IZWI LAMANJE LOKUFUNDWA KWESIMISA
kaNovemba 23, 2017
NgoLwesine Weviki Lamashumi amathathu Nantathu Esikhathini Esijwayelekile
Khetha. Isikhumbuzo saseSt. Columban
Imibhalo yenkolo lapha
UKULALELA
UJESU wabheka phansi iJerusalema wakhala lapho ememeza:
Ukube lolu suku ubuwazi nje kuphela ukuthi yini eyenza ukuthula - kepha manje kufihlekile emehlweni akho. (IVangeli Lanamuhla)
Namuhla, uJesu ubheka umhlaba, futhi ikakhulukazi amaKristu amaningi, futhi uyaphinda futhi uyamemeza: Ukube bewazi nje ukuthi yini eyenza ukuthula! Ukuxoxisana ngobuciko bokuqalisa futhi bekungeke kuphelele ngaphandle kokubuza, "kuphi ngiqala kanjani futhi? ” Impendulo yalokho, nokuthi "yini ebangela ukuthula", kuyefana: i intando kaNkulunkulu.
Njengoba ngishilo ku Ingxenye I, ngoba uNkulunkulu uluthando, futhi wonke umuntu udalwe ngomfanekiso wakhe, senziwe ukuthi sithande futhi sithandwe: "umthetho wothando" ubhalwe ezinhliziyweni zethu. Noma nini lapho siphambuka kulo mthetho, siphambuka emthonjeni wokuthula kweqiniso nenjabulo. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu, ngoJesu Kristu, singaqala kabusha.
Ngesisa esingaze sidumaze, kepha ehlala ikwazi ukubuyisa injabulo yethu, wenza sikwazi ukuphakamisa amakhanda ethu futhi siqale kabusha.—I-POPE FRANCIS, U-Evangelii Gaudium, hhayi. 3
Kepha qala kabusha kuphi? Ngempela, sidinga ukuthi sisuse amakhanda ethu kude nathi, sisuke ezindleleni zokubhujiswa, sizibeke endleleni efanele — intando kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba uJesu wathi:
Uma nigcina imiyalo yami, niyohlala othandweni lwami… Nginitshele lokhu ukuze intokozo yami ibe kini nenjabulo yenu iphelele. Yilo umyalo wami: thandanani njengoba nami nginithanda…. Ngoba umthetho wonke ugcwaliseka entweni eyodwa, ethi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. (Johane 15: 10-12; Galathiya 5:14)
Cabanga ngomhlaba nokuthi ukuzungeza kwawo ilanga kukhiqiza kanjani izinkathi zonyaka, okunikela impilo nenala emhlabeni. Ukube umhlaba ubungaphambuka ngisho nakancane enkambweni yawo, ubuyokhipha uchungechunge lwemiphumela emibi engagcina isiphelele ngokufa. Kanjalo futhi, kusho uSt. "Inkokhelo yesono ingukufa, kepha isipho somusa sikaNkulunkulu singukuphila okuphakade kuKristu Jesu iNkosi yethu." [1]I-Rom 6: 23
Akwanele ukuthi ngiyaxolisa. NjengoZakewu, kufanele senze izinqumo nezinguquko eziqinile — kwesinye isikhathi ezinqala nezinzima — ukuze silungise “umzila” wezimpilo zethu ukuze siphinde sizungeze iNdodana kaNkulunkulu. [2]isib. Mat 5:30 Kungale ndlela kuphela lapho sizokwazi khona “Okwenza ukuthula.” Ubuciko bokuqalisa futhi abunakukhubazeka kubuciko obumnyama bokubuyela ezindleleni zethu zakudala-ngaphandle kokuthi sizimisele ukuphinde siphucwe ukuthula.
Yibani ngabenzi bezwi, ningabi abalizwayo kuphela, nizikhohlisa. Ngoba uma umuntu engumuzwi wezwi futhi engeyena umenzi walo, ufana nomuntu ozibuka ubuso bakhe esibukweni. Uyazibona, bese uyahamba futhi akhohlwe ngokushesha ukuthi wayebukeka kanjani. Kepha obhekisisa umthetho ophelele wenkululeko futhi abekezele, futhi engeyena ozwayo okhohlwayo kepha abe ngumenzi owenza lokho, lowo uzobusiswa kulokho akwenzayo. (EkaJakobe 1: 22-25)
Yonke imiyalo kaNkulunkulu — ukuthi kufanele siphile kanjani, sithande futhi siziphathe kanjani — ivezwe kahle ku Ikhathekizimu leSonto LamaKatolika, okuyisifingqo sezimfundiso zikaKristu njengoba zivele ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-2000. Njengoba ukuzungeza komhlaba “kugxilile” kuzungeze iLanga, kanjalo futhi, "iqiniso elisikhululayo" alishintshi nalinye (njengoba osopolitiki kanye namajaji ethu besingakholelwa ngenye indlela). I- “Umthetho ophelele wenkululeko” kuveza injabulo nokuthula kuphela uma sikulalela — noma siphinde sibe yizigqila zamandla esono, umvuzo waso okuwukufa:
Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, wonke umuntu owenza isono uyisigqila sesono. (Johane 8:34)
Ngakho-ke, ubuciko bokuqala futhi buqukethe hhayi kuphela ukuthembela othandweni lukaNkulunkulu kanye nesihawu esingapheli, kepha nokuthembela futhi ukuthi kunemigwaqo ethile esingeke sehle siye kuyo, noma ngabe imizwa yethu noma inyama yethu ithini, iklabalasa, noma iyalela izinzwa zethu.
Ngoba nabizelwa inkululeko, bazalwane. Kepha ungayisebenzisi le nkululeko njengethuba lenyama; kunalokho khonzanani ngothando. (Gal 5:13)
Kuyini ukuthanda? ISonto, njengomama olungileyo, lisifundisa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane ukuthi uthando luqukethe ini, olususelwa kwisithunzi sangaphakathi somuntu, esenziwe ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu. Uma ufisa ukujabula, ukuba nokuthula, ukujabula… ukukhululeka… bese ulalela lo Mama.
Ningazifanisi nalenkathi kepha maniguqulwe isimo ngokwenziwa ibentsha ingqondo yenu… Gqokani iNkosi uJesu Kristu, ningenzi nezidingo zenyama. ”(KwabaseRoma 12: 2; 13:14)
Ikhono lokuqala futhi, ngakho-ke, aligcini ngokubamba isandla esinomusa sikaBaba, kodwa futhi nokubamba isandla sikaMama wethu, iSonto, sibayeke bahambe emgwaqeni omncane weNtando Yaphezulu eholela ukuphila okuphakade.
Mina namadodana ami nesihlobo sami
uzasigcina isivumelwano sabobaba.
Unkulunkulu akavumeli ukuthi siwushiye umthetho nemiyalo.
Ngeke silalele amazwi enkosi
futhi ungasuki enkolweni yethu nakancane.
(Kufundwa kokuqala namuhla)
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