
khona-ke ngiyakwahlulela ngokulunga.
Nakuba umhlaba kanye
bonke abahlala kulo bangazamazama,
yimi engisekela izinsika zalo.
(IHubo 75: 2-3)

Ukuzamazama komhlaba kwase-Italy, Meyi 20, 2012, Associated Press
KUNYE kwenzekile esikhathini esedlule, ngazizwa ngibizwa yiNkosi yethu ukuthi ngihambe ngiyokhuleka phambi kweSakramente elibusisiwe. Kwakunamandla, kujulile, kudabukisa… Ngabona ukuthi iNkosi yayinezwi kulokhu, hhayi kimi, kepha ngawe ... ngeSonto. Ngemuva kokuyinika umqondisi wami wezomoya, ngiyabelana nawe manje…

Iqhwa lokuqala eCairo, eGibhithe eminyakeni eyikhulu, Izithombe ze-AFP-Getty
iqhwa eCairo? Iqhwa Kwa-Israyeli? Sleet eSiriya?
Sekuyiminyaka eminingana manje, umhlaba ubheka njengoba imicimbi yomhlaba yemvelo icekela phansi izifunda ezahlukahlukene izindawo ngezindawo. Kepha ngabe kukhona ukuxhumana okukhona nasemphakathini ngobuningi: ukulinyazwa komthetho wemvelo nowokuziphatha?

LAPHO umoya omusha oheleza emphefumulweni wami. Ebusuku obumnyama kakhulu kulezi zinyanga ezimbalwa ezedlule, bekungesihlebezi nje. Kepha manje isiqala ukudabula umphefumulo wami, iphakamisela inhliziyo yami ngaseZulwini ngendlela entsha. Ngizwa uthando lukaJesu ngalo mhlambi omncane oqoqwe lapha nsuku zonke ukuze kudliwe ngokomoya. Kuthando olunqobayo. Uthando olunqobe umhlaba. Uthando lokho izonqoba konke okusizelayo ezikhathini ezizayo. Nina eniza lapha, yimani isibindi! UJesu uzosondla futhi asiqinise! Uzosihlomisela izivivinyo ezinkulu manje ezisondele emhlabeni njengowesifazane osezongena emsebenzini onzima.

Isithombe ngu-Oli Kekäläinen
Ishicilelwe okokuqala ngo-Ephreli 17, 2011, ngivuke namhlanje ekuseni ngibona ukuthi iNkosi ifuna ngiphinde ngikushicilele lokhu. Iphuzu eliyinhloko ekugcineni, kanye nesidingo sokuhlakanipha. Kubafundi abasha, konke okunye ukuzindla nakho kungasebenza njengokuvuselela ukuvusa ubucayi bezikhathi zethu….
OLUNYE Esikhathini esedlule, ngilalele emsakazweni izindaba zezindaba mayelana nombulali obulalayo endaweni ethile e-New York, nazo zonke izimpendulo ezethusayo. Ukusabela kwami kokuqala kwaba intukuthelo ngobuwula balesi sizukulwane. Ngabe sikholwa ngokungathi sína ukuthi ukubabusisa njalo ababulali bengqondo, ababulali abaningi, abadlwenguli ababi, nempi “ekuzijabuliseni” kwethu akunamthelela enhlalakahleni yethu engokomzwelo nengokomoya? Ukubuka nje ngokushesha emashalofini esitolo sokuqasha amabhayisikobho kwembula isiko elithule kangaka, elinganakile, nelingaboni kahle iqiniso lokugula kwethu kwangaphakathi size sikholwe ukuthi ukuthanda kwethu ukukhonza izithombe, ukwethuka nobudlova kuyinto ejwayelekile.

Isithombe ngu-EPA, ngo-6 ntambama eRome, ngoFebhuwari 11, 2013
FOR isizathu esithile, ngifikelwe usizi olukhulu ngo-Ephreli ka-2012, okwakungemva nje kohambo lukaPapa oluya eCuba. Lolo sizi lwagcina ngokubhala emasontweni amathathu kamuva kwabizwa Ukususa Isithintelo. Ikhuluma ngokwengxenye mayelana nokuthi uPapa neSonto bangamandla avimbela kanjani “ongenamthetho,” Umphikukristu. Ngangingazi noma akekho owaziyo ukuthi uBaba oNgcwele, ngemuva kwalolo hambo, wanquma ukushiya isikhundla sakhe, okuyinto ayenza kulo mhla ziyi-11 kuNhlolanja wezi-2013.
Lokhu kushiya umsebenzi kusisondeze eduze umkhawulo woSuku lweNkosi…

THE emahoreni angama-24 edlule selokhu kwabhalwa Ngemuva Kokukhanyisa, amazwi abelokhu enanela enhliziyweni yami: Njengesela ebusuku…
Ngokuphathelene nezikhathi nezinkathi, bazalwane, aninasidingo sokuba nilotshelwe okuthile. Ngokuba nina uqobo lwenu nazi kahle ukuthi usuku lweNkosi luyakufika njengesela ebusuku. Lapho abantu bethi, “Ukuthula nokuhlala kahle,” khona inhlekelele engazelelwe ifika phezu kwabo, njengezinhlungu zokubeletha owesifazane okhulelweyo, futhi ngeke baphunyuke. (1 Thes. 5: 2-3)
Abaningi basebenzise la mazwi ekubuyeni kukaJesu kwesibili. Impela iNkosi izofika ngehora elingaziwa muntu ngaphandle kukaBaba. Kepha uma sifunda umbhalo ongenhla ngokucophelela, uSt. Embhalweni wami wokugcina, ngachaza ukuthi “usuku lweNkosi” alulona yini usuku noma umcimbi owodwa, kepha luyisikhathi esithile, ngokwe-Sacred Tradition. Ngakho-ke, lokho okuholela futhi kungenise uSuku lweNkosi yizo kanye lezo zinhlungu zokubeletha uJesu akhuluma ngazo [1]Mat 24: 6-8; ULuka 21: 9-11 noSt. uJohane wabona embonweni we Izimpawu Eziyisikhombisa Zenguquko.
Nabo, abaningi, bazofika njengesela ebusuku.
| ↑1 | Mat 24: 6-8; ULuka 21: 9-11 |
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