Ukuzinikela kosuku: Umphefumulo kaMariya onothando

Uthando oluqinile lukaMariya. Ukububula kwabangcwele ukuthanda uNkulunkulu, kungukukhala ngokungakwazi kwabo ukuthanda uNkulunkulu.UMariya yedwa, abangcwele bathi, wakwazi emhlabeni ukufeza umthetho wokuthanda uNkulunkulu ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakhe, nangawo wonke amandla akhe. UNkulunkulu, njalo uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu kuphela, owayefuna, wafuna, wathanda Inhliziyo kaMariya, Yashaya uNkulunkulu kuphela; intombazane encane yazingcwelisela yona, umuntu omdala wazidela ngenxa yothando ngaye.Yini ihlazo lokubanda kwakho!

Uthando olusebenzayo lukaMariya. Kwakunganele ukuthi anikeze uNkulunkulu uthando lweNhliziyo: ngezimfanelo nemisebenzi, wabona ubuqotho boThando lwakhe. Impilo kaMariya kwakungeyona yini indwangu yezimfanelo ezikhethwe kakhulu? Yazisa ukuthobeka phambi kobukhulu Bakhe obukhulu, ukholo emazwini eNgelosi, ukuzethemba ngesikhathi sokulingwa, ukubekezela, ukuthula, ukuthethelelwa ekuthukweni, ukushiya emsebenzini, ubumsulwa, intshiseko! Benginengxenye yekhulu yobuhle obuningi!

Umphefumulo onothando, noMariya. Kuyindidane engakanani ngathi ukuhlala buthakathaka kangaka Othandweni lukaNkulunkulu! Inhliziyo yethu izwa isidingo sikaNkulunkulu, iyazi ubuze bomhlaba… Kungani singaphendukeli kuYe okunguye yedwa ongagcwalisa ubuze benhliziyo? Kepha, yini iphuzu lokuthi; Nkulunkulu wami. Ingabe ngiyakuthanda, futhi angikwenzi ukuthobeka, ukubekezela nezinye izimfanelo ezinhle, okuwubufakazi bothando lwethu lweqiniso ngoNkulunkulu? Namuhla, noMary, ake sizotha ngothando lweqiniso noluphikelelayo.

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