Ngaphandle kokuthi iNkosi Yakhe Umphakathi…

KUNYE Amakholwa eBandla lokuqala, ngiyazi abaningi namuhla ngokufanayo bazizwa benamandla okuya emphakathini wamaKrestu. Eqinisweni, ngixoxisane iminyaka nabafowethu nodadewethu ngalesi sifiso esithi okuqondileyo empilweni yobuKristu nasempilweni yeSonto. Njengoba uBenedict XVI esho:

Angikwazi ukuba noKristu mina kuphela; Ngingaba ngowakhe kuphela ebunyeni nabo bonke asebebe ngabakhe, noma abazoba ngabakhe. Isidlo singikhiphela kimi ngiye kuye, futhi kanjalo nangobunye nawo wonke amaKrestu. Siba "mzimba munye", sihlangane ngokuphelele empilweni eyodwa. -UDeus Caritas Est, hhayi. 14

Lokhu kungumcabango omuhle, futhi hhayi iphupho lepayipi futhi. Kungumthandazo kaJesu ongokwesiprofetho wokuthi “sonke sibe munye” ^[1]isib. Joh 17:21 Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ubunzima esibhekene nabo namuhla ekwakheni imiphakathi yamaKrestu abuncane. Ngenkathi iFocolare noma iMadonna House noma abanye abahlubuki besinikeza ukuhlakanipha okubalulekile kanye nesipiliyoni sokuphila "ngokuhlanganyela," kunezinto ezimbalwa okufanele sizikhumbule.

Ukufundwa kokuqala kwanamuhla kuyisixwayiso esinamandla ngokwakha umphakathi ngaphandle komusa kaNkulunkulu:

… Uma lo mzamo noma lo msebenzi ungowemvelaphi yabantu, uzozilimaza wona uqobo.

Imiphakathi eminingi, noma ngabe ilele noma ingcwelisiwe, iwile eminyakeni edlule ngoba iqale isenyameni noma yagcina isenyameni.

Ukukhathazeka kwenyama kungukufa, kepha ukukhathazeka komoya kungukuphila nokuthula… labo abasenyameni abakwazi ukujabulisa uNkulunkulu. (cf Rom 8: 6-8)

Lapho kukhona khona ukuhaha okunobugovu, isifiso samandla, ukubusa, ukukhetheka kanye nomona, qaphela! Lawa akuwona amatshe esisekelo “endlu yeNkosi,” kepha yindlu yokwehlukanisa.

Zingaki izimpi ezenzeka phakathi kwabantu bakaNkulunkulu nasemiphakathini yethu ehlukene… Umhlaba wethu uqhekeka phakathi yizimpi nodlame, futhi ulinyazwe wubuntu obubodwa obuhlukanisa abantu, obubenza babhekane bodwa njengoba bephishekela okuhle kwabo- ngokuba… Kuhlala kungizwisa ubuhlungu obukhulu ukuthola ukuthi eminye imiphakathi yamaKrestu, ngisho nabantu abazinikele, bangabekezelela kanjani izinhlobo ezahlukene zobutha, ukwehlukana, isithunzi, ukwehlisa isithunzi, i-vendetta, umona kanye nesifiso sokuphoqelela imibono ethile ngazo zonke izindlela, ngisho nasekushushisweni avele njengokuzingelwa kwabathakathi ngeqiniso. Sizoshumayela kubani uma le kuyindlela esenza ngayo? —I-POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 98-100

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, noma yikuphi lapho kunokuthula, injabulo, inkululeko, ukuhloniphana, kanye nesifiso sokwabelana ngomlayezo nempilo kaJesu, lezi yizimpawu zoMoya oNgcwele osebenzayo. Ungakhohlwa, umphakathi weSonto lokuqala wazalwa ngePentekoste, wazalwa ngoMoya. ISonto lokuqala lalingumsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kaKristu, owathi, “Ngizokwakha iSonto lami.” ^[2]isib. Mat 16:18 UJesu Kristu nguyena izolo, namuhla, naphakade. ^[3]isib. Heb 13: 8

Yize kufanele silwele namuhla ukuthanda, ukukhonza, kanye nokutholakala komunye nomunye emndenini wethu, epherishi, noma emiphakathini eyakhelene nathi, kufanele silinde ngokucophelela nangokubekezela eNkosini ukuthi izosikhombisa ukuthi sakha kanjani umphakathi wamaKrestu osemthethweni. Okwe:

Ngaphandle kokuthi iNkosi iyakhe le ndlu, basebenzela ize labo abayakhayo. (IHubo 127: 1)

Izithiyo zezezimali, zomzimba, kanye nezenkolo ekwakheni umphakathi namuhla azincane. Kepha lokho akusho ukuthi iNkosi ayiwufisi umphakathi. Wenza okuthile okusha namuhla; kufihliwe, kuthulekile, kulindwe ukufakwa ngesikhathi esifanele. Sekukaningi ngizwa iNkosi ikhuluma enhliziyweni yami ukuthi a “Isikhumba esisha.” Lokho kungukuthi, akufanele sizame futhi sithele izinhlobo ezindala zomphakathi ezikhathini zethu; lokho, empeleni, “Iminyaka yezinkonzo iyaphela”, leyo akuyona inkonzo uqobo, kepha yinkonzo njengoba sazi kanjalo. Umhlaba uzoshintsha ngokuphawulekayo, ngakho-ke, kufanele siphinde sihlangane noMariya ekamelweni eliphezulu lezinhliziyo zethu, nalabo ozizwa ukhangwa ukuba babe umphakathi, futhi “Linda“ isithembiso sikaBaba. ” ^[4]isib. Izenzo 1:4

Lindela uJehova ngesibindi; yiba nesibindi, ulindele uJehova. (Ihubo lanamuhla)

Futhi ungadangali uma iNkosi ingalandeli umugqa wakho wesikhathi! Lokho Akucela kuwe namuhla umnikelo omncane wakho fiat, "izinkwa ezinhlanu" zomkhuleko, ukulalela, ukukhonza, ukuthobeka, nokwethemba. Futhi uzobandisela ngokwecebo Lakhe, nentando Yakhe, ngendlela ezokunika ukudla okungcono kakhulu, umphakathi, nomhlaba obizelwe ukuthi uwusebenzele.

Sengiphetha, ngithanda ukuhlanganyela nawe "izwi" elingaphakathi engilithole ngenkathi ngithandaza phambi kweSakramente elibusisiwe neqembu elincane labavangeli bamaKhatholika kanye nompristi, eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili eyedlule. Ungayifunda lapha: Izikhathi Zokufika Neziphephelo.