WE phila esikhathini esingajwayelekile lapho kunezimpendulo khona konke. Awukho umbuzo ebusweni bomhlaba lowo, onokufinyelela kwikhompyutha noma othile onayo, angayitholi impendulo. Kepha impendulo eyodwa esalindile, elindele ukuzwa izixuku, ingumbuzo wendlala enkulu yabantu. Ukulambela injongo, injongo, uthando. Uthando ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye. Ngoba lapho sithandwa, ngandlela thile yonke eminye imibuzo ibonakala inciphisa indlela izinkanyezi ezibuna ngayo lapho kusa. Angikhulumi ngothando lwezithandani, kepha ukwamukela, ukwamukelwa okungenamkhawulo nokukhathazeka komunye.
UKUHLOLA OKUQOKELELAYO
Kukhona ubuhlungu obusabekayo emphefumulweni wamadoda namuhla. Ngoba yize sinqobe ibanga nendawo ngesikhala sobuchwepheshe bethu, noma ngabe "sixhume" umhlaba ngamagajethi ethu, noma sikhiqize ngobuningi ukudla nezinto ezibonakalayo, noma kunjalo sikhiphe i-DNA yomuntu sathola indlela yokwenza impilo- amafomu, futhi noma sikwazi ukufinyelela kulo lonke ulwazi… sinesizungu futhi sihlupheka kakhulu kunakuqala. Lapho sinakho okuningi, kubonakala sengathi sizizwa singumuntu omncane, futhi empeleni, siba ngabantu abancane. Okwengeza ukuphelelwa yithemba ezikhathini zethu ukukhuphuka “kwabangakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu abasha,” amadoda okuthi ngezinkulumo ezigqamile kodwa eziyize nezingenangqondo azame ukukuchaza ukuba khona kukaNkulunkulu. Ngama-diatribes abo, bantshontsha mhlawumbe izigidi zabantu injongo yokuphila nanoma yisiphi isizathu sangempela sokuphila.
Kusuka kulokhu nakwamanye amazwe abonakala eyizinkulungwane, kuvele ukungabi nalutho… injabulo eye yaphela emphefumulweni womuntu. Ngisho naphakathi kwamaKrestu athembeke kakhulu: siyacindezelwa, sikhubazekile ngenxa yokwesaba kwangaphakathi nangaphandle, futhi kaningi akuhlukaniseki phakathi kwezixuku ezimeni zethu, olimini nasezenzweni zethu.
Umhlaba ufuna uJesu, kepha abamtholi.
IVANGELI LAMAPHUTHA
ISonto lonke kubukeka sengathi selisukile esikhungweni salo: uthando olujulile nolungapheli lukaJesu olukhonjiswa ngothando ngomakhelwane wethu. Ngoba siphila enkathini yezimpikiswano ezinkulu zefilosofi (izinkulumo mpikiswano ezindala, kodwa izinkulumo mpikiswano ezintsha), iSonto ngokwalo libambekile kulezi zingxabano. Siphila enkathini yesono, mhlawumbe ukweqa umthetho okungenakuqhathaniswa. Kanjalo futhi, iSonto kumele liphendule kulezi zilo ezinamakhanda amaningi ezibandakanya ubuchwepheshe obusha nobuphazamisayo obungagcini nje ngokugudluza imingcele yezimiso zokuziphatha, kodwa obhidliza wona kanye umphetho wempilo uqobo. Futhi ngenxa yokuqhuma “kwamasonto” amasha namahlelo aphikisana namaKhatholika, iSonto kaningi lizithola kufanele livikele izinkolelo nezimfundiso zalo.
Ngakho-ke, kubukeka sengathi sesisukile ekubeni nguMzimba kaKristu saya emlonyeni wakhe nje. Kukhona ingozi yokuthi thina esizibiza ngamaKhatholika sinephutha lesibongo sodwa sobuKristu, siphendula ngokuningiliziwe ngenkolo yeqiniso, sichaza ukuxolisa ngokuphila okuyiqiniso. Sithanda ngisho ukucaphuna leso sisho esashiwo uSt. Francis, "Shumayela iVangeli ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi uma kunesidingo, sebenzisa amagama," kepha kaningi senza iphutha lokukwazi ukusicaphuna ngokuphila ngokoqobo.
Thina maKristu, ikakhulukazi abaseNtshonalanga, sesikhululekile ezihlalweni zethu. Uma nje sinikela ngeminikelo embalwa, sixhasa ingane elambile noma ezimbili, futhi siya eMiseni lamasonto onke, siziqinisekisile ukuthi sifeza imisebenzi yethu. Noma mhlawumbe singene kwizithangami ezimbalwa, saxoxisana ngemiphefumulo embalwa, sabhala ibhulogi evikela iqiniso, noma saphendula umkhankaso wokubhikisha wekhathuni elihlambalazayo noma ukuhweba okungcolile. Noma mhlawumbe sizenelisile ukuthi ukuba nezincwadi zenkolo nezindatshana noma ukuzindla (noma ukubhala) okunjengalokhu kuyafana nokuba ngumKristu.
Sivame ukwenza iphutha ngokulunga ngokuba ngusanta. Kepha umhlaba uyaqhubeka nokulamba…
Imvamisa ufakazi weSonto ophikisana namasiko akaqondwa kahle njengezinto ezibuyela emuva nezimbi emphakathini wanamuhla. Yingakho kubalulekile ukugcizelela izindaba ezimnandi, umyalezo ophilisayo nophilisa impilo weVangeli. Noma kubalulekile ukuthi sikhulume ngokuqinile ngokumelene nobubi obusongelayo, kufanele silungise umbono wokuthi ubuKhatholika bumane nje “buyiqoqo lemikhawulo”. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Ikheli Elibhekiswe Kubabhishobhi Base-Ireland; IVATICAN CITY, ngo-Okthoba 29, 2006
Ngoba umhlaba womile.
IZITHOMBE ZAMANGA
Umhlaba womele uthando. Bafuna ukubona ubuso boThando, babuke emehlweni Akhe, futhi bazi ukuthi bayathandwa. Kepha imvamisa, bahlangana nodonga lwamagama, noma okubi kakhulu ukuthula. Ukuthula okunesizungu, nokuvala izindlebe. Ngakho-ke, odokotela bethu bengqondo sebedlondlobele, izitolo zethu zotshwala ziyachuma, futhi izingosi zezithombe zocansi zigcwele izigidigidi njengoba imiphefumulo ifuna izindlela ezithile zokugcwalisa ukulangazelela nokungabi nalutho ngenjabulo yesikhashana. Kepha ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho imiphefumulo ibamba isithombe esinjalo, iphenduka uthuli ezandleni zayo, bese ishiywa futhi ngokuqaqamba okujulile nokungazinzi. Mhlawumbe baze bafune nokuphendukela eSontweni… kodwa lapho bathola ihlazo, ukunganaki, kanye nomndeni wesifunda ngezikhathi ezithile ongasebenzi kahle ukwedlula owabo.
Awu Nkosi, yeka isimo esididekile! Kungaba khona impendulo kulokhu kudideka nokukhala ezimpambanweni zemigwaqo yalo mgwaqo omude womlando wesintu?
MTHANDE
Uhlaka lokuqala lwencwadi yami yakamuva, Ubuso bokugcina, yayingamakhasi acishe abe yinkulungwane. Kwathi-ke, emgwaqweni omazombezombe ezintabeni ezincane zaseVermont, ngezwa amagama asabekayo, “Qala kabusha. ” INkosi yayifuna ngiqale phansi. Futhi ngenkathi ngenza ... lapho ngiqala ukulalela lokho Yena empeleni befuna ngibhale kunalokho engikubhalayo wacabanga Wayefuna ngibhale, kwaphuma incwadi entsha, okuthi ngokwezincwadi engizitholayo, igcwalisa imiphefumulo ngethemba nokukhanya ukuze ibaqondise kulobu bumnyama obukhona.
Kanjalo futhi neBandla kumele liqale phansi. Kufanele sithole indlela yokubuyela esisekelweni sethu.
… Ubekezele futhi wahlupheka ngenxa yegama lami, futhi awukhathali. Nokho nginale nto ngawe: ulahlekelwe uthando owawunalo ekuqaleni. Qaphela ukuthi uwe kude kangakanani. Phenduka, wenze imisebenzi owawenza ekuqaleni. (IsAm 2: 3-5)
Ukuphela kwendlela esingaba ngayo ubuso bothando komunye — bese sibanikeza ubufakazi nokuxhumana noNkulunkulu ophilayo ngathi — ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usithanda kwasekuqaleni, nokuthi uyasithanda kimi.
Siyathanda ngoba yena wasithanda kuqala. (1 Johane 4:19)
Uma mina ukwethemba ukuthi umusa Wakhe ulwandle olungapheli nokuthi Uyangithanda, noma ngabe isimo sami sinjani, lapho-ke ngingaqala ukuthanda. Ngemuva kwalokho ngingaqala ukuba nesihe nobubele ngesihe nobubele angibonise kona. Ngiqala ngokumthanda kuqala.
Wothanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, ngayo yonke ingqondo yakho, nangawo onke amandla akho. (Marku 12:30)
Lo ngumbhalo ogqamile oyoke uwuthole, uma kungenjalo uqine kakhulu. Kufuna ukuthi sizilahle sonke, yonke imicabango yethu, izwi, kanye nesenzo esenzweni sokuthanda uNkulunkulu. Kudinga ukunakekelwa komphefumulo eZwini likaNkulunkulu, empilweni Yakhe, esibonelweni Sakhe, nasemiyalweni naseziyalweni Zakhe. Kufuna ukuthi sizinikele thina, noma-ke, sizithulule ngendlela uJesu azidela ngayo esiphambanweni. Yebo, le ndima yombhalo ifuna ngoba ifuna kithi uqobo izimpilo zethu.
Ukulalela uKrestu nokumkhonza kuholela ekutheni sithathe izinqumo ezinesibindi, sithathe lezo ngezinye izikhathi okuyizinqumo zobuqhawe. UJesu ufuna ngenkani, ngoba ufisa injabulo yethu yangempela. ISonto lidinga abangcwele. Bonke babizelwe ebungcweleni, futhi abantu abangcwele kuphela abangavuselela ubuntu. —UPOPE JOHN PAUL II, Umyalezo Wosuku Lwentsha Lomhlaba Wonke wango-2005, iVatican City, Agasti 27, 2004, iZenit.org
Yile "njabulo yangempela" umhlaba uyomele. Bazoyithola kuphi ngaphandle ageleza njengamanzi aphilayo avela kimi nawe (Johane 4:14)? Lapho sesishaye izithixo zethu futhi sahlanza izinhliziyo zethu ezonweni zethu zangaphambilini futhi saqala ukuthanda iNkosi ngayo yonke inhliziyo yethu, umphefumulo, ingqondo namandla, bese kwenzeka okuthile. UGrace uqala ukugeleza. Isithelo sikaMoya — uthando, ukuthula, injabulo, njll. - siqala ukuqhakaza kithina uqobo. Kukuphila loMyalo Omkhulu ngokukholwa lapho ngithola kabusha futhi ngigxila ngokujulile kulolo Lwandle Lomusa futhi ngithola amandla kuleyo Nhliziyo engapheli engishaya umzuzwana ngamunye, ingitshela ukuthi Ngiyathandwa. Bese kuthi… bese ngiyakwazi ukufeza isigamu sesibili samazwi eNkosi yethu:
Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. (Marku 12:31)
MANJE
Lokhu akuyona inqubo ehambisanayo yokuthi kufanele silinde ukuze sibe yinto esingeyona ukuze senze okuthile okufanele sikwenze. Esikhundleni salokho, umzuzu ngamunye, singaqala futhi, sishaye isithombe esibambelele kuso bese sibeka uNkulunkulu kuqala. Ngalowo mzuzu, singaqala ukuthanda indlela ayethanda ngayo, ngaleyo ndlela sibe ubuso boThando kumakhelwane wethu. Kumele siziyeke lezi zifiso eziyize neziwubuwula zokufuna ukuba ngusanta kube sengathi yinto ezokwenzeka ekupheleni kwempilo yethu nezixuku zimemeza ngathi sizama ukuthinta umphetho wezingubo zethu. Ubungcwele bungenzeka ngaphakathi komzuzu ngamunye uma simane senze lokho iNkosi yethu ekushilo, futhi sikwenze ngothando ("abasemthethweni" abaNgcwele bamane yilabo abaneqoqo elikhulu lalezi zikhathi kunabantu abaningi.) Futhi kufanele siqede noma ikuphi ukuzenzisa efuna ukuguqula izixuku. Ngeke uguqule umphefumulo owodwa ngaphandle kokuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu ugeleza kuwe.
Mina ngingumvini, nina ningamagatsha. Ohlala kimi, nami kuye, uyakuthela izithelo eziningi, ngokuba ngaphandle kwami ningenze lutho… uma nigcina imiyalo yami, niyakuhlala othandweni lwami (Johane 15: 5, 10).
UNkulunkulu, njengomuntu Wakhe, cishe uhlala esebenza ngeziqalo ezincane. Thanda labo abakuzungezile ngenhliziyo kaKristu. Yazi insimu enkulu yezithunywa zevangeli, okokuqala ngaphakathi komphefumulo wakho, bese kuba sekhaya lakho. Yenza izinto ezincane ngothando olukhulu. Kuyinto enkulu. Kudinga isibindi. Kuthatha njalo "yebo" nokuthobeka lapho ubhekene nobuthakathaka bomuntu. Kepha uNkulunkulu uyakwazi lokho ngawe nangami. Futhi-ke, Umyalo Wakhe Omkhulu uhlala phambi kwethu ngaso sonke isibindi sawo, kukho konke okudingayo, kukho konke lokho okugcizelelayo kusukela ngawo kanye umzuzu okhulunywa ngawo. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi iNkosi inenjabulo yethu engqondweni, ngoba ukuphila uMark 12:30 kuzokwenzeka umuntu ngokuphelele. Ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngayo yonke impilo yethu kungukuphila ngokugcwele.
Umuntu udinga isimilo ukuze abe nguyena. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI (UKhadinali Ratzinger), UBenedictus, iphe. I-207
Okubonakala njengokwephula inkululeko yomuntu empeleni kuholela ekubeni ngumuntu okhululekile — ekhululwe ngokuphelele ngokushintshana kothando phakathi kwakho noMdali. Futhi le mpilo, iMpilo kaNkulunkulu, inamandla okuguqula labo abaseduze kwakho lapho bengasakuboni, kepha uKristu uphila kuwe.
Umhlaba ulindile… isikhathi esingakanani can kuyalinda?
Leli khulu leminyaka lomele ubuqiniso… Ngabe uyakushumayela lokho okuphilayo? Umhlaba ulindele kithi impilo elula, umoya wokuthandaza, wokulalela, wokuthobeka, wokuzidela nokuzidela. —UPOPA PAUL VI, Ukushunyayelwa Kwevangeli Emhlabeni Wanamuhla, 22, 76
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