Ukuzinikela ngokuSebenzayo koMhla: Thembela Emthandazweni

Abathobekileyo ngokwenene bazithembile. Ukuthobeka asikokuzithoba, ukungathembi, ukuphelelwa lithemba; ngokuchaseneyo, ngumdlalo wokungoneliseki kokuzithanda nokuzingca okwenyani. Abathobekileyo, bazibona njengabangenanto, babuyela kwiNkosi yabo esisityebi njengamahlwempu, kwaye bathemba yonke into. USt Paul udidekile ekukhumbuleni izono zakudala, uloyiko, uyazithoba, kodwa ngokuzithemba uyadanduluka: Ndinokuyenza yonke into kulowo undithuthuzelayo. Ukuba uThixo ulungile kwaye unenceba, ungutata onobubele, kutheni ungamthembi?

UYesu ufuna ukuthembela kuthi. Zonke iindidi zabasweleyo zeza kuye, kodwa wavuza wonke umntu ngentembeko yakhe kwaye wayicela ukuba ibathuthuzele. Ke ngendoda eyimfama yaseYeriko, ne-Centurion, nomfazi ongum-Samariya, kunye ne-Kanana, ne-dropsy, no-Mary, no-Yairusi. Phambi kokwenza ummangaliso wathi: Ukholo lwakho lulukhulu; Andifumananga lukholo lungako kwaSirayeli; iyahamba, kwaye yenziwa njengoko ukholwayo. Nabani na othandabuzayo akayi kufumana nto kuThixo, utsho uSt. Ngaba esi ayisosizathu sokuba ngamanye amaxesha unganikwa?

Iinkqubo zokuzithemba. Yonke into inokwenzeka kwabo banokholo kwaye bathembele, watsho uYesu; nantoni na oyicelayo ngomthandazo, yiba nokholo kwaye uyakuyifumana. Ngokuzithemba, uSt.Peter wahamba phezu kwamanzi, abantu bavuka kwabafileyo phantsi komyalelo kaSt. Ngaba mhlawumbi kukho ubabalo lokuguquka, lokoyisa inkanuko, lokungcwaliswa okungafumananga umthandazo wokuqiniseka? Ndiyathemba yonke into, kwaye uyakufumana yonke into.

UKUZIPHATHA. -Cela olona lubabalo lubaluleke kakhulu kuwe: qinisa ekuwuceleni ngokuzithemba okungasikelwanga mda.