Simthanda kanjani uNkulunkulu? Izinhlobo ezintathu zothando ngoNkulunkulu

Uthando lwenhliziyo. Ngoba sithintekile futhi sizwa isisa futhi sishaya ngothando ngoyise, umama wethu, othandekayo; futhi asikaze sibe nesifiso sothando ngoNkulunkulu wethu? Kepha, uNkulunkulu ungubaba wethu, umngane, umusa; konke kungokwenhliziyo yethu; Uthi: Yini enye engingakwenzela yona? Usuku lwabaNgcwele lwalungukushaya kwenhliziyo okuqhubekayo kothando ngoNkulunkulu, futhi kanjani olwethu?

2. Uthando empeleni. Ukuzidela kuwubufakazi bothando. Akusizi ngalutho ukuphinda uthi: Ngiyakuthanda, Nkulunkulu wami; Ngiphilela wena, Nkulunkulu wami: ngingowakho wonke, lapho ungahlali unamathele esonweni, lapho imisebenzi eyenziwe ngenxa kaNkulunkulu isilela, lapho ungafuni ukuhlupheka ngenxa yakhe, lapho ungazimisele ukunikela ngakho konke ngaye. U-Valfrè obusisiwe ubonakalisile, ngezinhlawulo, ngokusula emsebenzini, ngemisebenzi eyinkulungwane yothando, uthando lwakhe ngoNkulunkulu; silunge ngamagama kuphela ...?

3. Uthando oluhlanganisayo. Thanda umhlaba, uzoba owasemhlabeni; phendukela ezulwini, uzoba ngowasezulwini (uSt. Augustine); inhliziyo yethu ithanda ukunethezeka, ingcebo, injabulo, udumo; udla udaka futhi uhlala ubethelwe emhlabathini. Abangcwele babemunye noNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko, eMihlanganweni eqinile, ekudumiseni iSakramente elibusisiwe, kuzo zonke izenzo; futhi ngaleyo ndlela bakhuphuka ngokomoya, ngolimi, ekuziphatheni, emisebenzini yabo.

ISIVIVINYO. - Uvame ukunxusa: Nkosi, ngifuna ukukuthanda, nginike uthando lwakho olungcwele.