Ukuzinikela kwemini: masilinganise imeko yokomoya kaSanta Teresa waseAvila

Ubushushu beNgcwele. INkosi, ikubonise ukuba, ngaphandle kwezono zakho kunye nokungafezeki, unokuba ngcwele okoko ufuna, wavumela uninzi lwabaNgcwele ukuba bawele kwasekuqaleni bangene esonweni okanye ekubeni dikidikidi. USteresa wayephakathi kwabo; ukufundwa kweencwadi zehlabathi kunye nobuhlobo babantu behlabathi bampholisile ekuhloneleni uThixo; ngenxa yoku wabona ukuba iyakuba yintoni indawo yakhe esihogweni ukuba akaguquki. Kwaye awuloyiki ihlabathi? Uya kuguqula nini?

UMoya womthandazo weNgcwele. Emazantsi enqamlezo wayebuqonda ububi bakhe, emva koko, zininzi iinyembezi zakhe ezilungileyo, ezingaziwayo nezingathandwayo, walila! Emthandazweni, ngakumbi xa ecamngca, wafuna amandla kunye nesidima, wasifumana. Kwiminyaka eli-18 wazibona esomile kwaye eyinkqantosi, engazi, engakwazi nokuthandaza; kodwa wazingisa, waphumelela. Kwimibhalo yakhe uvutha wonke umntu ukuba athandaze! Vavanya ukuba uthandaza, kwaye uthandaza njani. Umthandazo unokukuhlangula ...

USerafi waseKarmele. Esinjani isihlonipho esimfaneleyo ngothando lwakhe ngoThixo! Hayi indlela uTeresa kaYesu awayekuvuyela ngayo ukuzixelela! Ngenzondelelo kunye nococeko lwenjongo awasebenzela uThixo wakhe! Ukujonga kwi-Crucifix, hayi indlela ekulula ngayo ukusokola! Ngokuchasene noko, wancwina: Nokuba uyasokola, okanye uyafa… Wayenemivuzo yovuyo kunye noxhwilo, kodwa yayiyimivuzo yothando lwakhe lweserafi. Kwaye sihlala senziwe ngumkhenkce kuthando lukaThixo ... Ukanti, singangcwele ...

UKUZIPHATHA. - Cengceleza iPater ezintathu kwiNgcwele; yixelise ekunikezeleni ngokukhawuleza kunye nayo yonke into kuThixo.