Ukuzinikela kosuku: amandla okuxolela

Isimo sokuxolelwa. INkosi ibifuna ukufaka emandleni akho, ukwahlulela okuzofanele kwenziwe kuwe, kusho uChrysostom. Isilinganiso esifanayo esisetshenzisiwe nabanye sizokusebenzela; onenhliziyo engenasihawu uyokwahlulelwa ngaphandle kwesihawu; noma ngubani ongenaso isihe kumakhelwane wakhe akathembi lokho kuNkulunkulu; - yonke imisho yeVangeli. Uyazi ukuthi uma ungathetheleli, ngeke uxolelwe; nokho, mangaki inzondo, zingaki izingqinamba nokungabandi onakho kumakhelwane wakho!

Ukwehlukahluka kwezikweletu. Izikweletu zethu kuNkulunkulu azifaniswa yini nezikweletu esingaxolela omakhelwane bethu amatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi uma kuqhathaniswa nezinhlamvu zemali eziyikhulu, njengoba kusho lo mfanekiso? UNkulunkulu uyathethelela ngokushesha; futhi ukwenze ngobunzima obukhulu! UNkulunkulu ukukwenza ngenjabulo, nawe ukwenyanye kakhulu! UNkulunkulu ukwenza ngokukhululeka okukhulu aze asule ububi bethu; futhi wena ngokuncipha kangangokuba uhlala ucabanga ngakho, futhi akunqandi!

Kuphakathi kokuxolela noma ukuqamba amanga. Ukugcina inzondo, intukuthelo, inzondo, intukuthelo enhliziyweni, kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi uPater alinge ukusho? Awusabi ukuthi uSathane uzokujikijela ngehlazo ebusweni bakho: Unamanga? Ngabe ufuna ukuthethelelwa, futhi awukakuniki izinyanga eziningi kangaka? Awusho yini ukuthi ulahlwe ngokungafanele ukuthethelelwa? - Kungabe kungcono-ke ukuthi ungabe usasho iPater? Izulu liqaphele: buza, ngalo, amandla okushintsha inhliziyo ngokushesha. Malingashoni ilanga ulaka lwakho. Kusho uSt Paul.

UKWENZA. - Uma uzizwa unentukuthelo namuhla futhi njalo, yicindezele; hlabelela iPatela ezintathu zezitha zakho.