Ukuzindla namuhla: Ubizo lukaSanta Anthony
Ngemuva kokushona kwabazali bakhe, wasala yedwa nodadewabo osemncane kakhulu, u-Antonio, eneminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili noma engamashumi amabili, wayenakekela indlu nodadewabo. Izinyanga eziyisithupha zazingakadluli selokhu kwashona abazali bakhe, kwathi ngelinye ilanga, ngenkathi esendleleni, njengokujwayelekile, eya emkhosini we-Ekaristi, wayecabanga ngesizathu esasiholele abaphostoli ukuba balandele uMsindisi, ngemuva kokushiya konke. Kukhumbula lawo madoda, okukhulunywe ngawo kuzenzo zabaPhostoli, abathi, bethengisile izimpahla zabo, baletha imali etholwe ezinyaweni zabaphostoli, ukuze yabelwe abampofu. Wabuye wacabanga ukuthi yiziphi izimpahla ababenethemba lokuzithola ezulwini nokuthi zingaki.
Ezindla ngalezi zinto wangena esontweni, lapho efunda ivangeli futhi ezwa ukuthi iNkosi yayithe kuleso sicebi: "Uma ufuna ukuphelela, hamba uthengise lokho onakho, unikeze abampofu, bese uza ungilandele nawe ingcebo ezulwini "(Mt 19,21: XNUMX).
Ngemuva kwalokho u-Antonio, sengathi indaba yezimpilo zabangcwele wayethulwe yona nguProvidence futhi lawo mazwi ayefundelwe yena, washiya isonto ngokushesha, wanika izakhamizi zedolobhana njengesipho impahla ayeyizuze emndenini wakhe - empeleni wayenakho amasimu angamakhulu amathathu avundile futhi amnandi - ukuze bangazibangeli izinkathazo nodadewabo. Ubuye wathengisa yonke impahla ehambayo wasabalalisa isamba esikhulu semali kwabampofu. Ebamba iqhaza futhi emhlanganweni wezinkonzo, wezwa amazwi athi iNkosi eVangelini: "Ungakhathazeki ngekusasa" (Mt 6,34: XNUMX). Engakwazi ukubamba isikhathi eside, waphinda waphuma futhi wanikela ngalokho ayesenakho. Wabeka udadewabo ezintombini ezingcweliselwe uNkulunkulu wase ezibophezela eduze kwendlu yakhe empilweni yokuzincisha, waqala waphila impilo enzima ngokuzikhandla, ngaphandle kokuvuma lutho kuye.
Wayesebenza ngezandla zakhe: eqinisweni wayezwile abantu bemenyezelwa: "Noma ngubani ongafuni ukusebenza, akaze adle ngisho" (2 Thes 3,10:XNUMX). Ngenxenye yemali ayitholayo wazithengela isinkwa, kanti enye wayinika abampofu.
Wayechitha isikhathi esiningi ethandaza, ngoba wayefundile ukuthi kwakudingeka ahoxe futhi athandaze ngokuqhubekayo (cf. 1 Thes 5,17:XNUMX). Wayenake kakhulu ukufunda kangangokuthi akukho lutho lwalokho okwakulotshiwe okwamphunyukayo, kodwa wakugcina konke emphefumulweni wakhe kwaze kwaba seqophelweni lokuthi imemori yagcina ishintsha izincwadi. Bonke abahlali bezwe kanye nabantu abalungile, ubuhle bakhe azisebenzele bona, bebona umuntu onjalo embiza ngomngane kaNkulunkulu kanti abanye bamthanda njengendodana, abanye njengomfowethu.