Ukuzinikela Okusebenzayo Kosuku: Ukuhlinzekwa NguNkulunkulu

ISIVIVINYO

1. Ukuhlinzeka kukhona. Awukho umphumela ngaphandle kwesizathu. Emhlabeni ubona umthetho ongaguquguquki olawula yonke into: isihlahla siphinda izithelo zaso minyaka yonke; inyoni encane ihlale ithola okusanhlamvu kwayo; izitho nezinhlelo zomzimba womuntu ziphendula ngokuphelele umsebenzi ezihloselwe wona: Ngubani owamisa imithetho elawula ukuhamba kwelanga kanye nazo zonke izinkanyezi? Ubani othumela izimvula namazolo alula avela ezulwini? Ukuhlinzeka kwakho, O Baba, kubusa konke (iSap., XIV). Uyakukholwa, bese awuthembe? Ngabe empeleni ukhononda ngoNkulunkulu?

2. Ukuphazamiseka nokungabi nabulungisa. Imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu iyimfihlakalo ejulile emqondweni wethu olinganiselwe; akucaci njalo ukuthi kungani kwesinye isikhathi ababi benqoba futhi abalungile bakuthole kabi kakhulu! Lokhu kuvunyelwe nguNkulunkulu ukufakazela okuhle futhi kuphindwe kabili ukufaneleka kwabo; ukuhlonipha inkululeko yomuntu, okungale ndlela kuphela angathola umvuzo noma isijeziso saphakade. Ungadangali, ngakho-ke, uma ubona ukungabi nabulungisa okuningi kangaka emhlabeni.

3. Masizethembele ekuhlinzekweni okungcwele. Awunabo ubufakazi obuyikhulu bokulunga kwakhe esandleni? Akakuphunyulanga yini ezingozini eziyinkulungwane? Ungakhonondi ngoNkulunkulu uma kungenjalo njalo ngokwezinhlelo zakho: akuyena uNkulunkulu, nguwe okukhohlisayo. Thembela ku-Providence ngazo zonke izidingo zakho, emzimbeni, ngomphefumulo, ngempilo kamoya, ingunaphakade. Akekho owayethembele Kuye, futhi wakhohliswa (UmShumayeli II, 11). ISt. Cajetan ikuthumelele ukuthembela kwakhe eProvidence.

ISIVIVINYO. - Yenza isenzo sokuzithoba futhi wethembe uNkulunkulu; uphinda uPatro abahlanu kuS S. Gaetano da Tiene, omkhosi wakhe siwugubha namuhla