Ukuzinikela Okusebenzayo: Ukuthola Ubuhle Bomkhuleko 'Wobaba Wethu'
Ngoba uBaba wethu hhayi owami. UJesu ekhuleka eGetsemane wathi: Baba wami; Wayeyiqiniso, iNdodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa; sonke sihlangene, ngokwamukelwa, izingane zakhe. Ngakho-ke, igama lethu lifaneleka kakhulu, ngoba likhumbula inzuzo evamile. Eyami, iletha nomsindo wethenda, kepha eyedwa, ekhethekile, eyethu, yandisa imicabango nezinhliziyo; okwami kuveza umuntu ongashadile othandazayo: owethu, ukhumbula umndeni wonke; leli zwi lethu elilodwa, isenzo esihle kanjani sokholo ekubonelweni nguNkulunkulu kwendawo yonke!
Ubuzalwane nesisa senhliziyo. Sonke siyalingana phambi kukaNkulunkulu, abacebile nabampofu, abaphathi nabancike kuye, abahlakaniphileyo nabangazi lutho, futhi sikusho ngegama elithi: Baba wethu. Sonke singabazalwane bemvelo nemvelaphi, abafowethu kuJesu Kristu, abafowethu lapha emhlabeni, abafowethu beZwe Lobaba Osezulwini; iVangeli liyasitshela, uBaba Wethu uyaliphinda kithi. Leli gama lingaxazulula zonke izingqinamba zenhlalo uma wonke umuntu ekhuluma ngokusuka enhliziyweni.
Ubuhle bezwi lethu. Leli gama likuhlanganisa nazo zonke izinhliziyo ezikhuleka lapha phansi kanye nakubo bonke abangcwele abaseZulwini abancenga uNkulunkulu. Manje ungalinganisa amandla, ubuhle bomkhuleko wakho, ohlanganiswe futhi obusekelwa yizinto eziningi kangaka? Ngezwi lethu, yenza ukuqhubeka okuphezulu kwesisa senhliziyo, ukuthandazela umakhelwane wakho, kubo bonke abampofu nabakhathazekile kulomhlaba noma ePurgatory. Yikuphi ukuzinikela okumelwe usho ngakho: Baba wethu!
UKWENZA. - Ngaphambi kokusho uBaba Wethu, cabanga ngokuthi Ubani Othandazayo. - Hlabelela ezinye kulabo abangathandazi