Zibonisani izimangaliso futhi yini uNkulunkulu afuna ukusivezela yona?

Izimangaliso ziyizibonakaliso ezibonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufikile futhi siyaphi naye ekugcineni

Umbhalo obhalwe ngu-MARK A. MCNEIL

Ngokugubha kwanamuhla kokuzalwa kukaPapa John Paul II wanamuhla, abanye baphinda babheke izimangaliso eziholele ekuqinisekisweni kwakhe. Umpetha we-Passionate of the Woman Ubusisiwe nangezimangaliso ezenziwa ku-Our Lady of Lourdes, upapa wasePoland wayengeke abe nokungabaza ukuthi isimangaliso samashumi ayisikhombisa eLourdes samukelwa ngokusemthethweni yiSonto lama-Katolike ngonyaka we-2018.

Ngokungafani noJohn Paul ongasekho futhi omkhulu ngempela, ngiyavuma ukungabaza okuqaphile ngohlelo lweMarian; mhlawumbe ukumiswa okuvela ezinsukwini zami zobuProthestani. Ngakho-ke okulindelwe kwami ​​kwakuphansi njengabanye ozakwethu futhi sengihamba ngeminyaka embalwa edabula emaphethelweni ePyrenees ngiye edolobheni elihle laseFrance iLourdes. Kwakuwusuku oluhle futhi olusanda kusentwasahlobo futhi, ngaphandle kwabavakashi abambalwa nezindawo, sasinendawo yethu sonke. Sithole nendawo yokupaka eduze komhume odumile womfula.

Ezinye izindaba zikaLourdes eziyisimangaliso ziyamangaza. UPedro Arrupe, SJ, umJesuit owaziwa kakhulu kamuva owakhonza njengobaba jikelele weNhlangano KaJesu, wabona abanye babo. Njengomfundi osemusha wezokwelapha owayehambela eLourdes emindenini, wazivolontiya ukusebenzisa kahle ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe kwezokwelapha ngokuhlola izinsolo zezimangaliso. Kungekudala ngemuva kokubona ukwelulama ngokushesha kwensizwa ehlushwa umkhuhlane we-polio, yayeka ukufuna umsebenzi wobudokotela futhi yaqala ukuqeqeshelwa ukuba umpristi ongumJesuit.

Izindaba ezinjengalezi ziyahamba, kodwa sonke siyazi ukuthi izimangaliso azenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho sizicela. Kungani uNkulunkulu enza izimangaliso kwezinye izikhathi hhayi kwezinye? Indawo enhle yokuqala, njengokuthi ngemibuzo eminingi ephathelene nokholo, ingumbhalo oNgcwele.

Izimangaliso zivame kakhulu eBhayibhelini ukwedlula indlela ocabanga ngayo. Eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbalwa yomlando wokulandisa osebhayibhelini, kunezikhathi ezimbalwa ezimfushane ezibonakaliswa izimangaliso eziningi, kanti kwezinye izikhathi akuvamile. Sithola inkathi yokuqala yezimangaliso ekusukeni eGibhithe (ku-Eksodusi 7-12), okubandakanya ukunqotshwa kweKhanani kanye neminyaka eyalandela (isib. IJeriko, uSamsoni). Inkathi yesibili yezimangaliso ivela nenkonzo yeziprofetho ka-Elija no-Elisha (1 AmaKhosi 17-19). Futhi kuzodlula amakhulu eminyaka ngemuva kokuqubuka okulandelayo kwezimangaliso emiBhalweni ngokuphila kukaJesu nenkonzo yabaphostoli bokuqala.

Izimangaliso ezisebhayibhelini zivame ukusebenza njengezimpawu ezidonsela ukunaka kwezikhathi ezikhethekile zembulo yaphezulu. IVangeli likaJohane likwenza kucace kakhulu ngokubiza izimangaliso ngokuthi "izibonakaliso" (ngokwesibonelo, uJohane 2: 11). Uma sicabanga ngokuhluka kwalezi zikhathi emlandweni webhayibheli, kunencazelo ecebile kuMose no-Elija abonakala noJesu ekuguqukeni kwesimo (uMathewu 17: 1-8).

Izimangaliso zikaJesu zembula amaqiniso ayeshintsha izimpilo zalabo ababezibonile noma abezizwile. Umuntu osisiqhwala wehle ophahleni phambi kukaJesu uyisibonelo esihle (Marku 2: 1-12). UJesu wabuza abagxeki bakhe: "Yini elula, ukusho kofe uhlangothi ukuthi, 'Izono zakho zixolelwe", noma ukuthi:' Sukuma uthathe ipallet yakho uhambe? '"" Kunzima kakhulu ukusho "thatha ipallet yakho bese ukuhamba ”njengoba izibukeli zizokwazi ngokushesha uma unawo ngempela amandla okwelapha izifo zomunye umuntu. Kunzima ukuma phambi kwesixuku sabantu futhi simemezele ukuthi: "Ngingaphakamisa amakhilogremu angama-5.000 XNUMX ngezandla zami ezingenalutho!" Izilaleli zami zingalindela ukuba ngikwenze! Uma uJesu engenza into enzima kakhulu ukuyisho, kulandela ukuthi sesisesimweni esihle sikholelwa ukuthi sikwazi ukwenza into elula ukuyisho.

"Kepha wena ukuthi wazi ukuthi iNdodana yomuntu inegunya emhlabeni lokuthethelela izono, ngithi kuwe, Vuka uthathe ipallet yakho uhambe." Lokhu kuphulukiswa kwaqokomisa igunya likaJesu lokuthethelela izono. Labo ababona lesi simangaliso baphonswa inselelo yokuqaphela uJesu njengomthombo waphezulu wokuthethelela.

Futhi cabanga ngezikhathi ezahlukahlukene lapho uJesu enqabela labo abaphilisiwe ukuthi bangatsheli abanye ngokwenzeka kubo (isb. Marku 5:43). Njengoba incazelo yenkonzo kaKristu ibingaqondakala kuphela ngokukhanya kwakhe, ukufa nokuvuka kwakhe, ukukhuluma ngezimangaliso zakhe ngaphandle kwalowo mongo kungenzeka kubangele ukungaqondani nokulindelwe okungalungile. Izimangaliso azenzelwe ukuba ube wedwa.

Ukubuyela kulokhu, izimangaliso ezinjengalezo zikaLourdes akuzona ezenziwa uNkulunkulu ngokungakhethi. Asikwazi ukubona kuzo izindlela eziholela ngokuqinisekile kumphumela oyifunayo. UNkulunkulu, oyimbangela yezimangaliso, unquma ukuthi kuzokwenzeka nini futhi nini.

Okokugcina, iqiniso lokuthi izimangaliso azenzeki kunoma yisiphi isimo liqinisekisa iqiniso elinzima kepha elibalulekile lokuthi lo mhlaba akuyona inhloso yethu: libonisa "izulu elisha nomhlaba omusha" oguquliwe. Lomhlaba uyanyamalala. "Yonke inyama injengotshani futhi nenkazimulo yomuntu injengembali yotshani" (u-Isaya 40: 6, 1 Petru 1: 24). Ngaphandle kokuthi sigxilise leli qiniso ngokujulile, ukucabanga kwethu kungenzeka kugcwala futhi sizolindela ngeze ukuthi lo mhlaba usinikeza injabulo yaphakade nempilo engeke ikunikeze.

Ukungena e-grotto yeLourdes ngalolo suku lwentwasahlobo olubandayo, amandla angangilindele angibamba. Bengigcwele umuzwa wokuthula nobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. Abanye eqenjini lethu babhekana nakho okufanayo. Ngemuva kweminyaka, ngiyasithanda leso sikhashana. Ngalesi sizathu, ngifunde ukuthanda uLourdes. Ngempela, uNkulunkulu uyasimangaza. Kwesinye isikhathi ukumangala kukaNkulunkulu kufaka phakathi isimangaliso.

Uma uneLourdes amanzi, uwasebenzise nakanjani ngenkathi ubusisa wena nabathandekayo bakho. Uma uNkulunkulu ekuphulukisa, mbonge futhi umdumise. Uma kungenjalo, khonze noma kunjalo. Maduze, uNkulunkulu uzoletha ukuphulukiswa okuphelele lapho kuzovela ukuhlengwa okuzovela ngakho konke ukububula kokudala (KwabaseRoma 8: 22-24).