Lingalirani mawu awa: pemphero, kusala, kuthandiza

Ndipo Atate wako amene akuwona mwachinsinsi adzakubwezera. " Mateyu 6: 4b

Lenti iyamba. Masiku 40 kupemphera, kusala kudya ndikukula mchikondi. Tikufunika nthawi ino chaka chilichonse kubwereranso ndikuyang'ananso miyoyo yathu, kuchoka kutali ndi machimo athu ndikukula mu zabwino zomwe Mulungu akufuna kutipatsa. Masiku 40 a Lente ayenera kukhala chitsanzo chamasiku 40 a Yesu m'chipululu. Zowonadi, sitinayitanidwe kuti "tizingotsanzira" nthawi ya Yesu m'chipululu, koma tayitanidwa kuti tizikhala naye nthawi ino, mwa iye komanso kudzera mwa iye.

Sikuti Yesu payekha anafunika kukhala masiku 40 osala kudya komanso kupemphera m'chipululu kuti akhale oyera. Ndi chiyero palokha! Iye ndi Woyera wa Mulungu. Ndiye munthu wachiwiri wa Utatu Woyera. Iye ndi Mulungu Koma Yesu adalowa mchipululu kuti asale kudya ndikupemphera kuti atipemphe kuti tithandizane naye ndikulandila mikhalidwe yosintha yomwe adaonetsa mu umunthu wake kwinaku akupirira kuvutika kwamasiku 40 amenewo. Kodi mwakonzeka masiku anu 40 m'chipululu ndi Ambuye wathu?

Ali m'chipululu, Yesu anawonetsa ungwiro mu umunthu wake. Ndipo ngakhale palibe amene adamuwona kupatula Atate Wakumwamba, nthawi yake m'chipululu inali yobala zipatso zambiri kwa anthu. Zakhala ndi zipatso zambiri kwa aliyense wa ife.

"Chipululu" chomwe timayitanidwira kuti chilowe ndichomwe chimabisika kwa iwo omwe akutizungulira koma akuwonekera kwa Atate Akumwamba. "Zabisidwa" mukuti kukula kwathu mu ukoma sikupangidwira chifukwa chokomera, kungodziwonetsa modzikonda kapena kuti tipeze matamando adziko lapansi. Chipululu cha masiku 40 chomwe tiyenera kulowamo ndi chomwe chimatisintha kutikopa kuti tidzipemphera mozama, kutichotsa ku chilichonse chosakhala cha Mulungu ndipo kumatipatsa chikondi kwa iwo omwe timakumana nawo tsiku ndi tsiku.

Pamasiku 40 awa, tiyenera kupemphera. Kulankhula moyenera, pemphero limatanthawuza kuti timalumikizana ndi Mulungu mkati. Timachita zambiri kuposa kupezeka pa Misa kapena kulankhula mokweza. Pemphero choyambirira ndi kulumikizana kwathu ndi chinsinsi ndi Mulungu.Timalankhula, koma koposa zonse timamvetsera, kumvera, kumvetsetsa komanso kuyankha. Popanda zinthu zonse zinayi, pemphero silikhala pemphero. Si "kulumikizana". Ndife tokha omwe timalankhula tokha.

M'masiku 40 awa, tiyenera kusala. Makamaka m'masiku athu ano, malingaliro athu asanu amathedwa mphamvu ndi zochitika ndi phokoso. Maso athu ndi makutu athu nthawi zambiri amakongoleredwa ndi ma TV, ma radiyo, makompyuta, ndi zina zambiri. Masamba athu okoma amakhuta nthawi zonse ndi zakudya zabwino, zotsekemera komanso zotonthoza, zomwe nthawi zambiri zimakhala zochulukirapo. Malingaliro athu asanu amafunikira kuchoka pa kuwonongedwa kwa zokondweretsa za dziko lapansi kuti titembenukire ku zosangalatsa zakuya kwambiri za moyo wogwirizana ndi Mulungu.

M'masiku 40 awa, tiyenera kupereka. Dyera nthawi zambiri limatitengera ife osazindikira kukula kwake. Tikufuna izi ndi izi. Timadya zinthu zambiri komanso zochuluka. Ndipo timachita chifukwa chofunafuna kukhutitsidwa ndi dziko lapansi. Tiyenera kudzipatula ku chilichonse chomwe chimatisiyanitsa ndi Mulungu komanso kuwolowa manja ndi njira imodzi yabwino yokwaniritsira izi.

Ganizirani mawu osavuta awa lero: pempherani, musala kudya. Yesani kukhala ndi izi munjira yobisika yodziwika kwa Mulungu yekha Lenti. Mukatero, Ambuye ayamba kuchita zodabwitsa zazikulu m'moyo wanu kuposa momwe mungaganizire momwe zingathekere. Adzakumasulani ku umbombo womwe umatimangiriza komanso kukulolani kuti mumukonde Iye ndi ena pamlingo wina watsopano.

Ambuye ndimalola lendi. Ndasankha kulowa m'chipululu masiku 40 awa ndipo ndidasankha kupemphera, kusala kudya ndikudzipereka ndekha zomwe ndidalibe kale. Ndikupemphera kuti Lenti iyi ikhale mphindi yomwe ndimasinthidwa ndi Inu. Ndimasuleni, okondedwa Ambuye, kuzonse zomwe zimandiletsa kukonda inu ndi ena ndi mtima wanga wonse. Yesu ndimakukhulupirira.