Ukuzinikela kwemini: ukuzilungiselela phambi koMthendeleko

Ukucoceka komphefumlo kuyafuneka. Nabani na otya uYesu ngokungafanelekanga utya ukugwetywa, utshilo uSt. Ayikokucinga ukuba usondela rhoqo, ubhala uChrysostom; umthendeleko ongafanelekanga. Yeha abo baxelisa uYudas! Ukwamkela uMthendeleko, ukucoceka kwisono esifanelekileyo kuyafuneka; ukuyifumana rhoqo, iBandla lifuna, ukongeza kwimeko yobabalo, injongo elungileyo. Uzalisekisile le miqathango? Ngaba uyafuna uMthendeleko wemihla ngemihla?

Ukukhumbula kuyafuneka. Ayikuko ukuba ukuphazanyiswa ngokungazenzisiyo kwenza uMthendeleko ube mbi, kodwa kukucamngca ukuba umphefumlo uyaqonda ukuba ngubani uYesu lowo wehlela ezintliziyweni zethu, kwaye ukholo luyavuka; Sicinga ngesidingo esinaso kuThixo, kwaye ithemba liyavela; sibona ukungafaneleki kwethu, apho ukuthobeka kuzalwa khona; ukulunga kukaYesu kuyanconywa, kwaye umnqweno, umbulelo, ukuzinikela kwentliziyo kuyavela. Uzilungiselela njani uMthendeleko? Ngaba uthatha ixesha elaneleyo?

Ubushushu nothando ziyafuneka. Okukhona usomelela ngakumbi umthendeleko, kokukhona esiba sisiqhamo esikhulu. Ungadikidiki njani, ngelixesha uYesu esiza kuni nonke nizondelela usindiso lwenu, yonke umlilo wesisa kuni? Ukuba uYesu uzibonakalisa elungile kangangokuba angakudeli, ngokuchaseneyo uza kuwe, nangona ulihlwempu kwaye enesono, ungamthandi njani? Awuyi kuvutha njani uthando kuye? Luyintoni uthando lwakho kuMthendeleko?

UKUZIPHATHA. - Thatha uvavanyo oluncinci kwindlela onxibelelana ngayo.