Othandweni

Ngakho-ke ukholo, ithemba, uthando kusala, lokhu kokuthathu;
kepha okukhulu kulokho luthando. (1 KwabaseKorinte 13:13)

UKHOLO ukhiye, ovula umnyango wethemba, ovula uthando.

Lokho kungase kuzwakale njengekhadi lokubingelela lase-Hallmark kodwa empeleni isizathu sobuKristu buye basinda iminyaka engu-2000. ISonto LamaKatolika liyaqhubeka, hhayi ngenxa yokuthi phakathi namakhulu eminyaka beligcwele izazi zemfundiso yenkolo ezihlakaniphile noma abaphathi abongayo, kodwa osanta abaye bazuza. “Nambithani nibone ubuhle beNkosi.” ^[1]IHubo 34: 9 Ukholo lweqiniso, ithemba, nothando kuyisizathu esenza izigidi zamaKristu zife ngokufel’ ukholo ngesihluku noma zadela udumo, ingcebo, namandla. Ngalezi zimfanelo zezenkolo, bahlangana noMuntu omkhulu kunokuphila ngoba WayengukuPhila uqobo; Umuntu owayekwazi ukuphulukisa, ukukhulula nokubakhulula ngendlela ekungekho lutho noma okungekho omunye umuntu owayengakwenza. Abazange bazilahlekele; kunalokho, bazithola sebebuyiselwe emfanekisweni kaNkulunkulu ababedalwe ngawo.

Lowo muntu kwakunguJesu.

UTHANDO LWEQINISO AYIKWAZI UKUTHULA

AmaKristu okuqala afakaza:

Akunakwenzeka ngathi ukuthi singakhulumi ngalokhu esikubonile nesikuzwile. (IzEnzo 4:20)

Kunobufakazi obungenakubalwa bezinsuku zokuqala zeBandla obukhuluma ngemiphefumulo—noma ngabe yayingosomabhizinisi, odokotela, abameli, izazi zefilosofi, amakhosikazi asekhaya, noma abahwebi—abahlangabezana nothando olumangalisayo lukaNkulunkulu olungenamibandela. Kwabaguqula. Kwancibilikisa ukufutheka kwabo, ukudabuka, intukuthelo, inzondo, noma ukuphelelwa ithemba; yabakhulula emiluthweni, ekunamatheleni nasemoyeni emibi. Lapho bebhekene nobufakazi obuqand’ ikhanda bukaNkulunkulu, bokuba khona namandla aKhe, bona wacwila othandweni. Bazinikela eNtandweni yaKhe. Futhi ngenxa yalokho, bakuthola kungenakwenzeka ukuba bangakhulumi ngalokho ababekubonile nabakuzwile.

UTHANDO LWEQINISO LUYAGUQUKA

Nalokhu kuyindaba yami. Emashumini eminyaka adlule, ngazithola sengiwumlutha wokungcola. Ngaya emhlanganweni womkhuleko lapho ngezwa sengathi ngingumuntu omubi kakhulu ophilayo. Ngagcwala amahloni nosizi, ngiqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengedeleli. Lapho bekhipha amaphepha ezingoma, ngangizizwa ngithanda ukwenza okuthile ngaphandle kokucula. Kodwa nganginokholo ... noma ngabe ubukhulu bembewu yesinaphi, noma ngabe imbozwe iminyaka eminingi yomquba (kodwa ingabe ubulongwe awubenzi umanyolo ongcono kakhulu?). Ngaqala ukucula, kwathi lapho ngikwenza, kwaqala ukugeleza amandla emzimbeni wami sengathi ngibanjwa ugesi, kodwa ubuhlungu bungekho. Ngase ngizwa lolu Thando oluyisimanga lugcwalisa ubuntu bami. Lapho ngiphuma ngalobo busuku, amandla inkanuko eyayinawo phezu kwami ephukile. Ngangigcwele ithemba elinjalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngangingakwazi kanjani ukwabelana ngoThando engangisanda kuba nalo?

Abantu abangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu bayathanda ukucabanga ukuthi abantu abancane abampofu njengami benza le mizwa. Kodwa eqinisweni, okuwukuphela “komuzwa” engangiwucabanga esikhathini esidlule kwakuwukuzizonda nomuzwa wokuthi uNkulunkulu wayengangifuni futhi wayengangifuni. ungalokothi Azibonakalise kimi. Ukholo luyisihluthulelo, oluvula umnyango wethemba, ovula uthando.

Kodwa ubuKristu abukho ngemizwa. Kumayelana nokuguqula indalo ewile ibe izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha ngokubambisana noMoya oNgcwele. Ngakho-ke, Uthando Neqiniso kuyahambisana. Iqiniso liyasikhulula—sikhululeke ekuthandeni, ngoba yilokho esadalelwa kona. Uthando, uJesu wembula, lumayelana nokudela ukuphila komuntu ngenxa yomunye. Eqinisweni, uthando enganginalo ngalolo suku lwangenzeka kuphela ngoba uJesu wanquma eminyakeni engu-2000 edlule ukunikela ngokuphila Kwakhe ukuze afune abalahlekile futhi abalahlekile. londoloza bona. Futhi ngakho, Waphendukela kimi ngalesosikhathi, njengoba Enza kini manje, futhi athi:

Ngininika umyalo omusha wokuba nithandane. Njengoba nginithandile, kanjalo nani kufanele nithandane. Ngalokhu bonke bayokwazi ukuthi ningabafundi bami, uma ninothando phakathi kwenu. ( Johane 13:34-35 )

Umfundi kaKristu akufanele nje agcine ukukholwa futhi aphile ngakho, kodwa futhi akuvume, afakaze ngakho ngesibindi, futhi akusakaze… -Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, hhayi. 1816

UTHANDO LWEQINISO LUYADLULA

Namuhla, izwe selifana nomkhumbi onekhampasi ephukile olwandle olunesivunguvungu. Abantu bayakuzwa; singabona ukuthi kudlala kanjani ezindabeni; sibuka incazelo kaKristu ehlasimulisayo “yezikhathi zokugcina” yenzeka phambi kwethu: “Ngenxa yokwanda kobubi, uthando lwabaningi luyophola.^[2]I-Matt 24: 12 Ngakho-ke, wonke umthetho wokuziphatha uguquliwe. Ukufa manje kungukuphila, ukuphila kungukufa; okuhle kubi, okubi kuhle. Yini engase iqale ukusiguqula? Yini engasindisa umhlaba ekukhukhuleni budedengu ogibeni lokuzibhubhisa?

Uthando. Ngoba UNkulunkulu uluthando. Umhlaba awusakwazi ukuzwa iBandla lishumayela izimiso zalo zokuziphatha, ngokwengxenye, ngoba silahlekelwe ukwethembeka kwethu ekwenzeni kanjalo emashumini eminyaka ehlazo kanye nezwe. Kodwa yini emhlabeni can ukuzwa futhi “nambitha futhi ubone” kuwuthando lwangempela, “lobuKristu” uthando—ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando—futhi "uthando aluhluleki." ^[3]I-1 Cor 13: 8

Umufi uThomas Merton wabhala isingeniso esinamandla semibhalo yasejele kaFr. U-Alfred Delp, umpristi owayethunjwe amaNazi. Kokubili imibhalo yakhe kanye nesingeniso sikaMerton kubaluleke kakhulu kunangaphambili:

Labo abafundisa inkolo futhi bashumayele amaqiniso okholo ezweni elingakholwa mhlawumbe bakhathazeke kakhulu ngokuzibonakalisa belungile kunokuthola nokwanelisa ngempela indlala engokomoya yalabo abakhuluma nabo. Nalapha, sesikulungele kakhulu ukucabanga ukuthi sazi kangcono kunongakholwayo ukuthi yini emphethe. Sithatha kalula nje ukuthi okuwukuphela kwempendulo ayidingayo kuqukethwe amafomula esiwajwayele kangangokuthi siwaphimisa ngaphandle kokucabanga. Asiqapheli ukuthi akalaleli amazwi kodwa ubufakazi umcabango nothando ngemuva kwamagama. Nokho uma engaphenduki ngaso leso sikhathi ngezintshumayelo zethu siyaziduduza ngomqondo wokuthi lokhu kungenxa yokonakala kwakhe okuyisisekelo. —Isusela emuva U-Alfred Delp, SJ, Imibhalo Yasejele, (Izincwadi ze-Orbis), k. xxx (eyami yokugcizelela)

Kungakho uPapa uFrancis (naphezu kwanoma yiziphi izici ezididayo upapa wakhe angase azibuze) ayeyisiprofetho lapho ebiza iBandla ukuba libe “yisibhedlela sasendle.” Okudingwa umhlaba kuqala
uthando oluvimba ukopha kwezilonda zethu, eziwumphumela wesiko elingamesabi uNkulunkulu-bese singakwazi ukuphatha umuthi weqiniso.

Umsebenzi wobufundisi weBandla awukwazi ukugxila ekudluliselweni kwezimfundiso eziningi ezingahlangani okufanele zibekwe ngokuphikelelayo. Isimemezelo ngendlela yezithunywa zevangeli sigxile ezintweni ezibalulekile, ezintweni ezidingekayo: lokhu futhi yilokho okuthakazelisa futhi okukhanga kakhulu, okwenza inhliziyo ivuthe, njengoba kwenzeka kubafundi base-Emawusi. Kufanele sithole ibhalansi entsha; ngaphandle kwalokho, ngisho nesakhiwo sokuziphatha seBandla cishe singawa njengendlu yamakhadi, silahlekelwe ukusha kanye nephunga elimnandi leVangeli. Isiphakamiso seVangeli kumele sibe lula kakhulu, sijule, sigqame. Kusuka kulesi siphakamiso ukuthi imiphumela yokuziphatha ibe isigeleza. —APOPE FRANCIS, Septhemba 30, 2013; americamagazine.org

Hhayi-ke, njengamanje sibuka iBandla liqala ukuwa njengendlu yamakhadi. Umzimba kaKristu kufanele ucwengwe lapho ungasagelezi okholweni lweqiniso, ithemba, nothando—ikakhulukazi uthando—oluvela eNhlokweni. AbaFarisi babekwazi ukugcina umthetho njengoba unjalo, futhi beqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu uyawuphila… kodwa bengenalo uthando.

Uma nginesiphiwo sokuprofetha futhi ngiqonda izimfihlakalo zonke nolwazi lonke; uma nginokholo lonke lokususa izintaba kodwa ngingenalo uthando, angiyinto yalutho. (1 Kor 13: 2)

Engxoxweni ebonisa ukuqonda kwengqondo nothishanhloko bevangeli, uPapa Francis wachaza ngoSuku Lomhlaba Lwentsha namuhla ukuthi thina njengamaKristu singadonsela kanjani abanye kuKristu ngokubonisa ukholo lwethu. siqu ukuhlangana noNkulunkulu ongalahli ngisho nesoni esikhulu kunazo zonke.

Injabulo nethemba lawo wonke umKristu—wethu sonke, kanye noPapa—kuvela ekutholeni lendlela kaNkulunkulu, osibhekayo futhi athi, “Niyingxenye yomndeni wami futhi angikwazi ukunishiya ngaphandle emakhazeni. ; Angikwazi ukulahlekelwa nguwe endleleni; Ngilapha eduze kwenu”… Ngokudla nabathelisi nezoni… UJesu uchitha umqondo ohlukanisayo, ongafaki, ohlukanisayo futhi ohlukanisa ngamanga “abahle nababi”. Akakwenzi lokhu ngesinqumo, noma nje ngezinhloso ezinhle, noma ngeziqubulo noma ngomzwelo. Ukwenza ngokudala ubudlelwano obukwazi ukunika amandla izinqubo ezintsha; ukutshala imali kanye nokugubha zonke izinyathelo ezingase ziqhubeke. —UPOPE FRANCIS, Inkonzo Yezijeziso kanye nezivumo zokuvuma izono e-Juvenile Detention Center, ePanama; Januwari 25, 2019, I-Zenit.org

Uthando olungenambandela. Abantu kumele bazi ukuthi bayathandwa ngoba bekhona. Lokhu-ke kubavulela ithuba lokuba khona kukaNkulunkulu obathandayo. Futhi lokhu bese kubavulela kulokho iqiniso lokho kuzobakhulula. Ngale ndlela, ngokusebenzisa ukwakha ubudlelwano nabaphukile futhi ubungane nabawile, singenza uJesu abe khona futhi, futhi ngosizo Lwakhe, sibeke abanye endleleni yokholo, yethemba nothando.

Futhi okukhulu kunakho konke luthando.

EPILOGUE

Ngenkathi ngiqeda lokhu kubhala manje, othile ungithumele umlayezo ophuma eMedjugorje ngomhlaka-25 wenyanga ngayinye, okusolwa ukuthi uvela ku-Our Lady. Kufanele kusebenze njengesiqiniseko esiqinile salokho engikubhalile kuleli sonto, uma kungekho okunye:

Bantwana abathandekayo! Namuhla, njengomama, ngikubizela ekuguquleni. Lesi sikhathi ngesenu, bantwanyana, isikhathi sokuthula nokukhuleka. Ngakho-ke, ekufudumaleni kwenhliziyo yakho, kwangathi uhlamvu lwe ngethemba futhi ukholo khulani futhi nina, bantwana abancane, usuku nosuku nizosizwa isidingo sokuthandaza kakhulu. Impilo yakho izohleleka futhi ibe nomthwalo wemfanelo. Nizoqonda, bantwanyana, ukuthi nidlula lapha emhlabeni futhi nizosizwa isidingo sokusondela kuNkulunkulu, futhi ukuthanda uzofakaza isipiliyoni sokuhlangana kwakho noNkulunkulu, ozokwabelana ngakho nabanye. Nginawe futhi ngiyakuthandazela kodwa angikwazi ngaphandle kwakho 'yebo'. Ngiyabonga ngokusabela ucingo lwami. —January 25, 2019

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