Ukubethelwa esiphambanweni, nguMichael D. O'Brien
SO iningi lenu lingibhalele, linqotshwa ukwehlukana emishadweni nasemindenini yenu, ngobuhlungu nokungabi nabulungiswa kwesimo senu samanje. Ngemuva kwalokho udinga ukwazi imfihlo yokunqoba kulezi zivivinyo: kungukuthi uthando olunqobayo. Lawa mazwi eza kimi ngaphambi kweSakramente elibusisiwe:
Uthando olunqobayo alubaleki eNsimini yokukhaphela, futhi alubaleki ekushayweni ngamazwi. Ayinikezi ngomqhele wokuhlupheka kwengqondo, noma imelane nengubo ebubende yokuhlekisa. Uthando olunqobayo luthatha umthwalo osindayo, futhi luhambe igxathu ngalinye ngaphansi kwesisindo esicindezelayo sesilingo. Akubaleki eNtabeni Yokulahlwa, kepha kunalokho iphakamisa iSiphambano. Uthando olunqobayo luthola izipikili zentukuthelo, ameva amahlaya, futhi lumukela ukhuni olunzima lokungaqondi. Ayileli phezu kwemishayo yokululazeka umzuzu owodwa, noma ihora nje… kepha ibekezelela ubumpofu besikhashana kuze kube sekupheleni okubuhlungu — iphuza inyongo enikezwa yona, ikhuthazelele ukwenqatshwa kwenkampani yayo, nokungabi nabulungisa kwayo konke-ize inhliziyo uqobo lwayo ihlatshwe ngenxeba lothando.
Lokhu nguLuthando olunqobile, olwavula amasango esihogo, olwakhulula izibopho zokufa. Lokhu nguLuthando olunqobe inzondo, olwahlaba ubumnyama bemiphefumulo, futhi lwawina ababulali balo. Lokhu wuthando olunqobe okubi, olwahlwanyela ngezinyembezi, kepha lwavuna ngokujabula, lunqoba izingqinamba olungenakubhekana nalo: Uthando olubeke phansi impilo yalo komunye.
Uma ufisa ukunqoba, khona-ke nawe kufanele thanda noThando olunqobayo.
Indlela esalwazi ngayo uthando ukuthi wanikela ngokuphila kwakhe ngenxa yethu; ngakho-ke nathi kufanele sinikele ngokuphila kwethu ngenxa yabafowethu. (1 Johane 3:! 6)
INDABA EYIQINISO YOKUNQOBA
Umngani unginike imvume yokuxoxa le ndaba engakholeki yothando olunqobile.
Uthole ukuthi umyeni wakhe ubemkhohlisa iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-13. Ngalesi sikhathi, wayemhlukumeza emzimbeni, ngamazwi nangokomzwelo. Indoda esethathe umhlalaphansi manje, ibizochitha usuku ekhaya, bese kusihlwa, iphume iyobona inkosikazi yayo. Wayeyazi. Wayekwazi. Futhi nokho wenza sengathi bekujwayelekile impela. Bese kuthi, njengokusebenza kwewashi, abuyele ekhaya, angene embhedeni wakhe, alale.
Uhlushwe usizi olungabizwa kufanele ngokuthi "isihogo." Wazama ukumlahla kaningi, kunalokho wabona ukuthi kufanele ahloniphe izifungo zakhe ngandlela thile. Ngolunye usuku emthandazweni, iNkosi yathi kuye: "Ngikubizela ohlotsheni oluphakeme lothando."Esikhathini esithile kamuva, iNkosi yathi,"Esikhathini esiyizinyanga ezintathu, umyeni wakho uzobuyiselwa emadolweni akhe…"Ukuqinisekisile ukuthi ukuhlupheka kwakhe nokuthandazela umyeni wakhe ngeke kumoshe, kodwa lokho"tintengo yomphefumulo ibiza kakhulu. "(Nge" izinyanga ezintathu, "iNkosi yayisho amakhalenda amathathu ezinkonzo. Leli Phasika yinyanga yesithathu leyo.)
Ngeledlule, umyeni kutholakale ukuthi unomdlavuza. Lokhu, usola ukuthi kuzoqala ukwehla kuye emadolweni. Kepha uqhubeke nokuthandana kwakhe ngaphandle komshado, yize impilo yakhe ibingasasebenzi kahle. Nakulokhu futhi, iNkosi yamkhuthaza, yathi zonke izinyembezi zakhe zibaliwe - akekho ozomosheka. Futhi kungekudala, ubuhlobo bakhe ne "nezinye"kungafika"ukuphela okumunyu nokungazelelwe."
Kwathi-ke, cishe ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule, umyeni "waquleka". Kubizwe i-ambulensi — kwalandela namaphoyisa amaningi. Kuthathe ayisithupha amadoda ukuze ambambe lapho egquma futhi eqalekisa futhi efohla, ekhipha ukubukeka okusabisayo kubalindi. Uphuthunyiswe esibhedlela walaliswa. Kulelo sonto, ngemuva kokudedelwa, waphinde wavakashela inkosikazi yakhe… kodwa kukhona okwenzekile. Ubudlelwano baphela ngokungazelelwe nangokumunyu, njengokutsho kweNkosi.
Okungachazeki ukuthi umyeni wafika ekhaya, futhi kwangathi kusenyuka izikali emehlweni akhe waqala ukubona ubuqiniso bezenzo zakhe. Usuku nosuku, lapho ebheka umkakhe, waqala ukukhala. "Awukaze ungilahle, yize bekufanele ungishiye," ephinda ephindaphinda. Usuku nosuku, lapho embona ehholo noma elungisa ukudla ekhishini, wayeqala ukukhala, acele intethelelo, abuye athi, "Angikholwa ukuthi ngikwenze lokho kuwe… futhi uselapha. Ngiyaxolisa, ngiyaxolisa kakhulu… "
Ngezwi lenduduzo, uJesu ukuqinisekisile kuye emthandazweni: "Ngenxa yomusa wakho nokukholwa kuye, Ngikubekele ukuthi ube eceleni kwakhe ukumletha kufonti yawo wonke amanzi aphilayo. Ngoba ngaphandle kothando lwakho nokuzinikela kwakho ubengeke alokothe asondele. " Tisikhukhukazi, emasontweni amabili edlule, ekugcineni iphupho lakhe lagcwaliseka: umyeni wakhe wangena eSontweni LamaKatolika, wageza wahlanzeka emanzini oMbhapathizo, futhi wondla iSinkwa Sosindiso olimini lwakhe. Uhlale eceleni kwakhe kusukela lapho…
Yebo, uthando lwakhe lwalunqobile, ngoba kwakuwuthando olwahamba yonke indlela… lwadabula iNsimu, iNdlela, eya eSiphambanweni, lwaya ethuneni… futhi lwaqinisekiswa ovukweni.
Uthando lubekezelela zonke izinto, lukholwa yizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lukhuthazelela zonke izinto. Uthando aluhluleki. (1 Kor 13: 7-8)
