CABANGELA yenhliziyo yakho njengembiza yengilazi. Inhliziyo yakho wenza ukuqukethe uketshezi olumsulwa lothando, lukaNkulunkulu, oluthando. Kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, iningi lethu ligcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu ngothando lwezinto — zingenise izinto ezibanda njengetshe. Azikwazi ukwenzela izinhliziyo zethu noma yini ngaphandle kokugcwalisa lezo zindawo ezibekelwe uNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, iningi lethu maKrestu lisosizini impela… lithwele kanzima ezikweletini, izingxabano zangaphakathi, ukudabuka… sinokuncane esingakunika ngoba nathi ngokwethu asisamukeli.
Baningi bethu abanezinhliziyo ezibandayo zamatshe ngoba sizigcwalise ngothando lwezinto zomhlaba. Futhi lapho umhlaba uhlangana nathi, silangazelela (noma ngabe bayazi noma cha) "ngamanzi aphilayo" kaMoya, esikhundleni salokho, sithela emakhanda abo amatshe abandayo okuhaha kwethu, ubugovu, nokuzicabangela kwethu okuxubene nohlobo oluthile wenkolo engamanzi. Bayayizwa impikiswano yethu, kepha babone ukuzenzisa kwethu; bayakwazisa ukucabanga kwethu, kepha abasitholi "isizathu sokuba" kwethu, okunguJesu. Kungakho-ke uBaba oNgcwele esibizele ukuthi singamaKrestu, ukuthi siphinde silahle ubuzwe, okuyi…
… Uchoko, umdlavuza womphakathi kanye nomdlavuza wokwambulwa kukaNkulunkulu nesitha sikaJesu. —UPAPA UFRANCIS, Umsakazo weVatican, Okthoba 4th, i-2013
