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Bangani abathandekayo, akusikho ukuzindla ebengikuhlelile namhlanje. Kodwa-ke, bengilokhu ngibhekene nenkinga eyodwa encane emva kwenye emasontweni amabili edlule futhi, empeleni, bengibhala le micabango phakathi kwamabili, ngenhloso yokulala amahora amane kuphela ubusuku bonke ngesonto eledlule. Ngikhathele. Futhi-ke, ngemuva kokucisha imililo emincane embalwa namhlanje, ngathandaza ngokuthi kumele ngenzeni — futhi lo mbhalo weza ngokushesha engqondweni. Kimi, kungenye “yamazwi” abaluleke kakhulu enhliziyweni yami kulo nyaka odlule, njengoba ingisizile ekulingweni okuningi ngokumane ngizikhumbuze ukuthi “ngithembeke.” Ngokuqinisekile, lo mlayezo uyingxenye ebalulekile yale Lenten Retreat. Siyabonga ngokuqonda.

Ngiyaxolisa ukuthi ayikho i-podcast yanamuhla… Ngiphelelwe uphethiloli, ngoba sekuyoshaya ihora lesibili ekuseni. Ngine “zwi” elibalulekile eRussia engizolishicilela kungekudala… into ebengithandaza ngayo kusukela ehlobo eledlule. Siyabonga ngemithandazo yakho…

LAPHO isiphithiphithi esiningi esenzeka emhlabeni wethu, ngokushesha okukhulu, ukuthi singasinda. Kunokuhlupheka okukhulu, ubunzima, nokuba matasa ezimpilweni zethu okungasidikibalisa. Kukhona ukungasebenzi kahle okuningi, ukuwohloka komphakathi, nokwehlukana okungaba yindikimba. Eqinisweni, ukwehla ngokushesha kobumnyama emhlabeni kulezi zikhathi kushiye abaningi bezizwa besaba, bephelelwe yithemba, behlanya… ekhubazekile.

Kepha impendulo yakho konke lokhu, bafowethu nodadewethu, ukuthi imane nje uthembeke.

Kukho konke ukuhlangana kwakho namuhla, kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakho, ekuphumuleni kwakho, ekuzijabuliseni nasekusebenzisaneni, indlela eya phambili iwukuthi uthembeke. Futhi lokhu kusho-ke, ukuthi kufanele ube nokugcinwa kwezinzwa zakho. Kusho ukuthi udinga ukunaka intando kaNkulunkulu emzuzwini ngamunye. Kusho ukuthi udinga ukwenza konke okwenzayo isenzo sangamabomu sothando kuNkulunkulu nakomakhelwane. UCatherine Doherty wake wathi,

Izinto ezincane ezenziwa ngokudlulele kaninginingi ngothando lukaNkulunkulu: lokhu kuzokwenza abangcwele. Kuyinto enhle impela. Musa ukufuna ukuqothulwa okukhulu kwama-flagellation noma yini onayo. Funa ukubulawa kwansuku zonke kokwenza into kahle kakhulu. —Abantu Bamathawula Namanzi, kusukela Izikhathi Zekhalenda Lomusa, Januwari 13th

Ingxenye yalokhu kufelwa, ngakho-ke, kusho ukufulathela iziphazamiso ezincane kanye nokufuna ukwazi okuthunyelwa omubi njalo ukuze asenze ongathembekile. Ngikhumbula ngihlala ngale kwetafula ngakwaMsgr. UJohn Essef, owake waba ngumqondisi wezikamoya kaMama Teresa futhi owayeqondiswa nguSt Pio. Ngihlanganyele naye umthwalo wenkonzo yami nezinselelo engibhekana nazo. Wabheka ngamehlo ami wathula imizuzwana eminingana. Wabe esencika phambili wathi, “USathane akadingi ukukuthatha kusuka ku-10 kuye ku-1, kodwa kusuka ku-10 kuye ku-9. Konke okudingeka akwenze phazamisa wena. ”

Futhi kuyiqiniso kangakanani lokhu. USt Pio wake wathi endodakazini yakhe yokomoya:

Raffaelina, uzophepha emaqhingeni afihlekile kaSathane ngokwenqaba iziphakamiso zakhe ngokushesha nje lapho zifika. —UDisemba 17, 1914, Isiqondisi Esingokomoya SikaPadre Pio Sansuku Zonke, Izincwadi Zeserver, k. 9

Uyabona, isilingo siyohlala sikulandela, mfundi othandekayo. Kepha isilingo uqobo asisona isono. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho siqala ukujabulisa lezi ziphakamiso lapho sibanjwa khona (sicela ufunde Ingwe Esibayeni). Ukuphazamiseka okucashile, umcabango, isithombe kubha eseceleni yesiphequluli sakho… impi inqotshwa kalula uma wenqaba lezi zilingo khona lapho. Kulula kakhulu ukusuka empini kunokuzama indlela yakho yokuphuma kuyo!

Abantu abaningi bayangibhalela babuze ukuthi kufanele yini baphume eMelika noma banqwabelene nokudla, njll. uthembeke. Umbhalo uthi,

Izwi lakho liyisibani ezinyaweni zami, ukukhanya endleleni yami… Ngizimisela ukwenza intando yakho ngokugcwele, naphakade. (IHubo 119: 105, 112)

Isibani, hhayi isibani sangaphambili. Uma uthembekile kuNkulunkulu emzuzwini ngamunye, uma ulandela ukukhanya kwesibani Sakhe… ungaphuthelwa kanjani isinyathelo esilandelayo, ukujika okulandelayo endleleni? Ngeke. Futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, intando kaNkulunkulu iba wukudla kwakho, amandla akho, nokuvikelwa kwakho ezingibeni zesitha. Njengoba iHubo 18:31 lisho, Uyisihlangu sabo bonke abaphephela kuye. ” Isiphephelo siyintando yaKhe, okube kukuvikela ekuthini komubi. Intando yakhe iyona enikeza umphefumulo ukuthula nokuphumula kwangempela, okuveza isithelo senjabulo.

Ngakho-ke, masilwele ukungena kulokho kuphumula, ukuze kungabikho noyedwa owela esibonelweni esifanayo sokungalaleli. (Kufundwa kokuqala namuhla)

Futhi ngingangeza — ungazizwa nginecala ngalokhu ukuphila. Phila impilo yakho. Jabulela le mpilo, umzuzu nomzuzu wayo, ngobulula nangokuhlanzeka kwenhliziyo okwenza kuyithokozise ngempela. INkosi yethu uqobo isifundisa ukuthi ukukhathazeka ngekusasa akusizi ngalutho. Manje uma kungenzeka ukuthi siphila ezikhathini zokugcina? Impendulo yokubekezelela lezi zinsuku ukumane nje uthembeke (futhi lokhu kuvela kothile obhala ngezihloko ezithile ezinzima kakhulu kulezi zinsuku!)

Ngosuku olulodwa-ngesikhathi.

Ingabe uhlulekile? Ingabe awukathembeki? Ngabe ushubile ngokwesaba, kungaba ukujeziswa noma ngalezikhathi esiphila kuzo? Bese uzithoba phambi kukaJesu njengomuntu okhubazekile eVangelini bese uthi, “Nkosi, ngididekile, ngihlakazekile, ngiphazamisekile… Ngiyisoni, ngiqhwalele ekusebenzeni kwami. Ngiphulukise Nkosi… ”Impendulo yakhe kuwe ikabili: