Ukukhulisa Umntwana Olahlekile

IZWI LAMANJE LOKUFUNDWA KWESIMISA
kaDisemba 14, 2013
Isikhumbuzo sikaSt. John of the Cross

Imibhalo yenkolo lapha

THE into enzima kakhulu futhi ebuhlungu noma yimuphi umzali angabhekana nayo, ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ingane yakhe, ingane yakhe belahlekelwa ukholo lwabo. Ngithandazile nezinkulungwane zabantu kule minyaka edlule, futhi isicelo esivame kakhulu, umthombo wezinyembezi nosizi ovame kakhulu, owezingane ezidukile. Ngibheka emehlweni alaba bazali, futhi ngiyabona ukuthi iningi labo linjalo ongcwele. Futhi bazizwa bengenakuzisiza nakancane.

Kumelwe ukuba kwakuyile ndlela ubaba azizwa ngayo emzekelisweni kaJesu wendodana yolahleko. Ubaba kule ndaba wayeyindoda elungile, indoda engcwele. Siyakwazi lokhu, hhayi kuphela ngokuthi wayithola kanjani indodana yakhe eyaphambukayo futhi, kodwa nangeqiniso lokuthi indodana yagcina ibuza ukuthi kungani ishiye ikhaya, izisola yona, hhayi ubaba wayo. Kwesinye isikhathi njengabazali singenza izinto eziningi kahle. Kodwa into eyodwa esingeke sikwazi ukuyenza bhala ngaphezulu ukuzikhethela kwengane yethu.

Siphila esikhathini lapho umndeni, mhlawumbe ngokungafani nesinye isizukulwane, uhlaselwa ngayo yonke indlela. Ikakhulukazi obaba.

Inkinga yokuba ngubaba esiphila kuyo namuhla iyinto, mhlawumbe ebaluleke kakhulu, esongela umuntu ebuntwini bakhe. Ukuqedwa kobaba nokuba ngumama kuxhumene nokuqedwa kokuba ngamadodana namadodakazi ethu. —Ukhadinali uJoseph Ratzinger (UPAPA BENEDICT XVI), uPalermo, Mashi 15, 2000

Mhlawumbe singesinye "isibonakaliso sezikhathi" esikhombisa ukuthi sisondele kangakanani ngempela kuusuku lweNkosi. " ^[1]qhathanisa UFaustina, nosuku lweNkosi Ngoba njengoba sizwa esifundweni sokuqala sanamuhla, iNkosi izothumela u-Eliya ukuthi "abuyisele izinhliziyo zawoyise kubantwana babo" okusho ukuthi, njengoba uKristu aprofetha, babezohlukana. ^[2]isib. ULuka 12:53 Kuyananela lokho okwabhalwa ngumprofethi uMalaki:

Manje ngithuma kini u-Eliya umprofethi, lungakafiki usuku lweNkosi, usuku olukhulu nolwesabekayo; Uyakuphendulela izinhliziyo zawoyise emadodaneni abo, nezinhliziyo zamadodana koyise, funa ngifike, ngilishaye izwe ngokubhujiswa. (Mal 3: 23-24)

Njengomzali, ngikwazi ukubona umuzwa wokungabi namandla okusiza ekukhuliseni amadodana namadodakazi emhlabeni wezithombe zocansi lapho zonke ezinye izingane zinomakhalekhukhwini, i-X-box kanye nekhompyutha. Ukuheha “kobukhazikhazi besono” ezikhathini zethu akufani nanoma yisiphi isizukulwane esiphambi kwethu ngobuhle be-intanethi obugqamile ngemuva kokudla inkanuko, ukuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo, nokungakholelwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ezintweni zobuchwepheshe, usuku nosuku, esikuthola kunzima ukuzilawula ngaphandle. Yize kunemiphefumulo emisha emincane ekhuphuka ezikhundleni, ikakhulukazi ebupristini, idlula kude izwe elamukela “ukubekezelelana” njengesivumo sokholo salo esisha (isb. “Ngizobekezelela okulungile kuwe ngenkathi ngibekezelele okuhle kimi. Ngeke sahlulele. Asigonane… ”).

Sizibeletha kanjani izingane zethu kulesi sikhathi, ikakhulukazi lapho zihlubuka noma zifuna ukushiya inkolo yazo?

Ngikhumbula ngivuma izono umpristi ethi kimi, "Uma uNkulunkulu ekunike lengane, uzokunika nomusa wokumkhulisa." Lokho bekuyizwi lethemba ngempela. St. Paul wabhala,

UNkulunkulu uthembekile, futhi ngeke akuvumele ukuba nilingwe ngokungaphezu kwamandla enu… uNkulunkulu uyakwazi ukunenzela wonke umusa omkhulu, ukuze ezintweni zonke, ngaso sonke isikhathi ninakho konke enikudingayo, nibe nokuchichima kwemisebenzi yonke emihle. (1 Kor 10:13; 2 Kor 9: 8)

Kepha yena lo mpristi wathi, "Izilingo zenzelwe ukunqoba, iziphambano zenzelwe uvuko." Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu usinika umusa esiwudingayo wokukhulisa izingane zethu, futhi lokho kufaka phakathi i- umusa sidinga ukubadedela—ku Akhe Amandla.

Ubaba olahlekile wayidedela indodana yakhe nayo. Akazange amphoqe ukuthi ahlale. Akazange futhi awukhiye futhi awukhiye umnyango. Wayeligcina livulekile isango langaphambili lothando olungenacala. Kepha “uthando aluphiki ngendlela yalo, ”Kusho uSt. ^[3]I-1 Cor 13: 5 Uthando luyakhothama ngaphambi kwenkululeko yomunye. Ngakho-ke ubaba wayelokhu ebhekile, elindile, futhi ethandazela ukubuya kwengane yakhe. Yilokho kuphela esingakwenza njengabazali uma senze konke esingakwenza. Futhi uma sehlulekile ukwenza konke esingakwenza, singacela ukuthethelelwa. Kuye kwadingeka ngixolise ezinganeni zami uqobo kaningi lapho, njengobaba, bengingesona isibonelo ebengifuna ukuba yiso. Ngiyaxolisa, bese uzama ukubathanda kakhulu, ngikhumbula okushiwo nguSt.

… Uthando lwenu komunye nomunye malukhule kakhulu, ngoba uthando lumboza izono eziningi. (1 Pet. 4: 8)

Abazali bavame ukucabanga ngoSt Monica ngenxa yendlela aphikelela ngayo emthandazweni, okuholele ekuguqulweni kwendodana yakhe ekubeni yi-hedonism (uSt. Augustine manje usenguDokotela weSonto). Kepha siyacabanga ngalezo zikhathi lapho abekezelela khona lapho kufanele ukuthi wezwa ukuthi ingane yakhe ilahlekile futhi ilahlekile nokuthi mhlawumbe yehlulekile? Lezo zikhathi lapho ukudlala kwakhe okuhle kakhulu, ukuxolisa kwakhe okuhlakaniphe kakhulu, izikhalazo zakhe ezigculisayo kakhulu zinganakwa? Futhi-ke, wayehlwanyela yiphi imbewu, yikuphi ukukhula, nakuba kwakufihlwe ngaphansi kwenhlabathi emnyama yesono nokuhlubuka, ayekuchelela? Futhi-ke, usifundisa ukuthi sithandaze njengomhubi namuhla:

Futhi, Jehova Sebawoti, bheka futhi usezulwini, ubone; unakekele lo mvini, futhi uvikele lokho okutshalwe yisandla sakho sokunene…

Ngaphezu kwalokho — futhi kufanele sethembe iNkosi kulokhu — asiziqondi ngokugcwele izindlela uNkulunkulu ahola ngazo imiphefumulo. Kodwa siyabona ukuthi ukuphika kukaPetru kwaba ubufakazi bokuthethelelwa yiNkosi; Ukushushiswa kukaPawulu kwaba ubufakazi besihe seNkosi; Ukuthanda izwe kuka-Augustine kwaba ubufakazi bokubekezela kweNkosi; nobusuku obumnyama bukaSt. John of the Cross baba ngubufakazi bothando lomshado omkhulu weNkosi. Ngakho-ke iNkosi mayibhale ubufakazi bengane yakho, ngesikhathi sayo, embhalweni wayo uqobo. ^[4]qhathanisa Ubufakazi bakho

Ake iNkosi ibhale umlando wethu. —POPE FRANCIS, Homily, Dec 17th, 2013; I-Associated Press

Ngakho-ke bazali, ube njengoNowa. UNkulunkulu wabheka phezu komhlaba wonke, wathola umusa kuye kuphela UNowa ngoba 'wayeyindoda elungile futhi engenacala.' ^[5]IGen 6: 8-9 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wasindisa nomndeni kaNowa. Uma wena njengomzali uthobekile, uvuma kuNkulunkulu wonke amaphutha akho, futhi uthembele emseni wakhe, khona-ke nawe wenziwa olungileyo ngegazi likaKristu. Futhi uma uphikelela okholweni, ngikholwa ukuthi iNkosi, ngesikhathi sayo esingaqondakali, izokwehlisa uthambeka lomkhumbi nakubantwana bakho abalahlekile.

Bathande. Bathandazele. Futhi shiya konke okwenzile ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, okuhle nokubi.

… Ngoba indodana iphatha uyise ngokwedelela, indodakazi ivukela unina ... Kepha mina, ngizobheka eNkosini; Ngiyakulindela uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami; uNkulunkulu wami uzangizwa. (Mik 7: 6-7)

Kusiza kangakanani ukuthandana, naphezu kwakho konke. Yebo, naphezu kwakho konke! Isikhuthazo sikaSaint Paul sibhekiswe kithina sonke: "Musa ukunqotshwa ngokubi, kodwa nqoba okubi ngokuhle" ( Roma 12:21 ). Nakulokhu futhi: “Masingakhathali ekwenzeni okulungile” (Gal 6: 9). Sonke sinakho esikuthandayo nesingakuthandi, futhi mhlawumbe ngalo mzuzu sithukuthelele othile. Okungenani ake sithi eNkosini: “Nkosi, ngithukuthelele lo muntu, nalowo muntu. Ngiyamthandazela yena naye ". Ukuthandazela umuntu engicasulwe yinyathelo elihle eliya phambili othandweni, futhi kuyisenzo sokushumayela ivangeli. —I-POPE FRANCIS, U-Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 101

Futhi khumbula ukuthi akekho umuntu okhathazeke kakhulu, osebenza kakhulu, ohileleke kakhulu ekusindisweni kwezingane zakho kunoBaba oseZulwini, onani, obukayo futhi olinde abancane Bakhe ukuthi beze ekhaya…

Siyazi ukuthi zonke izinto zisebenzela okuhle kulabo abathanda uNkulunkulu… uyabekezela kini, akafisi ukuba kubhubhe namunye kodwa bonke baphenduke. (Roma 8:28; 2 Pet. 3: 9)

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