Ukuzinikela okusebenzayo kosuku: isisa ngokusho kukaSt. Vincent de Paul

ISAN VINCENZO DE 'PAOLI

1. Isisa sangaphakathi. Impilo emnandi kanjani, yokuphila ukuthanda into ethandwa yinhliziyo yethu! Othandweni kuhlanganisa ubungcwele; ekufuneni yonke intando kaNkulunkulu, ukunambitheka kukaNkulunkulu, ukuphelela kuqukethe, kusho uSt. Vincent. Ukuthi isithando sothando kwakuyinhliziyo kangakanani kwalesi oNgcwele owayefuna, emfuna, emthanda uNkulunkulu kuphela! Ngokugubha iMisa, okuwukuphela kwesici saso esasiphuca sona ngokuzinikela, kwavutha uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Ukuvila okungakanani! Isithwathwa leso!

2. Isisa sangaphandle. Akukho okungenakwenzeka kubathandi bakaNkulunkulu .. ISt. Vincent, ompofu kodwa oqiniseka ngokuqiniseka, wanikela ngazo zonke izinhlobo zabaswele Akekho umuntu owamshiya edidekile. Cishe iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ubudala, esikhundleni sokuphumula, wayesashisa nomoya wobuphostoli futhi wasebenza ngokungakhathali ukuze kusizakale umakhelwane wakhe. Zindla ngokuthi usebenzisa siphi isisa nomakhelwane wakho: ukuthi umsiza kanjani ngomsebenzi nemali. Khumbula ukuthi uJesu wathi: Lowo osebenzelana nomusa uzothola isisa ”.

3. Isisa esimnandi nesithobekile. Ubuhle, ubumnene, ukumeleleka kukaSt. Vincent, owabhala ngaye ukuthi "ukube u-Sales wayengeyona ingelosi yobumnandi, Yebo, uVincent wayezoba yisibonelo esihle kakhulu". Ubumnandi bakho nabo buyakha ngokulandelayo? USt. Vincent wagcina njengengcwele, wayezikholelwa ukuthi akayona into, wazithoba ezinyaweni zabo bonke futhi nodumo lwalungenakwenza lutho enhliziyweni yakhe. Kuhlala kunjalo: noma ngubani ozithobayo uzophakanyiswa. Wena, superb, ngeke uthotshiswe? Funda kube kanye ukuze uzithobe ukuze uzenze osanta.

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