. Ngiyakutshela ukuthi isithelo siyamangalisa, futhi ngalokho sibonga uNkulunkulu. Ngihlangane nemiphefumulo eminingi ohambweni lwami engitshela ukuthi le webhusayithi ngeyabo ukuphakama kulezi zikhathi; bese kuthi abanye abebekuso isono, futhi bathole inkululeko entsha kuKristu ngalezi zimfundiso; futhi abanye babe nokuguqulwa okuthile okumangazayo, okubandakanya ukungena eSontweni LamaKatolika. Kubo bonke laba, sikhothamela ngokwesaba imfihlakalo kaKristu osebenza phakathi kwethu.

 

IZidingo

Kulo nyaka, inkonzo yethu nomndeni wethu bebe nochungechunge olwesabekayo lokuwohloka kwezimoto. Silinganiselwa kuzindleko ezingama- $ 18,000 kuze kube manje, futhi izimoto zethu zihlelelwe ukulungiswa okwengeziwe okwamanje. Akudingeki ukuthi usho ukuthi, yimuphi umndeni wabayishumi onalolo hlobo lwemali uhlezi!

Ibhasi Lokuvakasha

Uhambo lwami oluningi luhilela ukusebenzisa imotorhome esise amakhilomitha ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu sinqamula iNyakatho Melika. Kepha kuyaguga kudinga ukulungiswa okukhulu okuvamile. Imayela liphakeme kakhulu, inani lincane kakhulu ukuthi singathengisa ngalo, njengoba kunzima njengoba sizamile. Lokhu Kuwa okuzayo, sidinga amathayi amasha nokulungiswa okungathi sína ($ 4000). Ngaphezu kwalokho, sidinga nje usizo lokuxhasa izinkokhelo eziqhubekayo zanyanga zonke, okuyizibambiso ngokwazo:

$ 750 / inyanga

Ibhalansi ekhokhwayo: $ 81,000

Studio

Isitudiyo sethu senkonzo (sokukhiqiza ngemuva kwesitudiyo kanye nokusakazwa kwewebhu) sonakaliswe izivunguvungu ezimbili muva nje. Sidinga ukufaka esikhundleni ama-shingles ngokushesha okukhulu. Izindleko zethu zilinganiselwa ku- $ 5-6000.

Iholo

Ukuze sikhokhele izindleko zabasebenzi bethu, sidinga ukukhulisa u- $ 2500 njalo ngenyanga. Lokhu kumboza isisebenzi sethu kuphela.

Izindleko Ezingaguquki

Insizakalo yokubhaliswa kwebhulogi, imali ekhokhwa kuwebhusayithi, imali yokuthenga ezitolo, ifoni, izinsiza nokunye okunjalo cishe kungu- $ 1000 njalo ngenyanga.

Izindleko ze-albhamu

Ama-albhamu ami amasha aphuma kulokhu kuwa azwakala emuhle. Kepha bathole nezindleko ezingalindelekile. Silinganiselwa ku- $ 15,000 ngaphezu kwesabelomali sethu sokuqala.

 

SIYASIZA…

Kunezindlela ezintathu ongasekela ngazo inkonzo yethu. Yonke leyo mininingwane iyatholakala ngokuchofoza inkinobho Yokusekela engezansi. Ungasebenzisa i-PayPal, ikhadi lesikweletu, noma uhlole. Kukhona futhi inketho yokwenza umnikelo wanyanga zonke noma wesikhathi esisodwa. (Futhi kulabo abanikela ngaphezulu kwama- $ 75, bazothola isaphulelo esingu-50% kuwo wonke amabhuku ami, ama-CD nomsebenzi wobuciko esitolo!) Umnumzane wase-United States naye uvumile ukufanisa iminikelo yethu kuze kufike ku- $ 7500. Ngakho-ke umnikelo wakho wokupha uzophindwa kabili!

Okokugcina, siyabonga ngakho konke ukuxhaswa, umthandazo noma okunye. Abanye babaxhasi bethu abakhulu kulo nyaka, bakholwe noma cha, babe ngabapristi! Abanye bebelokhu benikela “ngemali encane yomfelokazi”, benikela ngezidingo zabo. Nani nonke enibe nesandla esivulekile kuze kube manje, sinokubonga okukhulu, futhi sithandazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu anibuyisele kalikhulu ngezibusiso zikamoya neziphathekayo ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zenu.

Ngaphandle kwenkinobho yeSupport ozoyibona ezansi kwemibhalo yami, ngeke ngibe nesinye isikhalazo esifana nalesi okwesikhashana, uma uNkulunkulu evuma. Ngamunye wenu uhlala enhliziyweni yami nasemikhulekweni.

 

PS Ngikubhalela lokhu emotweni yethu njengoba sithatha uhambo olude oluya kumama kaLea obonakale engena emahoreni akhe okugcina manje (enomdlavuza wobuchopho) kule sizini yokugcina yokuphila kwakhe. Sicela uqhubeke ukumkhumbula emithandazweni yakho njengoba ephila ngokuthanda kwakhe, futhi nomndeni. Ukuhlupheka kwakho nezicelo zakho kuhlala emithandazweni yethu.