Njengesela

THE emahoreni angama-24 edlule selokhu kwabhalwa Ngemuva Kokukhanyisa, amazwi abelokhu enanela enhliziyweni yami: Njengesela ebusuku…

Ngokuphathelene nezikhathi nezinkathi, bazalwane, aninasidingo sokuba nilotshelwe okuthile. Ngokuba nina uqobo lwenu nazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luyakufika njengesela ebusuku. Lapho abantu bethi, “Ukuthula nokuhlala kahle,” khona inhlekelele engazelelwe ifika phezu kwabo, njengezinhlungu zokubeletha owesifazane okhulelweyo, futhi ngeke baphunyuke. (1 Thes. 5: 2-3)

Abaningi basebenzise la mazwi ekubuyeni kukaJesu kwesibili. Impela iNkosi izofika ngehora elingaziwa muntu ngaphandle kukaBaba. Kepha uma sifunda umbhalo ongenhla ngokucophelela, uSt. Embhalweni wami wokugcina, ngachaza ukuthi “usuku lweNkosi” alulona yini usuku noma umcimbi owodwa, kepha luyisikhathi esithile, ngokwe-Sacred Tradition. Ngakho-ke, lokho okuholela futhi kungenise uSuku lweNkosi yizo kanye lezo zinhlungu zokubeletha uJesu akhuluma ngazo ^[1]Mat 24: 6-8; ULuka 21: 9-11 noSt. uJohane wabona embonweni we Izimpawu Eziyisikhombisa Zenguquko.

Nabo, abaningi, bazofika njengesela ebusuku.

LUNGISELELA!

Lungiselela!

Lokho kube ngelinye lamagama “okuqala” engizwe ukuthi iNkosi ibingigqugquzela ukuthi ngiwabhale ngoNovemba ka-2005 ekuqaleni kwalokhu kubhala kobuphostoli. ^[2]bheka Lungiselela! Kusebenza kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili, kuphuthuma kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili, kudingeka kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili…

… Sekuyihora manje lokuthi uvuke ebuthongweni. Ngoba manje insindiso yethu iseduze kakhulu kunalapho siqala ukukholwa; ubusuku buhambile, imini isisondele. (Rom 13: 11-12)

Kusho ukuthini “ukulungiselela”? Ekugcineni, kusho ukuba ku isimo somusa. Ukungabi esonweni sokufa, noma ukuba nesono sokufa esingavunyelwa emphefumulweni wakho. ^[3]“Isono sokufa yisono okuso into ebaluleke kakhulu futhi esenziwa ngolwazi olugcwele nangokuvuma ngamabomu.”- -ICatechism of the Catholic Church, ngo-1857; isib. 1 Joh 5: 17 Kungani lokhu kungu ukuphuthuma ukuthi ngizwe kaninginingi kuvela eNkosini? Lelihora lasekuseni kakhulu, njengoba sibuka izithombe zingena zisuka eJapan, impendulo kufanele icace kithina sonke. Imicimbi ilapha futhi iza, iyanda futhi isakazeka emhlabeni wonke, lapho imiphefumulo eminingi izobizwa ngokuthi yikhaya ngokuphazima kweso. Ngibhale ngalokhu phambilini nokuthi kanjani, emiphefumulweni eminingi, lokhu kuzoba umusa kaNkulunkulu (bona Isihe ku-Chaos). Ngoba iNkosi ikhathazeke kakhulu ngemiphefumulo yethu yaphakade kunenduduzo yethu yamanje, yize nayo ikhathalela lokhu.

Omunye ungibhalele izolo:

Ukukhanya kubonakala sengathi kuseduze kwekhoneni, futhi yize uNkulunkulu engithululele umusa kulo nyaka ngendlela engingakaze ngiyibone ngaphambili, futhi unginike isikhathi, ngisazizwa ngingakulungele. Ukukhathazeka kwami ​​yilokhu: kuthiwani uma ngingakwazi ukumelana nokukhanya? Kuthiwani uma ngifa ngenxa yokwethuka / ukwesaba? … Ngabe kukhona engingakwenza ukuze ngihlale ngizolile…? Ngiyathemba nje ukuthi inhliziyo yami ayidangali lapho sekuyisikhathi sokuhlanjululwa ngempela.

Impendulo iwukuba uphile usuku ngalunye njengokungathi use iyiphi Okwamanje ungahlangana neNkosi, ngoba lokhu kuyiqiniso! Kungani uzikhathaza ngokuKhanya, noma ushushiso, noma ezinye izehlakalo zokubhujiswa lapho ungazi ukuthi uzovuka emqamelweni wakho ngakusasa ekuseni? INkosi ifuna ukuba sizilungiselele “ngesidingo sokwazi ngesisekelo.” Kodwa akafuni sikhathazeke. Singaba kanjani yizimpawu zokuphikisana ku umhlaba obanjwe ukwesaba impi, ubuphekula, imigwaqo engaphephile, ukuhlukumeza izinhlekelele zemvelo — kanye nezwe lapho uthando selupholile — uma singekho ubuso bokuthula nenjabulo? Futhi lokhu akuyona into esingayikhiqiza. Kuqhamuka ekuphileni umzuzu nomzuzwana ngentando kaNkulunkulul, ngithembele othandweni lwaKhe olunesihe, futhi ngithembele kuYe ngakho konke. Kuyamangalisa isipho ukuhlala kanjena, futhi kungenzeka kuwo wonke umuntu. Siqala ngokuphenduka kulokho okunamathiselwe nemikhuba okusigcina siboshwe ngokwesaba. Uma siphila esimweni somusa, lapho-ke noma kufika ukufa kwami ​​kwemvelo noma lowo mzuzu “wokukhanyisa”, ngiyobe sengikulungele. Hhayi ngoba ngiphelele, kodwa ngoba ngithemba umusa Wakhe.

UKUVUMELA UNKULUNKULU

Kufanele siyeke isono. Abantu abaningi bafuna ukubizwa ngamaKrestu, kepha abafuni ukuyeka ukona. Kepha yisono uqobo esisenza sibe lusizi. Lokho, nokungabi nethemba entandweni kaNkulunkulu kwesinye isikhathi esivumela ukuthi sihlupheke. Sidinga ukuphenduka! Ukuyekela kakhulu kuye; ukuba nokuthula; ukwaneliseka esinakho; ukuqeda lokhu kuphithizela kokufuna le nto noma lokho, bese ngiqala ukuMfuna esikhundleni.

Iqiniso ukuthi, kuyeza isikhathi seSonto lapho, uma singenalo uthathelwe impahla ngokuzithandela ^[4]bheka Ukulahlwa Ngokuzithandela thina ngokwethu kokunamathiselwe kwethu, uMoya kaNkulunkulu uzosenzela kona nganoma iziphi izindlela ezidingekayo. ^[5]bheka Isiprofetho eRoma; futhi nochungechunge lwamavidiyo ngegama elifanayo ku- I-EmbracingHope.tv Kwabanye, lokhu kuzokwethusa. Futhi kufanele kube njalo. Kufanele sesabe ukuphikelela esonweni ngoba “inkokhelo yesono ingukufa ” ^[6]I-Rom 6: 23 nomholo we ofayo isono sinjalo okuphakade ukufa. ^[7]bheka Kulabo Abasesonweni Sokufa; isib. Gal 5: 19-21 Futhi njengoba ngisanda kubhala encwadini yami yokugcina, nathi kufanele sihlakaniphe njengezinyoka kodwa sibe mnene njengamajuba, ukuze a i-tsunami engokomoya isivele ibheke ebuntwini. ^[8]bheka I-Tsunami Yokuziphatha

UKUNYAKAZELA OKUKHULU

Namuhla ekuseni, izinyembezi nemithandazo yami zihlangana nezakho kubantu baseJapan nakwezinye izindawo ezingathinteka yile nhlekelele. Umhlaba usuqala ukuzamazama — uphawu endaweni yemvelo ukuthi a omkhulu shaking kanembeza wesintu uyasondela emini. Izintaba-mlilo seziqala ukuphaphama — okuwuphawu lokuthi unembeza womuntu naye kumele avuswe (buka Ukuzamazama Okukhulu, Ukuvuka Okukhulu). Futhi kwabanye, kuyenzeka namanje. Kusukela engqungqutheleni, lapho ngakhuluma khona eLos Angeles, eCalifornia ngoFebhuwari walo nyaka (2011), besilokhu sizwa izindaba zokuthi abantu abaningana behlangabezane nohlobo oluthile "lokukhanyiselwa konembeza" lapho izimpilo zabo nayo yonke imininingwane yakhona ikhonjisiwe kubo 'njengombukiso wama-slide,' njengoba kusho omunye wesifazane. Yebo, uNkulunkulu usevele ukhanyisa onembeza abaningi, kufaka phakathi owami. Futhi ngalokhu, kufanele sibonge ngokusuka enhliziyweni yethu…

Onembeza balaba bantu abathandekayo kumele bazanyazanyiswe ngodlame ukuze “bakwazi ukulungisa izindlu zabo”… Umzuzu omkhulu usondele, usuku olukhulu lokukhanya… yihora lesinqumo lesintu. —Inceku kaNkulunkulu, uMaria Esperanza (1928-2004); Umphikukristu Nezikhathi Zokugcina,, Fr. UJoseph Iannuzzi, P. 37 (Volumne 15-n.2, Article efakiwe evela ku-www.sign.org)

Ngakho-ke, masingalali njengabanye, kodwa masihlale siphapheme futhi sisangulukile… Jabulani njalo. Khulekani ningaphezi. Bongani kuzo zonke izimo, ngoba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu ngani kuKristu Jesu. (1 Thes. 5: 6, 16-18)

Ngakho-ke, bangani abathandekayo, Lungiselela! Ake ngivale ngomfanekiso kusuka ekubhalweni kwami ​​kuqhubeke ISakramente Lamanje:

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Cabanga ngokujabula, ukuzungeza, uhlobo owadlala ngalo useyingane. Ngikhumbula ngithola leyonto ihamba ngokushesha okukhulu ngaze ngaba nokulenga. Kepha ngiyakhumbula ukuthi lapho ngisondela maphakathi nomcimbi wokujabula, kwaba lula ukulengiswa. Eqinisweni, maphakathi nehabhu, ungavele uhlale lapho — izandla zikhululekile.

Isikhathi samanje sifana nesikhungo senjabulo; kuyindawo ye ukuthula lapho umuntu engaphumula khona, yize impilo igcwele ukuzungeza nxazonke. Isikhathi lapho siqala ukuhlala esikhathini esedlule noma esizayo, siyashiya esikhungweni futhi udonsa siye ngaphandle lapho ngokuzumayo kufunwa amandla amakhulu kuthi "silinde," ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Lapho sizinikela kakhulu emcabangweni, siphila futhi sidabuka ngokwedlule, noma sikhathazekile futhi sijuluka ngekusasa, kulapho kungenzeka khona ukuthi siphonswe ekujabuleleni impilo yonke. Ukwehla kwesibindi, ukuqubuka kwentukuthelo, izikhathi zokuphuza, ukuzibandakanya ocansini noma ekudleni njalonjalo — lokhu kuba izindlela esizama ngazo ukubhekana nesicanucanu sikhathazeke ukusiqeda.

Futhi lokho kuphezu kwezingqinamba ezinkulu. Kodwa uJesu uyasitshela,

Kufanele sikhathazeke ngalutho ngalutho. NothingSingakwenza lokho ngokungena kulo mzuzu wamanje futhi simane siphile kuwo, senze lokho okudingwa ngumzuzu kithina ngothando lukaNkulunkulu nomakhelwane, futhi siyeke konke okunye.