UPapa Francis: "UNkulunkulu akasibetheli esonweni sethu"
UPapa Francis ngesikhathi seNgelosi wakugcizelela ukuthi akekho ophelele nokuthi sonke siyizoni. Wakhumbula ukuthi iNkosi ayisilahli ngobuthakathaka bethu, kodwa njalo isinika ithuba lokuzisindisa. Wasimema ukuba sicabange ngeqiniso lokuthi ngokuvamile sikulungele ukugxeka abanye nokusakaza inhlebo, kunokuzama ukuqonda nokuthethelela.
NgeSonto lesine leLent, elibizwa ngokuthi "e laetare“, usimema ukuthi sibheke enjabulweni yePhasika eliseduze. UPhapha enkulumeni yakhe namuhla uyasikhumbuza ukuthi akekho umuntu ongenasici, sonke siyawenza amaphutha futhi senze izono, kodwa uJehova akasahluleli noma asilahle. Ngokuphambene, lapho hug futhi uyasikhulula ezonweni zethu, esinika umusa nentethelelo yakhe.
EVangelini lanamuhla, uJesu ukhuluma no UNikodemu, umFarisi futhi wembulela uhlobo lomsebenzi wakhe wokusindisa. I-Bergoglio igcizelela ikhono likaKristu loku funda ezinhliziyweni nasemiqondweni yabantu, eveza izinhloso zabo kanye nokuphikisana kwabo. Lokhu kubuka okujulile kungase kusiphazamise, kodwa uPapa usikhumbuza ukuthi iNkosi iyakufisa lokho akekho olahlwayo futhi usiqondise ekuguqukeni nasekwelapheni ngomusa wakhe.
UPapa Francis umema abathembekile ukuba balandele isibonelo sikaNkulunkulu
UPontiff umema wonke amaKristu ukuba lingisa uJesu, ukubheka abanye umusa nokugwema ukwahlulela noma ukusola. Isikhathi esiningi sivame ukugxeka abanye futhi sikhulume kabi ngabo, kodwa kufanele sifunde ukubheka abanye uthando nobubele, njengoba iNkosi yenza komunye nomunye wethu.
UFrancis naye uzwakalisa ukusondelana kwakhe no Abazalwane abangamaSulumane abaqala iRamadan kanye nenani labantu Haiti, ehlaselwe inhlekelele enkulu. Simeme ukuba sithandazele ukuthula nokubuyisana kulelo zwe, ukuze izenzo zobudlova ziphele futhi sisebenzisane ukuze sibe nekusasa elingcono. Ekugcineni, uPapa unikezela umcabango okhethekile abesifazane, emcimbini woSuku Lwabesifazane Lwamazwe Ngamazwe. Igqamisa ukubaluleka kokubona nokukhangisa isithunzi sabesifazane, ebaqinisekisa ngezimo ezidingekayo zokwamukela isipho se vita futhi baqinisekise ukuthi izingane zabo ziba nokuphila okuhloniphekile.