Ungazinikela Kanjani: Izimfanelo Ezidingekayo Kuyo Yonke Imithandazo!
Umkhuleko wangeSonto, phakathi kwakho konke, ngumthandazo omuhle kakhulu, ngoba unezimfanelo ezinhlanu ezidingekayo emthandazweni ngamunye. Kumele kube: ukuthembela, ukulunga, ukuhleleka, ukuzinikela nokuzithoba. Njengoba uSanta Paul ebhalela amaHeberu: masisondele ngokuzethemba esihlalweni somusa, ukuze sifinyelele isihe futhi sithole umusa ozosizwa ngesikhathi esifanele. Umkhuleko kumele wenziwe ngokholo futhi ngaphandle kokungabaza, ngokusho kukaSt.
Uma noma ngubani kini edinga ukuhlakanipha, celani kuNkulunkulu ... Kodwa kubuzeni ngokholo nangaphandle kokungabaza. Ngezizathu eziningana, uBaba Wethu ungumthandazo oqinisekile futhi othembeke kunayo yonke. Umkhuleko wangeSonto ngumsebenzi wommeli wethu, abakhongi abahlakaniphe kunabo bonke, umnikazi wayo yonke ingcebo yokuhlakanipha (cf. Col 2: 3), lowo uSanta John athi kuye (I, 2, 1): Sinommeli kanye noyise: uJesu Kristu, oLungileyo. USaint Cyprian wabhala encwadini yakhe ethi Treatise on Sunday Prayer:
Njengoba sinoKristu njengommeli kuBaba, wezono zethu, nasezicelweni zethu zokuxolelwa, zezono zethu, sethula esivuna amazwi ommeli wethu. Umkhuleko wangeSonto nawo ubukeka sengathi ulalelwa kakhulu ngoba lowo, onoBaba, olalelayo uyefana lowo owasifundisa; njengoba iHubo lisho. Uzongikhalela futhi ngizomlalela.
“Kusho ukwenza umthandazo onobungane, ojwayelekile futhi ongcwele wokukhuluma neNkosi ngamazwi akho,” kusho uSt. Cyprian. Asilokothi sehluleke ukuthela izithelo kulomkhuleko, okuthi, ngokusho kuka-Saint Augustine sula izono zasendaweni. Okwesibili, umthandazo wethu kumele ube uqinisile , okungukuthi, kufanele sicele uNkulunkulu izimpahla ezihambelana nathi. Umkhuleko, kusho uSt. John Damascene, isicelo kuNkulunkulu sezipho zokucela.
Imvamisa umthandazo awuzwakali ngoba sinxuse izimpahla ezingasihambeli kahle. Ucele, kepha awamukelanga, ngokuba ubuze ngokungafanele. Kunzima kakhulu ukwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uzobuza ini, ukuthi wazi kanjani ukuthi ufunani. UMphostoli uyabona, lapho ebhalela abaseRoma: Asazi ukuthi sizocela kanjani njengoba kufanele, kepha (uyanezela), uMoya uqobo usikhulumela ngokububula okungenakuphikwa.