INGXENYE IV
Isiphambano phezu kweNtaba iThabori
NGESIKHATHI Ukudumisa, okwakulandela iMisa lansuku zonke (futhi kwahlala kungapheli ezindlini ezahlukahlukene zesonto), amagama avuka emphefumulweni wami:
Uthando kuze kube sekugcineni kwegazi.
Uthando, kunjalo, ukugcwaliseka kwawo wonke umthetho. Njengoba iVangeli lalolosuku lokuqala lamemezela:
Wothanda iNkosi, uNkulunkulu wakho, ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho. Lo ngumyalo omkhulu kunayo yonke futhi ungowokuqala. Owesibili ofana nawo uthi: Wothanda umakhelwane wakho njengalokhu uzithanda wena. Wonke umthetho nabaprofethi kuncike kule miyalo emibili. (Math 22: 34-40)
Kepha la mazwi ku thanda kuze kube sekugcineni kwakungewona umyalo nje wothando, kodwa kwakuyisiyalo Kanjani ukuthanda: kuze kube sekupheleni kokugcina. Kungekudala, uMama wethu uzongifundisa.
Ngenkathi ngihluba izingubo zami zomsebenzi kusukela osukwini lokuqala lomsebenzi, ngabonga uNkulunkulu futhi ngesipho seshawa oshisayo. Ukudla kwakusihlwa namanzi bekungumbukwane omuhle njengoba ukushisa kushise amandla omzimba womzimba kanye ne-hydration njengodaka ogwadule. Lapho ngisukuma ngishiya ikhishi, ngabheka izitsha ezisekhoneni ngasesinkini, ngaphinda ngezwa enhliziyweni yami amazwi athi, “Uthando kuze kube sekugcineni.”Ngaso leso sikhathi, ngaqonda ngaphakathi ukuthi iNkosi yayingangiceli ukukhonza kuphela, kodwa ukuba ngibe“ yisisebenzi sezinceku. ” Ukungalindeli izidingo ukuthi zize kimi, kepha mina ukuthi ngifune izidingo zabafowethu nodadewethu, ngibanakekele. Ukuthatha, njengoba eyale, i "Okokugcina" beka futhi benze yonke into ngothando olukhulu, bengashiyi lutho olungenzelwanga, oluqede uhhafu, noma lokufuna. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bekufanele ngithande ngale ndlela ngaphandle kokudonsela ukunaka kuyo, ukukhononda, noma ukuziqhayisa. Bengimane ngikwenza ukuthanda ngale ndlela efihliwe, kodwa ebonakalayo, kuze kube sekupheleni kokugcina.
Njengoba izinsuku ziqhubeka futhi ngiqala ukubheka izindlela zokuthanda ngale ndlela, into eyodwa phakathi kwezinye yabonakala. Okokuqala ukuthi asikwazi ukuthanda ngale ndlela nge 
inhliziyo engenzi lutho noma enobuvila. Kufanele sizimisele ngamabomu! Ukulandela uJesu, noma ngabe ukuhlangana Naye ngomthandazo noma ukuhlangana Naye kumfowethu, kudinga ukukhumbula nokuqina kwenhliziyo. Akuyona inkinga yokukhiqiza okukhathazayo, kepha kunalokho, ukuqina kwesimo. Ukuba nenhloso ngengikwenzayo, nangalokho engikushoyo, nangalokho engingakwenzi. Ukuthi amehlo ami ahlala avuleke njalo, abheke kuphela entandweni kaNkulunkulu. Konke kuhloselwe ngamabomu ngokungathi bengikwenzela uJesu:
Ngakho-ke noma ngabe uyadla noma uyaphuza, noma ngabe wenzani, konke kwenzele udumo lukaNkulunkulu… Konke okwenzayo, kwenze ngokusuka enhliziyweni, kungathi kwenzelwa iNkosi, ungakwenzeli abanye, (1 Korinte 10:31; Kolose 3:23)
Yebo, kuwuthando, ukukhonza, ukusebenza, nokuthandaza ngokusuka enhliziyweni. Futhi lapho siqala ukuthanda ngale ndlela, kuze kube sekupheleni kokugcina kwegazi lomuntu ukukhuluma, khona-ke okuthile okujulile kuqala ukwenzeka. Inyama, nayo yonke imisebenzi yayo, okungukuthi, ubugovu, intukuthelo, inkanuko, ukuhaha, umunyu, njll. Kukhona I i-kenosis lokho kuqala ukwenzeka, ukuzidela, futhi endaweni yakho — ngemigudu yomkhuleko, amaSakramente, kanye nokuKhulekelwa — uJesu uqala ukusigcwalisa ngaye.
Ngolunye usuku ngesikhathi seMisa, lapho ngibheka phezulu kuCrucifix nohlangothi oluvulekile lukaKristu, incazelo ka “Thanda ithonsi lokugcina legazi” waba “ophilayo.” Ngoba kwaba kuphela lapho uJesu ephefumula okokugcina futhi Uhlangothi lwakhe lwahlatshwa ukuthi ngokugcwele nangokugcwele wasithanda kwaze kwaba sekugcineni kwegazi. Bese…
Isihenqo sendlu engcwele sadabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi. Lapho induna yekhulu eyayimi maqondana naye ibona ukuthi uphefumule kanjani okokugcina wathi: “Ngempela lo muntu ube yiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.” (Marku 15: 8-9)
Kulokho iconsi lokugcina legazi, amaSakramente aqhamuka ohlangothini lwaKhe futhi labo abemi ngaphansi kweSiphambano bathelwa ngesihe Saphezulu esabashintsha sabaguqula. [1]isib. Mat 24:57 Ngalowo mzuzu, iveli phakathi kweZulu nomhlaba ladabuka, futhi 
Isitha [2]isib. ISonto yileli, eliba "yisakramente lensindiso", okuyindlela yokuhlangana noJesu phakathi kwabo kwakhiwe: Izulu selingathinta umhlaba. USt. John wayengabeka ikhanda lakhe kuphela esifubeni sikaKristu. Kepha kungenxa yokuthi uhlangothi lwaKhe lwahlatshwa ukuthi ukungabaza uThomas manje sekwazi ukufinyelela ku Uhlangothi lukaKristu, luthinta inhliziyo Engcwele kaJesu enothando, evuthayo. Ngalokhu kuhlangana kukaThando owayethanda kuze kube sekupheleni kokugcina, UThomas wakholwa wakhonza.
Kuya thanda kuze kube sekugcineni kwegazi, khona-ke, kusho ukuthanda as UKristu wakwenza. Hhayi nje ukuhlekwa usulu nokubhaxabulwa, hhayi nje ukuthweswa umqhele nokubethelwa, kepha ukubhobozwa ohlangothini lokuthi konke enginakho, konke enginakho, impela, impilo yami kanye nokuphefumula kwami kuthululelwa umzuzwana ngamunye kumakhelwane wami. Futhi lapho ngithanda ngale ndlela, umgubuzelo phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba udabukile phakathi, nempilo yami iba ileli eliya eZulwini—Izulu lingathinta umhlaba ngami. UKristu angahlela enhliziyweni yami, futhi ngokusebenzisa isilonda sothando ngale ndlela, abanye bangahlangabezana nobukhona bukaJesu beqiniso kimi.
Ngesinye isikhathi ngesikhathi siseMexico, izindela zangibuza ukuthi ngingahlabelela yini iNgoma Yesidlo kwelinye lamaMisa. Ngenze njalo, kwaba yilo kuphela iculo engangicabanga ukulicula. Kwenze umthandazo wakho nami kulolu suku…
Ngezwa ukuthi le ndlela yokuthanda lokho kufundiswa nguMama Wethu noSt. Paul, kwakuyisisekelo kuphela salokho okuzoba yisipho esikhulu kunazo zonke esizothululelwa esintwini selokhu kwaba uMuntu. Ngomkhuleko wasekuseni wosuku lwami lokuqala esigodlweni sezindela, ngacabangisisa ngokuzindla okuvela eSt. John Eudes okwakubonakala kuzwakala njengesiprofetho phezu kwezizwe…
Inhliziyo ka-august kaJesu iyisithando sothando esisabalalisa amalangabi alo omlilo kuzo zonke izinhlangothi, ezulwini, emhlabeni, nakuwo wonke umhlaba… O imililo engcwele namalangabi enhliziyo yeNhliziyo yoMsindisi wami, gxumela phezu kwenhliziyo yami kanye Izinhliziyo zabo bonke abafowethu, futhi ubaphe izithandani eziningi zothando lukaJesu wami onothando kakhulu! —Isusela emuva I-Magnificat, Agasti 2016, k. 289
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