Ukuzinikela Okusebenzayo Kosuku: Ukubukeka NjengoJesu

Wayethuthuka ngaphambi kwabantu. Esikhundleni sokumangaza umhlaba ngezimangaliso ezinhle, wayefisa ukukhula kancane kancane, njengokukhanya kokuntwela kokusa, futhi ezibonelweni zakhe ezinhle amadoda abona ubuhle bukhula njalo. Yenza okuhle, kusho uSanta Gregory, ngisho nasesidlangalaleni, ukukhuthaza abanye ukuba bakulingise futhi badumise iNkosi kuwe; kepha umhlaba ngeshwa ubona ububi bethu, ukungabekezeli, intukuthelo, ukungabi nabulungisa, futhi mhlawumbe ungalokothi ube nobuhle bethu ... Akusilo icala lakho lelo?

Intuthuko kaJesu yayiqhubeka. Akunanzuzo, ukuqala kahle nokubamba isikhashana uma ngabe uphela amandla nokubekezela kwehluleka ... UJesu, ekubonakalisweni kwesayensi, ubuhle, isisa senhliziyo, ngokuzidela kwakhe, kahle wonke umuntu, wathuthuka ngokuqhubekayo waze wafa. Kungani uguquguquka kangaka kokuhle? Ungakhathali ukukhuphuka intaba ephakeme yesimo sobuhle; ezinye izinyathelo ezimbili, futhi uzoba phezulu, ujabule ingunaphakade.

Ukufana kukaJesu kukhombisa inhliziyo yakhe. Izingubo zangaphansi zale ndoda zivezwa yinkulumo ebusweni bayo; nokuhleleka nokuzwana kwesimbuli kupenda ukuthi iyini inhliziyo yakhe. Inkulumo emnandi kaJesu iveze inhliziyo yakhe emnandi; umsebenzi ongakhathali wakhuluma ngentshiseko yakhe; amehlo avuthayo athola umlilo wangaphakathi wothando. Ukuphazamiseka kwethu kwangaphandle, ukubanda kwethu akuvezi ukungezwani nokuba sivivi kwenhliziyo yethu?

UKWENZA. - Hlabelela uGloria Patri abathathu, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi uyisibonelo esihle sothando lukaJesu