Ukuzinikela: ukuthanda uNkulunkulu kanjani kulandela ukulandela isibonelo seLady Yethu

UMTHANDAZO OTHANDAYO, ONEMIHLA KANYE IMARIYA

1. Uthando olukhulu lukaMariya. Ukububula kwabaNgcwele ukuthanda uNkulunkulu, kungukukhononda ngokuhluleka komuntu ukuthanda uNkulunkulu.UMariya kuphela, kusho abaNgcwele, okwazile ukufeza umyalo emhlabeni ukuthanda uNkulunkulu ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, ngamandla akhe onke. UNkulunkulu, ngaso sonke isikhathi uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kuphela, owayefuna, efuna, ethanda Inhliziyo kaMariya, evezwa uNkulunkulu kuphela; intombazane encane yazinikela kuye, umuntu omkhulu wazidela ngenxa yokumthanda.

2. Uthando lukaMariya olusebenzayo. Kwakunganele ukuthi anikeze uNkulunkulu uthando lweNhliziyo: ngobuhle nangemisebenzi, wazizwa ngobuqotho boThando lwakhe. Impilo kaMariya yayingeyona indwangu yezimfanelo ezikhethwe kakhulu? Admire ukuthobeka phambi kobukhulu Bakhe obukhulu, ukholo emazwini eNgelosi, ukuzethemba ngesikhathi sokulingwa, ukubekezela, ukuthula, intethelelo ekuhlambalazeni, ekuyekeni, ekuhlanzeni, ekushisekeni! Ukube bengiyingxenye eyikhulu yamandla angaka!

3. Umphefumulo onothando, noMariya. Ukudideka okunje ngathi ukuthi siphile sidangele othandweni lukaNkulunkulu! Izinhliziyo zethu zizwa isidingo sikaNkulunkulu, uyazi okuyize komhlaba… Kungani singaphendukeli kuYe kuphela ongagcwalisa isizungu senhliziyo? Kepha, kusho ukuthini ukuthi; Nkulunkulu wami. Ngiyakuthanda, futhi ungazenzi ukuthobeka, ukubekezela kanye nezinye izimfanelo ezinhle, okuyizibonakaliso zothando lwethu oluqotho ngoNkulunkulu? Namuhla, noMariya, asivuselele uthando lweqiniso nolokukhuthazela.

ISIVIVINYO. - Phinda ama-Pater amathathu no-Ave emaZweni amathathu kaJesu, uJoseph noMariya; uchitha usuku egcwele intshiseko.