Kuyini ukuthobeka? Ubuhle bobuKhristu kumele wenze

Kuyini ukuthobeka?

Ukuyiqonda kahle, sizothi ukuthobeka kuphambene nokuziqhenya; kahle, ukuqhosha kulinganisa okwedlulele ngaye nesifiso sokuhlonishwa abanye; Ngakho-ke, uma kuqhathaniswa, ukuthobeka yileyo mfanelo engaphezu kwemvelo yokuthi ngolwazi lwethu, kusiholele ekuthini sizazise ngenani elifanele futhi sidelele izindumiso zabanye.

Yizimfanelo ezisishukumisela, leli gama liyasho, ukuhlala uphansi (1), ukuba ngokuzithandela endaweni yokugcina. Ukuthobeka, kusho uSt. Thomas, ubamba umphefumulo ukuze ungathambekeli phezulu (2) futhi ungazifikisi kulokhu okungaphezulu kwaso; ngakho-ke iyabeka endaweni yayo.

Ukuziqhenya kuyimpande, imbangela, isifiso sokusokolisa, zazo zonke izono, ngoba kuzo zonke izono kukhona ukuthambekela kokukhula ngaphezu kukaNkulunkulu uqobo; ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuthobeka yizimfanelo ezithile ngandlela thile ezibandakanya konke; othobekile ngempela ungcwele.

Izenzo ezinkulu zokuthobeka yilezi ezinhlanu:

1. Yazi ukuthi asisialutho oluvela kithi nokuthi konke esinakho okuhle, sikutholile konke futhi sikuthola kuNkulunkulu; impela asisiyalutho kuphela, kodwa futhi siyizoni.

2. Ukunikeza yonke into uNkulunkulu hhayi lutho kithi; lokhu kuyisenzo sobulungiswa obubalulekile; ngakho-ke ukudelela izindumiso nenkazimulo yasemhlabeni: kuNkulunkulu, ngokobulungisa bonke, lonke udumo nayo yonke inkazimulo.

3. Ungadeleli muntu, futhi ungafuni ukuba mkhulu kunabanye, ucabange ngakolunye uhlangothi ukushiyeka nezono zethu, ngakolunye uhlangothi ezinhle nezimfanelo zabanye.

4. Ungafisi ukunconywa, futhi ungenzi lutho ngokuqondile ngale nhloso.

5. Khuthazela, isibonelo sikaJesu Kristu, ukuthotshiswa okusehlelayo; AbaNgcwele bathatha igxathu futhi, babafisa, belingisa ngokuphelele iNhliziyo eNgcwele yoMsindisi wethu omuhle.

Ukuthobeka kungukulunga neqiniso; ngakho-ke, uma sicabangela ngokucophelela, kuhlala endaweni yethu.

1. Endaweni yethu phambi kukaNkulunkulu, ukumbona futhi kumphatha ngalokho ayikho. Yini iNkosi? Konke. Siyini? Akukho lutho oluhawukelayo, konke kushiwo ngamazwi amabili.

Ukube uNkulunkulu wasusa okungokwakhe kithi, yini ebizosala kithi? Lutho kepha lokho kungcola okuyisono. Ngakho-ke kufanele sizibheke phambi kukaNkulunkulu njengento engeyona into yangempela: nansi ukuthobeka kwangempela, izimpande kanye nesisekelo sawo wonke ubuhle. Uma sinemizwa enjalo ngempela futhi siyenza, thina siyohlubuka kanjani kuNkulunkulu? Ukuziqhenya kufuna ukuzibeka endaweni kaNkulunkulu, njengoLucifer. «UNkulunkulu ufuna lokhu, angifuni, empeleni kusho abazidlayo, ngifuna ukuyala ngakho-ke ngibe yiNkosi». Ngakho-ke kulotshiwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubazonda abazidlayo futhi umelane naye (3).

Ukuziqhenya kuyisono esinengekayo kunazo zonke emehlweni eNkosi, ngoba yisona esiphikisana ngqo negunya lakhe nesithunzi sakhe; oziqhenyayo, uma ekwazi, wayezobhubhisa uNkulunkulu ngoba angafuna ukuzimela futhi enze ngaphandle kwakhe, Kunalokho, uNkulunkulu unikeza abathobekile umusa wakhe.

2. Umuntu othobekile umi ebusweni bakhe ebusweni bomakhelwane wakhe, eqaphela ukuthi abanye banezimfanelo ezinhle nezimfanelo ezinhle, kuyilapho kuye ebona iziphambeko eziningi nezono eziningi; ngakho-ke akaphakama ngaphezu komunye, ngaphandle komsebenzi othile oqinile ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu; ozidlayo akafuni ukubona ukuthi ngokwakhe usemhlabeni, othobekile esikhundleni salokho ushiya abanye indawo, futhi kungubulungiswa.

3. Abathobekileyo basendaweni yakhe phambi kwakhe; umuntu akweqisi amakhono nobuntu bakhe, ngoba uyazi ukuthi ukuzithanda, okuhlale kulethwa ukuziqhenya, kungasikhohlisa kalula; uma inokuthile okuhle, iyabona ukuthi konke kuyisipho nomsebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kuyilapho ikholoshelwa ukuba ikwazi konke okubi uma umusa kaNkulunkulu ungamsizi. Kuthiwani uma enza okuthile okuhle noma wazuza okuthile, kuyini lokhu uma kuqhathaniswa nokufaneleka kwabaNgcwele? Ngale micabango akahloniphi yena, kepha udelela kuphela, kuyilapho eqaphela ukuthi angadeleli muntu emhlabeni. Lapho ibona ububi, ikhumbula ukuthi isoni esikhulu kunazo zonke, inqobo nje lapho esaphila, singaba usanta omkhulu, futhi noma yimuphi umuntu olungile angazidela futhi azilahle.

Ukuzithoba ngakho-ke kuyinto elula futhi ebaluleke kakhulu yemvelo, ubuhle okufanele bube lula kithina kunabo bonke ukube imvelo yethu ibingaphendukezelwa yisono sikababa wokuqala. Futhi asikholwa ukuthi ukuthobeka kusivimbela ekusebenziseni igunya kunoma yiliphi ihhovisi esigqokile noma elisenza singanakwa noma singakwazi ukwenza ibhizinisi, njengoba abahedeni behlambalaza amaKristu okuqala, ebasola njengabantu abangafanele.

Othobekile onamehlo akhe ahlala entweni kaNkulunkulu, ugcwalisa umsebenzi wakhe ngisho nasezingeni lakhe eliphakeme. Lowo ophakeme ekusebenziseni igunya lakhe ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu, usesendaweni yakhe, ngakho-ke akantuli ukuthobeka; njengoba ukuthobeka kungamcasuli umKristu ogcina okungokwakhe futhi enze okuthandwa nguwe "ukubheka, njengoba iSt. Francis de Sales isho, imithetho yobuhlakani ngasikhathi sinye sokupha". Ngakho-ke, ungesabi ukuthi ukuthobeka kwangempela kuzosenza singakwazi futhi kungangeni; gada Abangcwele, mningi kangakanani imisebenzi emangalisayo abayenzile. Noma kunjalo bonke bakhulu ekuthobekeni; Ngalesi sizathu benza imisebenzi emikhulu, ngoba bathembela kuNkulunkulu hhayi ngamandla abo nasemandleni abo.

"Lowo othobekile, kusho uSt. Francis de Sales, unesibindi esikhulu ngokwengeziwe lapho ezibona engenamandla, ngoba ukubeka konke ukuthembela kwakhe kuNkulunkulu".

Ukuthobeka akusivimbi futhi ekuvimbeleni ukuqaphela ubukhokho esibuthola kuNkulunkulu; "Akumele kwesatshwe, kusho uSt. Francis de Sales, ukuthi lo mbono usiholela ekuziqhenyeni, ngokwenele ukuthi siyaqiniseka ukuthi lokho esinakho okuhle akusikho kithi. Maye! Akuzona yini izinyoni ukuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi ziyizilwane ezi mpofu, yize zilayishwe ifenisha eyigugu nenamakha yenkosana? ». Izaziso ezisebenzayo uDokotela ongcwele azinikeza esahlukweni V seLebra III seSingeniso sempilo enokuzinikela okufanele zifundwe futhi nokuzindla ngazo.

Uma sifuna ukuthokozisa inhliziyo eNgcwele kaJesu kumele sithobeke:

1 °. Thobekile emcabangweni, imizwa kanye nezinhloso. «Ukuthobeka kulele enhliziyweni. Ukukhanya kukaNkulunkulu kumele kusikhombise ukungabi nalutho ngaphansi kwabo bonke ubudlelwano; kodwa akwanele, ngoba ungaziqhenya kakhulu noma ngabe uyazi usizi lwakho. Ukuthobeka akuqali ngaphandle kwalapho kuhamba komphefumulo okuholela ekutheni sifune futhi sithande indawo lapho amaphutha ethu namaphutha ethu asibeka khona, futhi yilokhu abaNgcwele abakubiza ngokuthi bathande ukungazinaki kwabo: ukujabulela ukuba kulokhu indawo esifanela thina ».

Bese kuba khona uhlobo lokuziqhenya olufihlakele kakhulu nolubanzi kakhulu olungasusa cishe noma iliphi inani emisebenzini emihle; futhi kuyize, isifiso sokuvela; uma singanaki, singakwazi ukwenza konke ukwenzela abanye, sibheke kukho konke abanye abazokusho futhi bacabange ngathi ngakho-ke siphilele abanye hhayi iNkosi.

Kukhona abantu abakholwayo mhlawumbe abazithokozisayo ukuze bathole izimfanelo eziningi futhi bathande iNhliziyo Engcwele, futhi ungaboni ukuthi ukuziqhenya nokuzithanda kuyonakalisa yonke imfesane yabo. Amagama ashiwo nguBossuet ngemuva kokuzama izehluleki yokunciphisa ama-Port-Royal Angelics adumile ngokulalela angasebenza emiphefumulweni eminingi: "Bamsulwa njengezingelosi futhi banamandla njengamademoni." Ngabe kunjani ukuba yingelosi yokumsulwa kothile owayedemoni lokuziqhenya? Ukujabulisa inhliziyo eNgcwele, ubuhle obuthile abanele, umuntu kufanele azijwayeze konke futhi ukuthobeka kumele kube yindlela yokuziphatha enhle ngayinye njengoba kuyisisekelo sayo.

2nd. Thobekile ngamazwi, ukugwema ukuziqhenya nokuzimela kolimi oluvela ekuziqhenyeni; ungakhulumi ngawe, noma kukuhle noma kubi. Ukuzikhulumela kabi ngobuhlakani njengokusho okuhle ngaphandle kokuyize, kumele ube ngongcwele.

"Sivame ukusho, kusho uSt. Francis de Sales, ukuthi asisilutho, ukuthi sibhekene nosizi uqobo ... kodwa sizoxolisa kakhulu uma sithatha izwi lethu ngakho uma abanye besho ngathi. Senza sengathi sicasha, ngoba size ukuzosifuna; masithathe indawo yokugcina sikhuphukele kwelokuqala ngenhlonipho enkulu. Umuntu othobeke ngempela akazenzi onjalo, futhi akakhulumi ngaye. Ukuthobeka akafisi ukufihla hhayi kuphela abanye ubuhle, kodwa futhi uqobo uqobo. Indoda ethobeke ngempela ingathanda ukuthi abanye bathi yindoda edabukisayo, kunokuba ithi yona uqobo ». Maxims wegolide nokuzindla!

Okwesithathu. Thobekile kuko konke ukuziphatha kwangaphandle, kukho konke ukuziphatha; othobekile weqiniso akazami ukwenza okuhle; indlela yakhe yokuziphatha ihlala inesizotha, iqotho futhi ayinathinteki.

4th. Akufanele neze sifise ukudunyiswa; uma sicabanga ngakho, yini ebalulekile kithi ukuthi abanye basidumise? Ukudumisa akulutho futhi kungaphandle, akunanzuzo yangempela kithi; zibaluleke kakhulu kangangokuba azisizi ngalutho. Umzingeli weqiniso weNhliziyo Engcwele udelela indumiso, akavele agxile kuye kuphela ngokuziqhenya ngokudelela abanye; kodwa ngalolu lwazi: Yekani ukudumisa uJesu, lokhu kuphela into ebalulekile kimi: uJesu wanele ukujabula nami futhi ngiyaneliseka! Lo mcabango kumele ujwayele futhi uqhubeke kithi uma sifuna ukuba nokuzinikela kweqiniso nokuzinikela kweqiniso kwiNhliziyo Engcwele. Le degree yokuqala itholakala kuwo wonke umuntu futhi iyadingeka kuwo wonke umuntu.

Iqondo lesibili ukukhuthazela ngesineke ukusolwa okungenabulungiswa, ngaphandle kokuthi umsebenzi usiphoqa ukuthi sisho izizathu zethu futhi kulokhu sizokukwenza ngokuthula nangokulinganisela ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu.

Izinga lesithathu, eliphelele kakhudlwana futhi elinzima ngokwengeziwe, kungaba ukufisa futhi ukuzama ukudelelwa abanye, njengoSt. Neri owazenza inhlekisa ezigcawini zaseRoma noma njengoSt John of God owenza sengathi uyahlanya. Kepha ubuqhawe obunjalo abusona isinkwa samazinyo ethu.

"Uma izinceku zikaNkulunkulu eziningi ezivelele zenza sengathi ziyahlanya, kufanele sizincome singazilingisi, ngoba izizathu ezaziholele ekutheni ebeqile ngokweqile zazikuzo futhi zazingajwayelekile kangangokuba akumele siphethe lutho ngazo". Sizozenelisa ngokwesula thina okungenani, lapho sehlelwa yizihlazo ngokungafanele, sisho noMhubi oyiHubo elingcwele ukuthi: Kuhle kimi, O Jehova, ukuthi ungihlazile. "Ukuthobeka, kusho iSt. Francis de Sales futhi, okuzosenza sikuthole kumnandi ukuthotshiswa, ikakhulukazi uma ukuzinikela kwethu sekusondele kithi".

Ukuthobeka okumele sikwazi ukukwenza ukuvuma nokuvuma amaphutha ethu, amaphutha ethu, amaphutha ethu, ukwamukela ukudideka okungavela, ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amanga ukuxolisa. Uma singakwazi ukufisa ukuthotshiswa, masihlale ngokunganaki icala nokusola abanye.

Siyakuthanda ukuthobeka, futhi iNhliziyo Engcwele KaJesu izosithanda futhi ibe yinkazimulo yethu.

UKUTHOBEKA KWAJESU

Ake siqale siveze ukuthi ukugcotshwa ngokwayo bekuvele kuyisenzo esikhulu sokululaza. Eqinisweni, uSt. Paul uthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu eba ngumuntu yazichitha. Akuzange kuthathe isimo sengezingelosi, kodwa isimo somuntu okuyinto okungenani yezidalwa ezihlakaniphile, enenyama yethu ebonakalayo.

Kepha okungenani wayebonakalisile kulomhlaba esimweni esivumelana nesithunzi soMuntu wakhe; hhayi manje, wayefuna ukuzalwa futhi aphile esimweni sobuphofu nokuhlaziswa; UJesu wazalwa njengabanye abantwana, empeleni njengosizi kakhulu, wazama ukufa kusukela ezinsukwini zokuqala, ephoqeleka ukubalekela eGibhithe njengeselelesi noma njengengozi. Lapho-ke empilweni yakhe Uzilahla lonke udumo; kuze kube yiminyaka engamashumi amathathu ucasha ezweni elikude nelingaziwa, usebenza njengesisebenzi esimpofu esimweni esiphansi kakhulu. Empilweni yakhe yobumnyama eNazaretha, uJesu wayesekhona, kungashiwo, abancane kunabo bonke amadoda njengoba u-Isaya ambiza kanjalo. Empilweni yomphakathi ukuthobeka kusakhula; simbona egconwa, edelelwa, ezondwa futhi eqhubeka nokushushiswa yizikhulu zaseJerusalema nabaholi babantu; iziqu ezimbi kunazo zonke kuthiwa zifakwa kuye, uphathwa ngisho njengongenazo. Kwi-Passion ukuthotshiswa kufinyelela okwedlulela kokugcina okungenzeka; kulawo mahora amnyama nanomnyama, uJesu ubhajwe impela odakeni lwe-opprobrium, kufana nethagethi lapho wonke umuntu, nezikhulu nabaFarisi nabantu abaningi, bephonsa imicibisholo yokudelela okudumaza kakhulu; impela ulungile ngaphansi kwezinyawo zawo wonke umuntu; ehlazekile ngisho nangabafundi bakhe abathandayo ayebagcwalise zonke izinhlobo; ngomunye walabo akhashelwa futhi anikelwe ezitheni zakhe futhi alahlwe yibo bonke. Ukusuka ekhanda labaPhostoli bakhe Unqatshelwa khona lapho abahluleli bahlala khona; wonke umuntu uyamsola, kubonakala sengathi uPeter uyakuqinisekisa konke ngokumphika. Ukunqoba konke lokhu kubaFarisi abadabukisayo, futhi yeka ukuhlazisa kukaJesu!

Lapha wahlulelwa futhi alahlwa njengomhlambalazi nomenzi wobubi, njengecala elibi kakhulu. Ngalobo busuku, yeka okungakanani ukuhlasela! ... Lapho kumenyezelwa isigwebo sakhe, njengendawo eyihlazo neyesabekayo, kuleyo nkantolo, lapho isithunzi sonke silahlekile! Konke kusemthethweni kuJesu, bayamshaya, bamkhafulela ebusweni, bamsusa izinwele nezinwele zakhe; kulabo bantu akubonakali kuyiqiniso ukuthi ekugcineni bangakhipha ulaka lwabo lwedemon. UJesu uyabe eshiywe kuze kuse kuze kube sekuseni enjabulweni yabaqaphi nezinceku, ezilandela inzondo yamakhosi, ancintisane nalabo abacaphukisa kakhulu lowo muntu ompofu futhi omnandi olahliwe ongakwazi ukumelana nalutho futhi azivumele ukuba ahlekiswe ngaphandle kokukhuluma izwi. Sizobona kuphela kwaphakade lokho ukuthukuthela okungahlazisi uMsindisi wethu esimthandayo ngalobo busuku.

NgoLwesihlanu omuhle, uholwa nguPilatu, emigwaqweni yaseJerusalema egcwele abantu. Kwakuyimikhosi ka-Ista; eJerusalema kwakukhona isixuku esikhulu sabafokazi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Futhi nangu uJesu, ehlanjalazwa njengonobubi kakhulu, kungashiwo, ebusweni bomhlaba wonke! Bona kudlula esixukwini. Isiphi isimo! Nkulunkulu wami! ... Egcotshwa njengeselelesi esiyingozi, ubuso bakhe bufihlwe egazini futhi bakhafuzwa, izingubo zakhe zifakwe udaka nokungcola, ethukwa yiwo wonke umuntu njengezikhohlisi, futhi akekho oza ngaphambili ukuzokuvikela; futhi abangabazi bathi: Kepha ubani? ... Unguye lowo Mprofethi wamanga! ... Kufanele ukuthi senze amacala amakhulu, uma ephathwa ngale ndlela ngabaholi bethu! ... Yeka ukudideka kukaJesu! Umhlanya, isidakwa, okungenani bekungezwa lutho; umakoti wangempela angawina konke ngokudelela. Kodwa uJesu? ... uJesu ngenhliziyo engcwele kakhulu, emsulwa kakhulu, enozwela futhi obucayi! Kufanele siphuze ingilazi yokulalela isikali sokugcina. Futhi uhambo olunjalo lwenziwa kaningana, ukusuka esigodlweni sikaKayafase kuye esiGodlweni sikaPilatu, bese kuya esigodlweni sikaHerode, bese kuphinde kusendleleni ebuyela emuva.

Futhi kuHerode ukuthi uJesu uthotshiswa kanjani ngokuthobeka! IVangeli lisho amagama amabili kuphela: UHerode wamdelela futhi wamhlekisa ngebutho lakhe; kodwa, "ubani ngaphandle kokucabanga ukucabanga ngezingozi ezinyantisayo eziqukethe? Basinikeza ukuqonda ukuthi asikho isizathu sokuthi uJesu wasindiswa yileso sikhulu esibi nesidumazayo, njengamasotsha, lawo kuleyo nkantolo enamacala ancintisanayo ngokuqhosha ngokuzibekezelela nenkosi yawo ». Sibe sesibona uJesu ebhekana noBaraba, futhi kukhethwa yena kule villain. UJesu wabheka okungaphansi kukaBharaba ... nalokhu kwakudingeka! Ukushaywa bekungukuhlukumezeka okulimazayo, kepha futhi kuyisijeziso esibi sokweqisa. Lapha uJesu ukhumule izembatho zakhe ... phambi kwabo bonke labo bantu ababi. Ubuhlungu obukhulu ngenhliziyo ehlanzeke kakhulu kaJesu! Lokhu kuyihlazo elihlazo kunawo wonke kulomhlaba nemiphefumulo enesizotha kakhulu yokufa uqobo; lapho-ke ukushaywa kwakuyisijeziso sezigqila.

Nangu uJesu eza eKalvari egcwele isisindo sesinengiso, phakathi kwamabhulokhi amabili, njengomuntu othuke uNkulunkulu nabantu, ikhanda lakhe lidwengulwe ngameva, amehlo akhe egcwele izinyembezi nangegazi, izihlathi zakhe zikhanya ukushaywa ngempama, intshebe edutshulwe uhhafu, ubuso bungahlanjululwa ngamathe angcolile, bonke bathintekile futhi abaziwa. Konke okusele kobuhle bakhe obungenakuphikwa ngumbala ohlale emnandi futhi othandekayo, wobumnene obungapheli obuphanga amaNgilosi noMama wakhe. E-Kalvari, esiphambanweni, i-opprobrium ifinyelela esiqongweni sayo; umuntu angadelelwa kanjani futhi ahlanjalazwe esidlangalaleni, ngokusemthethweni? Lapha usesiphambanweni, phakathi kwamasela amabili, acishe abe ngumholi wabashokobezi nabenzi bokubi.

Ukusuka ekuhlambalazeni ukwedelela uJesu wawa ngokwezinga eliphansi impela, ngaphansi kwamadoda anamacala kakhulu, ngaphansi kwabo bonke ababi; futhi bekulungile ukuthi kufanele kube njalo, ngoba, ngokwesimemezelo sobulungiswa obunobuhlakani kakhulu bukaNkulunkulu, Wayefanele azihlawulele izono zabo bonke abantu futhi ngenxa yalokho alethe konke ukudideka kwabo.

Ama-opprobrios kwakuwukuhlushwa kweNhliziyo kaJesu njengoba izipikili zaziwukuhlushwa kwezandla nezinyawo zakhe. Ngeke siqonde ukuthi iNhliziyo Engcwele yahlupheka kangakanani ngaphansi kwalesifufula esingenabuntu nesinengekayo, ngoba asikwazi ukuqonda ukuthi ukuzwela nenhliziyo yakhe yaphezulu kwakuyini. Uma-ke sicabanga ngesithunzi esingenamkhawulo seNkosi yethu, sibona indlela alimala ngayo ngokungafanele ngesithunzi sayo esine njengendoda, inkosi, umpristi nomuntu waphezulu.

UJesu wayengcwele kunabo bonke abantu; akukaze kutholakale necala elincane kakhulu elethe isithunzi esincane kakhulu phezu kobumsulwa bakhe; nokho lapha usolwa njengommenzi wobubi, ngokuthukuthela okukhulu kobufakazi bamanga.

Ngempela uJesu wayeyiNkosi, uPilatu wamemezela engazi ukuthi uthini; nalesi sihloko sidelelekile kuJesu futhi sinikezwe i-ischerno; unikezwa ubukhosi obuhlekisayo futhi uphathwa njengenkosi Prank; ngakolunye uhlangothi, amaJuda amphikisa ngokumemeza: Asifuni ukuba asibuse!

UJesu wenyukela eKalvari njengompristi omkhulu owanikela okuwukuphela komhlatshelo osindisa umhlaba; kahle, ngalesi senzo esimxaka Uyakhungatheka ukukhala kwamaJuda nokuhlekisa ngamaPontiffs: «Yehla esiphambanweni, sizokholwa kuye! ». Ngakho-ke uJesu wabona bonke ubuhle bomhlatshelo wakhe bushiywe yilabobantu.

Ukuthukuthela kuye kwaba isithunzi sakhe saphezulu. Kuliqiniso ukuthi ubunkulunkulu bakhe bebungabonakali kubo, uSt. Paul uyakufakaza, ememezela ukuthi ukube babemazi, babengeke bambeke esiphambanweni; kepha ukungazi kwabo babenecala futhi benonya, ngoba babebeke umgubuzelo wokuzithandela phezu kwamehlo abo, bengafuni ukuqaphela izimangaliso zakhe nobungcwele bakhe.

Ingani-ke inhliziyo kaJesu wethu othandekayo kwadingeka ukuba ahlupheke, ngoba ezizwa ethukuthele kangaka kuwo wonke amalungelo akhe! Ingcwele, inkosana ethukuthele, iyozizwa ibethelwe enhliziyweni yayo ngaphezu komuntu olula; sizothini ngoJesu?

Ku-Ekaristarini.

Kepha uMsindisi wethu waphezulu akazange aneliswe ngokuphila futhi afe ngokululazeka nangokukhishwa inyumbazane, wayefuna ukuqhubeka nokuhlaziswa, kuze kube sekupheleni komhlaba, empilweni yakhe yobukrestu. Akubonakali kithi ukuthi kwi-Sacrament ebusisiwe yothando lwakhe uJesu Kristu wazithoba ngisho nangaphezu kwempilo yakhe yobuntu nakwaPastor yakhe? Eqinisweni, kuMkhosi Oyingcwele, wabhujiswa kakhulu kunasemzimbeni, ngoba lapha akukho okubonakalayo ngisho nangobuntu bakhe; ngisho nangaphezu kwesiphambano, ngoba ku-Sacrament Ebusisiwe uJesu usemncane kakhulu kunesidumbu, akulutho, ngokusobala, ngezinzwa zethu, futhi ukholo luyadingeka ukuqaphela ubukhona bakhe. Lapho-ke kuMphathi ogcwelisiwe unesihe sabo bonke, njengaseKalvari, ngisho nezitha zakhe ezinesihluku kakhulu; futhi idluliselwa kuDeveli ngenhlamba ehlambalazayo. Ukuhlanjululwa kubuyisela uJesu kuDeveli futhi kumbeka ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe. Futhi yeka eminye imihlazo emingaki! ... Ubusisiwe u-Eymard washo kahle ukuthi ukuthobeka kuyisembatho sasebukhosini bukaJesu we-Eucharistic.

UJesu Kristu wayefuna ukuthotshiswa kangaka hhayi ngoba ethathe izono zethu, kwadingeka ukuthi adalule ukuziqhenya kwakhe futhi ahlupheke nesijeziso esasifanele futhi ngokuyinhloko ukudideka; kodwa namanje ukusifundisa ngesibonelo, kunokuba kube ngamazwi, ubuhle bokuthobeka obunzima kakhulu futhi obudingeka kakhulu.

Ukuziqhenya kuyisifo esingokomoya esibucayi nesinamathele kangangokuba azange kuthathe isikhathi esilinganiselwe ukuselapha ngaphandle kwesibonelo sabavukeli bakaJesu.

O INHLIZIYO KAJESU, EHLANGANYELWE NGO-OBBROBRI, I-ABBIATE