THE ISonto lesibili lePhasika li Divine Divine Sunday. Kuwusuku uJesu athembisa ngalo ukuthululela umusa ongenakulinganiswa ngezinga elithile, kwabanye “Ithemba lokugcina lensindiso.” Yize kunjalo, amaKhatholika amaningi awazi ukuthi liyini leli dili noma angaze ezwe ngalo epulpiti. Njengoba uzobona, lolu akulona usuku olujwayelekile…
Ngikholwa ukuthi iningi leNcwadi Yesambulo alibhekiseli ekupheleni komhlaba, kepha ekugcineni kwalesi sikhathi. Izahluko ezimbalwa zokugcina kuphela ezibheke ekugcineni kwe umhlaba ngenkathi konke okunye ngaphambili kuchaza "ukubambana kokugcina" phakathi "kowesifazane" kanye "nodrako", nayo yonke imiphumela emibi emvelweni nasemphakathini wokuhlubuka okuhambisana nakho. Okwahlukanisa lokho kungqubuzana kokugcina kusukela ekugcineni komhlaba ukwahlulelwa kwezizwe — lokho esikuzwa ikakhulu ekufundweni kweMisa kwaleli sonto njengoba sisondela esontweni lokuqala le-Advent, ukulungiselela ukufika kukaKristu.
Emasontweni amabili edlule ngilokhu ngizwa la mazwi enhliziyweni yami, “Njengesela ebusuku.” Kungumqondo wokuthi izehlakalo ziyeza emhlabeni ezizothatha abaningi bethu ukumangala, uma kungenjalo abaningi bethu ekhaya. Sidinga ukuba sesimweni somusa, kodwa hhayi isimo sokwesaba, ngoba noma ngubani wethu angabizwa ekhaya nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Ngalokho, ngizizwa ngiphoqelekile ukushicilela kabusha lo mbhalo ofike ngesikhathi kusuka ngoDisemba 7, 2010…
IF uyafunda Ukugcinwa Kwenhliziyo, lapho-ke uyazi manje ukuthi kaningi kangakanani sehluleka ukukugcina! Siphazamiseka kalula kanjani ngento encane kunazo zonke, sisuswe ekuthuleni, futhi siphambukiswe ezifisweni zethu ezingcwele. Futhi, noSt. Paul siyakhala:
Angikwenzi engikufunayo, kepha ngenza engikuzondayo…! (Rom 7:14)
Kepha sidinga ukuzwa futhi amazwi kaSt.
Kubhekeni njengenjabulo yodwa, bazalwane, lapho nihlangabezana nokulingwa okuhlukahlukene, ngokuba niyazi ukuthi ukuvivinywa kokukholwa kwenu kuveza ukubekezela. Futhi vumela ukubekezela kube okuphelele, ukuze ube ophelele futhi ophelele, ungantuli lutho. (Jakobe 1: 2-4)
UGrace akashibhile, unikezwa njengokudla okusheshayo noma ngokuchofoza igundane. Kufanele sikulwele! Ukukhumbula, okuphinde kugcine inhliziyo, kuvame ukuba ngumzabalazo phakathi kwezifiso zenyama nezifiso zikaMoya. Futhi-ke, kufanele sifunde ukulandela i- izindlela kaMoya…