Umkhandlu wanamuhla 16 Septhemba 2020 weSan Bernardo

I-Saint Bernard (1091-1153)
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Homily 38 Esihlabelelweni Sezingoma
Ukungazi kwalabo abangaguquki
Umphostoli uPhawuli uthi: "Abanye bakhombisa ukuthi abamazi uNkulunkulu" (1 Cor 15,34:XNUMX). Ngithi bonke labo abangafuni ukuguqukela kuNkulunkulu bazithola bekulesi simo sokungazi. Empeleni, bayakwenqaba lokhu kuguqulwa ngenxa yokuthi bacabanga ukuthi uNkulunkulu onobungcwele obungenamkhawulo onesizotha futhi onzima; bacabanga ukuthi lowo onesihe esingenamkhawulo unzima futhi akacindezelwa; bakholelwa ukuthi unodlame futhi uyesabeka lowo ofisa ukudunyiswa kuphela. Ngakho-ke omubi uziqambela amanga ngokuzenza isithixo, esikhundleni sokwazi uNkulunkulu njengoba enjalo.

Yini laba bantu abanokholo oluncane abayesabayo? Kungenzeka yini uNkulunkulu angafuni ukubathethelela izono zabo? Kepha wababethela ngezandla zakhe esiphambanweni. Yini enye abayisabayo-ke? Ukuze babe buthakathaka futhi babe sengozini ngokwabo? Kodwa ubazi kahle ubumba asidonse kulo. Manje besabani? Ukujwayela kakhulu okubi ukuze ukwazi ukuqaqa amaketanga emikhuba? Kepha iNkosi yakhulula labo ababeyiziboshwa (IHu 145,7). Ngabe-ke, bayesaba ukuthi uNkulunkulu, ecasulwe ubukhulu bezono zabo, anganqikaza ukunweba isandla somusa kubo? Kepha, lapho isono sanda khona, umusa uvama kakhulu (Rom 5,20:6,32). Ngabe ukukhathalela okokugqoka, ukudla, noma ezinye izidingo zokuphila kubavimbela ukuthi banikele ngezinto zabo? Kepha uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi siyazidinga zonke lezi zinto (Mt XNUMX: XNUMX). Yini enye abayifunayo? Yini emi endleleni yensindiso yabo? Impela iqiniso lokuthi abamnaki uNkulunkulu, ukuthi abakholelwa emazwini ethu. Ngakho-ke yiba nokholo kulwazi lwabanye!