NGAPHAMBILI Umthandazo Wakusihlwa, Fr. U-Kyle kanye nami sasixoxa ngesidingo sesipho sesiprofetho sokwakhiwa kweBandla. Sathi sisaxoxa kwadlula isiphepho phezulu kwakhanya umbani esibhakabhakeni. Ngokushesha, yasiphathela umlayezo:

“Isiprofetho sinjengombani. UNkulunkulu uthumela izwi lakhe ebumnyameni, futhi ngokushesha likhanyisela inhliziyo nengqondo. Ama-horizons kanye nemibono ebifiphele iyatholwa, izindlela ebezifihliwe ziyatholwa, nezingozi ebeziseza ziyadalulwa.”

one who prophesies [speaks] to human beings, for their building up, encouragement, and solace. - 1 Kor 14: 3

UMPHAKATHI “ungumthombo nengqungquthela yempilo yobuKristu.” (ICatechism, 1324)

Khona-ke kungashiwo ukuthi yonke into ephakathi—izitebhisi eziholela kuleNtaba Ebusisiwe—yizo imiphakathi kaMoya oNgcwele, “nesiprofetho” siyizinsika zezandla.

Isiprofetho “sisho ukwazi kusengaphambili kwezenzakalo zesikhathi esizayo, nakuba ngezinye izikhathi kungase kubhekisele ezenzakalweni zesikhathi esidlule ezingenankumbulo yazo, futhi sethule izinto ezifihliwe ezingenakukwaziwa ngokukhanya okungokwemvelo kokucabanga.” (I-Catholic Encyclopedia).

Pursue love, but strive eagerly for the spiritual gifts, above all that you may prophesy.(1 Kor. 14:1)

Ukuqonda okujule kakhulu kwesipho sokuprofetha, chofoza lapha.

SITHANDAZA “Woza Moya Ongcwele!” Ngakho uma uMoya ufika, ubukeka kanjani?

Isithonjana salokhu kuza yiGumbi Eliphezulu: ukungeniswa komusa, amandla, igunya, ukuhlakanipha, ubuhlakani, iseluleko, ulwazi, ukuqonda, amandla nokwesaba uJehova.

Kodwa sibona okunye futhi… into iBandla eliye lehluleka ukuyibona: ukukhululwa kwayo imiphakathi eMzimbeni. Igama lesiGreki uPawulu alisebenzisela ukupha lisho “umusa” noma “inzuzo.” Lezi zihlanganisa izipho zokuphulukisa, ukukhuluma ngezilimi, ukuprofetha, ukwahlukanisa imimoya, ukuphatha, izenzo zamandla, nokuchaza izilimi phakathi kwabanye.

Masicacise: lezi yizipho ze-Charismatic-hhayi "izipho ze-Charismatic". Ababona abeqembu noma inhlangano eyodwa eBandleni, kodwa bafanele wonke umphakathi wamaKrestu. Kaningi, siye sithumele izipho endlini engaphansi yesonto lapho zifihlwe khona ngokuphephile ezindaweni zomhlangano womkhuleko wabambalwa.

Yeka ukulahlekelwa okukhulu lokhu emphakathini! Yeka ukukhubazeka okulethe eBandleni! UPawule usitshela ukuthi lezi zenzo zomusa, ezokwakha uMzimba (bhekisa ku-1 Kor. 12, 14:12). Uma kunjalo, ngitshele, kwenzekani lapho umzimba womuntu uyeka ukuhamba embhedeni wasesibhedlela? Izicubu zomuntu ziba ne-atrophied–zintekenteke, zibe ntekenteke, futhi zingabi namandla.

Kanjalo futhi, ukwehluleka kwethu ukwamukela isiyalo sikaMoya oNgcwele kuye kwaholela eBandleni elilele ngohlangothi, lingakwazi ukuphenduka futhi libonise ubuso bukaKristu ezweni elibuhlungu. Amapherishi ethu ahlukunyeziwe; intsha yethu ilahlekelwe intshisekelo; futhi lezo zipho ezihloselwe ukusakha zihlala zifihlekile ngaphansi kothuli loMbhapathizo wethu.

Impela, Woza Moya oNgcwele-woza futhi uvuse kabusha kithi izipho zakho eziphindwe kasikhombisa kanye nezipho eziningi, ukuze kukhazimuliswe uNkulunkulu, kwenziwe kabusha iBandla, nokuguqulwa komhlaba.

Noma ngabe isiphi isimo sabo—ngesinye isikhathi kuyamangalisa, njengesiphiwo sezimangaliso noma sezilimi—iziphambeko ziqondiswe ekungcweliseni umusa futhi zihloselwe ukusiza iBandla lonke. Basenkonzweni yothando eyakha iBandla. -Ikhathekhizimu yeSonto LamaKatolika, ngo-2003

ABANTU abaningi abantu bathi banobudlelwane bomuntu siqu noJesu. Abanye bakhuluma ngobudlelwane babo noBaba. Kuyamangalisa lokhu.

Kepha bangaki bethu abanobuhlobo bomuntu siqu ngoMoya oNgcwele?

Umuntu Wesithathu kaZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele uwukuthi-umuntu waphezulu. Umuntu uJesu amthumile ukuba abe nguMsizi wethu, uMmeli wethu. Umuntu osithanda ngothando oluvuthayo-njengolimi lomlilo. Singakwazi ngisho “ukuwenza lusizi uMoya oNgcwele” (I-Eph 4: 30) ngenxa yalolu thando olungenakuphikwa.

Kepha njengoba singena emkhosini omkhulu wePentekoste, masilethe injabulo enkulu kulo Mngani osondelene naye. Ake siqale ukukhuluma noMoya oNgcwele, inhliziyo ngenhliziyo, umthandi kuMthandi, sivule umoya wethu kuMoya, sazi ukuthi ngenxa yothando lukaYise, ngenxa yomhlatshelo kaJesu, manje siyaphila, siyahamba, futhi sikhona kulokhu oNgcwelengcwele, Ongcwele, futhi umuntu omangalisayo: iParaclete – onguThando uqobo.

the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
–Roma, 5: 5

THE inyama iyavilapha futhi ikhonza izithombe. Kodwa ingxenye yempi iyakubona lokhu, futhi enye ingxenye-ke, ayikulungisi.

NguMoya obulala imisebenzi yenyama ( Roma 8:13 )-hhayi ukuzikhalela wena uqobo. Sigxilise amehlo ethu kuJesu sigqolozele ukumethemba, ikakhulukazi lapho sisindwa yisono somuntu siqu, iyona kanye indlela uMoya anqoba ngayo inyama.

Ukuthobeka kuyisango likaNkulunkulu.

Isithombe salokhu isela esiphambanweni. Walenga ngesisindo senyama yakhe enesono. Kodwa amehlo akhe ayethe njo kuKristu... Futhi ngaleyondlela, uJesu—owayegqolozele kuye ngothando olukhulu nesihe wathi, “Amen, ngithi kuwe, namuhla uzakuba nami eParadesi.”

Noma singalenga ngenxa yokwehluleka kwethu, sidinga kuphela ukuphendukela kuJesu ngokubuka nje ukuthobeka nokwethembeka, futhi siyoqinisekiswa ukuzwa okufanayo.

IF NganginguNkulunkulu, ngibuka phambi kwamehlo Ami abona zonke izihloko ezibuhlungu zosuku, ukuhlubuka obala ezinhlelweni Zami, ukunganakwa kweBandla Lami, umzwangedwa wabacebile, ukulamba kwabampofu, kanye nobudlova kwabancane Bami. eyodwa...

...Ngangigcwalisa umoya wasentwasahlobo ngephunga elimnandi kakhulu, ngipende isibhakabhaka sakusihlwa ngemibala egqamile, nginisele umhlabathi ngezimvula ezipholile, futhi ngithumele Umoya opholile oshisayo emhlabeni wonke ukuze unyenyeze kuzo zonke izindlebe,

“Ngiyakuthanda, ngiyakuthanda, ngiyakuthanda…”

*Ngithathe lesi sithombe ngemuva kokukhonza engqungqutheleni ebiseSaskatchewan, eCanada.

IKONA ngokuyisisekelo waqonda, ngokusekelwe kulokho uKristu ngokwakhe akusho, ukuthi uJuda wayekhethe isiphetho sakhe sokugcina. UJesu uthi ngoIskariyothe, "it would be better for that man if he had not been born." Futhi futhi kubhekiselwa kuJudas, "is not one of you a devil?"

Nokho, kwakungeyena uJuda kuphela owakhaphela uKristu: bonke babaleka kusukela engadini. Khona-ke uPetru waphika uKristu kathathu.

Kodwa bonke baphenduka… futhi kanjalo amazwi okuqala kaKristu kubo ngemva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo ayethi, "Peace be with you." UJudas ngakolunye uhlangothi akazange aphenduke; ngemva kokukhaphela ukuPhila, wabe esethatha ukuphila kwakhe. UKristu wayeyomthethelela, enikela ukwanga kokuthula ukukhulula i- ukuqabula kokukhaphela. Kepha uJuda akaphendukanga, ngakho-ke, "it would have been better if he had not been born."

Kungenzeka yini ukuthi ngikhaphele uKristu njengoJuda, futhi ngilahlekelwe insindiso yami? Yebo, lokhu kungenzeka, ngoba njengoJuda, nami nginenkululeko yokuzikhethela. Kodwa uma ngingalahli ithemba—uma ngibuyisela inhliziyo yami kuKristu njengoba kwenza uPetru—uthando nomusa kuyongamukela ngokushesha okukhulu kunalokho engangikona.

Imali ibaluleke ukwedlula ukuhlanganyela noJesu, ibaluleke ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu nothando lwakhe. Ngale ndlela, [uJuda] uba lukhuni futhi angakwazi ukuguquka, ngokubuya ngokuqiniseka kwendodana yolahleko, futhi ukulahle ukuphila kwayo okubhujisiwe.” (UPapa uBenedict XVI ngoJudas; I-Zenit News Agency, Ephreli 14, 2006)

NGINGU zidonswa ngamandla kulezi zinsuku kuJohane 15 lapho uJesu ethi,

Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. (Ivesi 5)

Singakhula kanjani ebungcweleni uma singahlali kuye? Umthandazo yilokho okudonsela amanzi kaMoya oNgcwele emiphefumulweni yethu, okwenza kuqhume imiqumbe yobungcwele. Kodwa zizoqhakaza kuphela uma sizikhulisa endaweni intando kaNkulunkulu:

If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love. (Ivesi 10)

UJESU uthi ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe,

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be famines and earthquakes from place to place. All these are the beginning of the labor pains. (Math 24: 7)

Nakuba sizibonile lezi zinto phakathi nenkulungwane ezimbili zeminyaka edlule, esinakho hhayi kubonakala lezi zenzakalo zanda ngobuningi, njengoba zinjalo, njengokuthi izinhlungu zokubeletha. Ngakho uma sikulezo zinsuku, yini elandelayo? Ivesi elilandelayo kakhulu:

Then they will hand you over to persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name.

Ingabe i-Da Vinci Code iyisiqalo?

ONE emini ngihamba ngemoto edlelweni epulazini likamkhwe wami, ngabona ukuthi kunezindunduma lapha nalaphaya kuyo yonke inkundla. Ngambuza ukuthi kungani lokhu. Eminyakeni eminingi edlule, echaza, umfwethu wayechithe ubulongwe esibayeni, kodwa akazange azihluphe ngokuwusakaza.

Kodwa nakhu okwadonsa ukunaka kwami: kuzo zonke izindunduma, utshani babuluhlaza ngokujulile futhi buluhlaza.

Kanjalo, ezimpilweni zethu, siye sanqwabelanisa amanxeba amaningi, izono, nemikhuba emibi phakathi neminyaka edlule. Kodwa uNkulunkulu, ongenza “zonke izinto zisebenzela okuhle kulabo abathanda uNkulunkulu” (KwabaseRoma 8:28) ingenza noma yini—okuhlanganisa nokwenza okuhle okuvela emfucumfucwini yezinto ezimbi esizidalile.

Akukephuzi kakhulu kuNkulunkulu.

LOKHU uze kimi ngomkhuleko namhlanje ekuseni:

Inkazimulo yeBandla elizayo ngeke kube amandla alo ezombusazwe noma izakhiwo zezwe ezihlaba umxhwele, kodwa ubuso boThando, obukhazimula ngokukhazimulayo.

Kodwa okokuqala, iBandla kumele lihlanzwe.

For it is time for the judgment to begin with the household of God (1 Pt 4: 17)

Ukwahlulela kuqale ngoBukhosi, futhi kuzoqhubeka namakholwa kuze kube yilapho sekujwayelekile emhlabeni. Kuvezwa amahlazo; inkohlakalo iphumela phezulu; futhi okufihliweyo ebumnyameni kuyembulwa.

Umlilo womcwengi wenza izinto ezintathu: ngokukhanya kwawo, udalula izenzo ezifihliwe; ngokushisa kwayo, iwadonsela phezulu; ngelangabi layo, liyadla futhi lihlanze.

Yilokho Isikhathi Sokukhanya, of Mercy, lapho uMlilo udalula ukona ngokucwayiza okuthambile, futhi ukushisa kokusondela kwawo kukhipha ubomvu bobubi. Uma sivuma izono zethu manje, uNkulunkulu uthembekile futhi ulungile futhi uyosihlanza kukho konke ukona (1 Joh 1: 9). Ngisho nalabo ababanjwe ezonweni ezihlazisa kakhulu banikezwa Umusa ongenakulinganiswa! (Lalelani, babhishobhi nabapristi abathandekayo, labo babhali bamahlazo angenakubalwa—uKristu uyanithanda futhi uyanibingelela ngokwanga kokuthula! Mamukeleni!)

Ukuze ngokushesha, uMlilo uzosetshenziswa, futhi uqale umsebenzi wawo wokutshisa-i Isikhathi Somlilo, of Justice. Uma siphendukile kulesi sikhathi sokuKhanya, khona-ke kuzoba kuncane ukusha; umlilo uyosebenza ukukhanyisa futhi ucwenge kunokuba uqede. Kodwa maye kulabo abangaphenduki! Kuyoba kuningi okuzoshiswa ... futhi usizi luzochitheka emigwaqweni njengegazi.

Osele, kuzoba uMlobokazi othobekile, omsulwa, nongcwele—ubuso bakhe, ecwebezela ngoThando.

NGESIKHATHI umthandazo, nganginomfanekiso weBhayibheli esandleni esisodwa, neKhathekizimu kwesinye. Base bephenduka ababodwa okukabili inkemba, ebanjwe ngezandla zombili.

Asilwi ngezikhali zethu, kodwa ngalokho uKristu asinika khona; Umbhalo futhi Tradition.

Ngacabanga ngendlela abazalwane bethu bamaProthestani abavame ukulwa ngayo ngobuchule ngenkemba esika nhlangothi zomBhalo. Kodwa, ngaphandle kwencazelo efanele-Isiko-abaningi baziphendulele inkemba ngephutha.

AmaKatolika ngokuvamile aye angena empini ephethe inkemba nje esika nhlangothi zonke yeSiko. Kodwa bengalazi iZwi likaNkulunkulu, bebelokhu bemanqikanqika, beshiya inkemba yabo emgodleni wayo.

Kodwa lapho kokubili kusetshenziswa njengento eyodwa... amanga ayabulawa, amanga ayanqanyulwa, nobumpumputhe obungokomoya buqedwe!

IF ikhaya “liyibandla lasekhaya”, khona-ke itafula lomndeni liyi-altare lawo.

Nsuku zonke, kufanele sihlangane lapho ukuze sihlanganyele esidlweni sobukhona bomunye nomunye. Amakamelo ethu okudlela kufanele ahlotshiswe ngezithombe, imifanekiso, neziphambano ezisikhumbuza ngeNgcwele. Akufanele sizinike isikhathi sokunambitha isinkwa sethu sansuku zonke kuphela, kodwa nokucula amahubo ezimpilo zethu zansuku zonke, ezigcwele ukunqoba nobunzima.

Ngaphezu kwakho konke, kufanele kube indawo Umthandazo, ukuze uKristu abe itabernakele elingabonakali phakathi kwekamelo lethu. Noma kunalokho, ukuze itabernakele elingabonakali livulwe, futhi uKristu akhuleka lapho ababili noma abathathu babuthene khona.

Futhi uma umuntu enensolo ngomfowabo noma udadewabo, unina noma uyise, kufanele akhulume naye ngaphambi kokudla, futhi ashintshe isibonakaliso sokuthula - okungukuthi-intethelelo.

Yebo, uma amakhaya ethu engase abe amasonto asekhaya, lesi sizungu esibuhlungu esihlala ngaphansi kokunethezeka kwezobuchwepheshe eNyakatho Melika besingaqedwa. Ngokuba sasiyomthola lapho esimlangazelelayo, ehlezi eduze kwami, kumfowethu, nodadewethu, nomama, nobaba.

Njengoba kunjalo, omabonakude bethu sebeyitabernakele elisha, namakamelo ethu amakhompiyutha, izindlu zokuthandaza ezintsha. Yithina esinesizungu ngakho.

Izingane zethu ezintathu kweziyisikhombisa esidlweni sakusihlwa: “isakramente lomndeni”

BE ungamesabi uMsindisi wakho, mphefumulo owonayo. Ngenza isinyathelo sokuqala sokuza kuwe, ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi wena ngokwakho awukwazi ukuziphakamisela kimi. Mntwana, ungambalekeli uYihlo... –1485, Idayari ka-St. Faustina

UJESU usishiyele iphethini elula ekabili okumele siyilandele: ukuthobeka futhi ukulalela.

He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave... he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name. — Filipi 2:7-9

Kodwa, uma ngona, angiyishiyanga indlela na? Yilokhu isitha somphefumulo wakho esifisa ukuba ukholwe ngakho-ke singakuqondisa endleleni entsha: leyo ka ukuphelelwa ithemba futhi ukuzidabukela.

Kodwa ukuvuma isono sakho kalula-ingabe lokhu akukhona ukuthobeka? Ukukuvuma-ingabe lokhu akukhona ukulalela? Uyabona-ke, ukona kwakho (inqobo nje uma kungesona isono esifayo) kunikeza ithuba phambili. Awushiyanga indlela; wakhubeka ngakho.

Okulahlekile ubulula balokho uKristu acela kithi: ukuba “ngabantwana abancane”. Izingane ezincane ziyawa, futhi kalula. NeNkosi yethu yenza njalo kathathu endleleni. Kodwa uma siphikelela ekuthobekeni nasekulaleleni, nathi siyophakanyiswa nguBaba ngokuguqulwa sibe ngumfanekiso kaKristu, sihlanganyele empilweni yangaphakathi kaNkulunkulu—lapha, nasempilweni elandelayo.

NJALO kukhona ukushintshashintsha kwezenzakalo ekuphileni, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuhle noma kubi, kuhlale kuwuphawu lobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Akukhona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufisa okubi; kodwa ohlelweni lwakhe oluyimfihlakalo, uyakuvumela. Lokhu kubonakala kuphela ngamehlo okholo.

Ngakho lapho ukuhlupheka kungazelelwe kusehlela (yebo mngane wami, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukucasuka kukhulu noma kuncane kangakanani), singajabula futhi ‘sibonge kuzo zonke izimo’ ngokwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu useduze, evumela ngisho nalokhu, ekugcineni asebenze zonke izinto. kwabahle kwabamthandayo. Kumuntu ongakholwa, lokhu kuzwakala kungenangqondo; kumKristu, kuyisimemo sobumnyama bomoya Ibhomu. Ukuhlupheka kusincisha ukukhanya ezinzwa, ngisho nokuhlakanipha, futhi ngezinye izikhathi nomoya. Umuntu kufanele ahambe ngokukholwa, hhayi ngokubona.

Futhi “ngezinsuku ezintathu” kuyoba khona Uvuko.

THE imimoya yoshintsho iyavunguza!

KUYA okulenga emqondweni wami wumfanekiso wokuba yithonsi elincane lomhwamuko, lilenga esibhakabhakeni sikaNkulunkulu. Nganoma imuphi umzuzu ngangingase ngiwele phansi ukube kwakungengenxa yomusa wakhe nothando lwakhe lungibambe lapho. Ukuzigqaja nokuzicabangela okungenza ngibe “sinda” kakhulu ukuhlala kulelifu. Ngokufanayo, ukuba “njengomntwana” okunginikeza ukukhanya kwenhliziyo ukuze ngintante ngokukhululekile emseni kaNkulunkulu.

Let anyone who thinks he is standing upright watch out lest he fall! — 1 Korinte 10:12

THE Umzimba kaKristu ufana nefu. Umzimba "we-mist-ical" wothando.

Njalo nje kufika isilingo, noma ukuhlupheka, noma ukudonsa okuthile kwenyama. Iqala ukusidonsela phezu kwethu, isidonsele ebuntwini basemhlabeni. Uma sivumela izifiso zethu ukuba zinqwabelane njengeconsi lamanzi, ekugcineni, amandla adonsela phansi enyama, umhlaba, kanye nodeveli aqale ukusidonsa kuze kube yilapho siwe eMseni…. ukuwohloka ekuqondeni kwezwe.

Ukuphenduka yilapho ukuzithanda kuhwamuka, eziphakamisa futhi eNtandweni Yaphezulu. Noma singawa kangaki, uNkulunkulu akasoze asivimba ukuba sibuyele Efwini Lothando.

Kodwa uma simelana, ukuwa kwenkululeko kuzoqhubeka size ekugcineni sizithole sephuke emadwaleni osizi (isono esifayo). Ngisho lokhu akusivimbeli ukuthi sibuyele eMafini, ngenhliziyo eneqiniso nethobekile. Kodwa yeka ukuthi kuba nzima kangakanani lapho umuntu ezithola exubene nokungcola, imfucumfucu, nobuthi bezwe, esevumele umphefumulo ukuba ugijime phakathi kwemifantu nemifantu yokuhlubuka, ngengozi embi kakhulu yokuthi umuntu awele eMigwaqweni Yendle Yobumnyama. .

NGOKUSHESHA. Lelo yizwi elikuchaza kahle lokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo ezinhliziyweni eziningi namuhla: ushintsho olusheshayo.

Angikwazi ukugcizelela ngokwanele: ingcebo yaseZulwini kuvulekile kakhulu! celani, lizaphiwa; Uma sifisa ukuba ngcwele kakhudlwana, ukuphiliswa, ukuguqulwa, sidinga kuphela ukucela ngomoya wokuthobeka nokwethembeka, futhi lungele ukwamukela.

Isikhathi sifushane kakhulu. UJesu uthulula okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka kunoma ubani oza nezandla ezivulekile nenhliziyo.

LET sizicwilise olwandle lomusa kaNkulunkulu, lomkhosi we Isihe Saphezulu. Yeka ukuthi kujabulisa kanjani ukuthi isipho esinjalo siye saphiwa umhlaba wonke!

UMNDENI WAMI WAYISISHIYAGALOMBILI uhambe ngebhayisikili namhlanje kusihlwa. Umzila wangempela wamabhayisikili, amasondo okuqeqesha, izihlalo ezincane, nama-trailer ezingane.

Kodwa okungenzeka ukuthi kwakuhlekisa kakhulu yilezo esasidlula kuzo emigwaqweni. Abantu bafa belandelana basigqolozela sengathi siwumhlambi wokuqala wamahansi abuya eNtwasahlobo. Khona-ke ngezwa, “Bheka! Umndeni!”

Ngangingenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ngihleke, noma ngikhale.

Izikebhe zeqhwa ze-polar

NGINE okukhulunywe ngayo ngaphambi kwabaseRoma 8, echaza imvelo ngokuthi “ibubula”, ilindele ukwambulwa kwamadodana namadodakazi kaNkulunkulu. Kunjengokungathi imvelo ihambisana nalokho okwenzekayo okungokomoya indawo.

Ngesikhathi somkhuleko ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, kwafika engqondweni ukuncibilika kwe-Polar Ice Caps. Ososayensi bathi ukuwohloka okusheshayo kuzoba nomthelela we-avalanche kwezinye i-eco-system. Kimina kubonakala sengathi lokhu kufana kwezinto ezinyakazayo futhi ezisazofika kwezomnotho nezenhlalo; ukuthi uma seziqalile, izinto zizokwenzeka ngokushesha.

Amazwi kaGandolf avela INkosi Yezindandatho buya emqondweni:

"Ukuphefumula okujulile ngaphambi kokucwila."

Ngomusa wakhe, uJesu uyabuza, "Usukulungele?"

LOKHU ISonto, uMkhosi Womusa Waphezulu, ngu kubalulekile usuku lomlando kanye nezilinganiso ze-cosmic engikholelwa ukuthi bambalwa eBandleni abakuqondayo. UPapa John Paul II wabiza uMkhosi Wesihe Saphezulu ngokuthi “ithemba lokugcina lensindiso yomhlaba.”

Onezindlebe kufanele ezwe.

(Kulowo ozinikela ekuVumeni nasekutholeni uMthendeleko ngalolo suku, uJesu uthembisa ukuthi sonke isono nesijeziso sesikhashana kuzosulwa. Kodwa ngikholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzophinde anikeze umphefumulo “ovulekile” okuningi kakhulu.)

KUNYE Imoto ishosholoza ngophawu lomgwaqo omkhulu, kubonakala sengathi iNkosi ibilokhu ingibheka kafushane izinhlaka ezihlukene zomhlaba: ezomnotho, amandla ezombusazwe, iketango lokudla, ukuhleleka kokuziphatha, kanye nezinto ngaphakathi kweBandla. Futhi igama lihlala lifana:

NGIZWE izwi elinamandla eBandleni namhlanje ekuseni emkhulekweni mayelana ithelevishini:

Ubusisiwe umuntu ongalandeli iseluleko sababi; futhi akahlali endleleni yezoni, futhi akahlali phakathi kwabahleki bosulu, kepha okuthokoza kwakhe kungumthetho kaJehova nozindla ngomthetho wakhe imini nobusuku. (IHubo 1)

Umzimba kaKristu—amakholwa abhapathiziwe, athengwe ngenani legazi Lakhe——achitha ukuphila kwawo okungokomoya phambi kukamabonakude: elandela “iziluleko zababi” ngezinhlelo zokuzisiza kanye nezifundiswa ezizibekela yona; ukulibala “endleleni yezoni” kuma-sitcom; nokuhlala "enkampanini" yezinkulumo zasebusuku kukhombisa ukuthi yikuphi ukugcona nokuhlambalaza ubumsulwa nobuhle, uma kungeyona inkolo uqobo.

Ngizwa uJesu ememeza amazwi e-Apocalypse futhi: "Phuma kuye! Phuma eBhabhiloni!“Sekuyisikhathi sokuba uMzimba kaKristu wenze izinqumo. Akwanele ukuthi sithi ngiyakholwa kuJesu… bese sithokozisa imiqondo yethu kanye nemizwa yethu njengamaqaba ehlelweni elikhohlakele, uma kungelona elimelene neVangeli. UNkulunkulu unokuningi kakhulu angasinika kona ngomkhuleko: kulowo ozindla ngeZwi lakhe imini nobusuku.

Ngakho bopha izinkalo zokuqonda kwakho; phila ngokusangulukile; beka lonke ithemba lakho esibonelweni ozonikezwa sona lapho uJesu Kristu evela. Njengamadodana namadodakazi alalelayo, ningavumeli izinkanuko ezake zakubumba ngokungazi. Kunalokho, yibani ngcwele ngokwenu kuzo zonke izici zokuziphatha kwenu, ngokufana nalowo oNgcwele onibizile (1 Peter)

Nkosi Jesu, ukunotha kwethu kusenza singabi ngabantu, ukuzijabulisa kwethu kuphenduke isidakamizwa, umthombo wokuzihlukanisa, futhi umyalezo wethu ongapheli, oyisidina womphakathi uyisimemo sokufa ngenxa yobugovu. —UPOPE BENEDICT XVI, Isiteshi Sesine Sesiphambano, NgoLwesihlanu Oluhle 2006

IPHASIKA. Ngalolosuku lapho thina, isithelo sesiphambano, sifuna ukududuza uMduduzi; ukududuza uMduduzi; ukuthanda uMthandi.

O Jesu Othandekayo, enginakho nje ukukunikeza uviniga wobuthakathaka esipontshini sokuthobeka. Ukuthi uzokwamukela imizamo yami yokukududuza… kanye nokubonga kwami ​​ngesipho esikhulu kangaka njengeMpilo yakho.

THE Izwi lawela enhliziyweni yami njengethonsi lokuqala laseNtwasahlobo elivela eqhweni: "Kuza umzuzu "weNkosi Yezimpukane".

Uma usibonile isithombe esinyakazayo Inkosi Yezimpukane, bese ufunda. Uma ungakayiqashi, uzodinga ukuyiqasha noma ufunde incwadi ngaphambi kokuqhubeka (ISIXWAYISO: ulimi lwefilimu luluhlaza, kodwa lungokoqobo). Ngikholwa ngokweqiniso ukuthi yisithombe salokho okwenzeka emhlabeni, nalokho okuzayo, nokuthi uKristu ubuyisela lesi sithombe enkumbulweni ngesizathu. Lapho ngibuka le filimu muva nje, ngikhumbula “izwi” engangibonakala ngilizwa livela eNkosini, lashaya ingqondo yami.Qhubeka ukufunda →

INI hek.

Nganquma ukushayela ibhasi lethu labavakashi phansi kwe-Times Square, eNew York City.

Kwakusebusuku. Ubuso bethu babuka phezulu ngemuva kwebhulokhi yezibani ezikhanyayo, amabhodi ezikhangiso, nezikrini zamavidiyo. Abantu baseNew York basigqolozele phezulu: izingane eziyisithupha, ubuso bunamekwe emafasiteleni. Babejabulile njengoba nathi sasijabulile.

Kuyakhishwa. Ngesikhathi se-Ekaristian Adoration ngemva kweMisa namhlanje ekuseni, ngizindle ngalezi zibani ezikhanyayo ezikhanyisa i-Broadway njengemini. Futhi amazwi afika kimi, “Kuyinto a bamanga ukukhanya.” Ngempela, ngemva kwawo wonke amalambu kwakukhona isithembiso “sento” ethize: ukuzijabulisa okubonakalayo, imali, ukwanelisa ubulili, izikhumbuzo, utshwala… izinto. Kodwa akukho lapho ngabona khona isithembiso senjabulo engapheli-ukuthula kwangaphakathi kanye nenjabulo engavela kuphela ekuKhanyeni Kwezwe.

Konke bekuheha… kodwa ngendlela efanayo, mhlawumbe, ukuthi inundu likhangwa ku-bug zapper.

NGOKUPHUTHUMA Ngibhala lokhu kulobubusuku… kumele silungise izinhliziyo zethu kuNkulunkulu. Kufanele sibheke ngqo esonweni sethu, futhi siphenduke kuso— shiya ngemuva, phansi kwesiphambano.

UKUVUMA… kumele siye njalo. U-St. Pio uthe njalo ezinsukwini eziyi-8. UPapa John Paul II uthe njalo ngesonto. Kanye ngesonto… woza kuBaba, uthulule inhliziyo yakho, futhi umvumele akhulume amazwi okuthethelela nawokuphilisa. Kungani usabe isipho esikhulu kangaka?

Ngiyakuzwa ukuphikisa. Kodwa kubaluleke ngaphezu komsebenzi. Okubaluleke kakhulu kunebhola lezinyawo lezingane. Okubaluleke ngaphezu kokubuka ithelevishini. Umphefumulo wethu ubaluleke ngaphezu kwalezi zinto.

Kufanele silungise izinhliziyo zethu ukuze zithole ukuKhanya okukhulu ngokukhipha noma yini enhliziyweni yethu engadala isithunzi.

NGOKUPHENDULA kothile owabhala, engabaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu angakhuluma ngodlame lwemvelo:

Indalo ingekaNkulunkulu, ngakho-ke unelungelo lokuqinisekisa ubukhona bakhe ukuthi uthanda nini futhi kanjani. Siyazi kusukela ekwambulweni kukaJesu Kristu, nangombhalo, ukuthi uNkulunkulu akayena nje onothando, uNkulunkulu UTHANDO. Ngakho-ke, unesihe, uyabekezela, futhi uyathethelela. Kepha futhi ulungile, futhi ngoba unguBaba wethu, umbhalo ufundisa ukuthi naye uyasiyala.

Futhi uNkulunkulu akasiphoqi isintu ukuba simthande… kepha inkokhelo yesono ingukufa. Ngamanye amagama, isintu sivuna esikutshalile. Uma sihlwanyela ukubhujiswa, yilokho esivuna kona, ngokwemvelo nangokomoya. Qhubeka ukufunda →