Ukuzindla namuhla: Isibonelo sobuNazaretha
Indlu eNazaretha yisikole lapho umuntu aqala khona ukuqonda impilo kaJesu, okungukuthi, isikole seVangeli. Lapha sifunda ukubuka, ukulalela, ukuzindla, ukungena ekujuleni nasekuchazekeni kwencazelo yalokhu kubonakaliswa kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu okulula, ukuthobeka nokuhle. Mhlawumbe nathi siyafunda, cishe singanakile, ukulingisa.
Lapha sifunda indlela ezosivumela ukuthi sazi ukuthi ungubani uKristu. Lapha sithola isidingo sokubuka isithombe sokuhlala kwakhe phakathi kwethu: okungukuthi, izindawo, izikhathi, amasiko, ulimi, imicikilisho engcwele, ngamafuphi, konke lokho uJesu akusebenzisa ukuzibonakalisa emhlabeni.
Lapha konke kunezwi, konke kunencazelo. Lapha, kulesi sikole, siyaqonda impela ukuthi kungani kumele sibe nokuqeqeshwa ngokomoya uma sizolandela imfundiso yevangeli futhi sibe ngabafundi bakaKristu. Hawu! sizimisele kangakanani ukubuyela ebuntwaneni futhi sizibeke kulesi sikole saseNazaretha esithobekile nesiphakeme! Yeka ukuthi singathanda ngentshiseko engakanani ukuqala futhi, eduze kukaMary, ukufunda isayensi eyiqiniso yokuphila nokuhlakanipha okuphakeme kwamaqiniso aphezulu! Kepha sidlula nje futhi kuyadingeka ukuthi siyeke isifiso sokuqhubeka nokwazi, kule ndlu, ukwakheka okungakaqedwa ekuqondeni iVangeli. Kodwa-ke, ngeke sishiye le ndawo singakaqoqanga, cishe ngokunyenya, ezinye iziyalo ezimfishane ezivela endlini yaseNazaretha.
Okokuqala kusifundisa ukuthula. Hawu! uma inhlonipho yokuthula, umoya obabazekayo futhi obalulekile womoya, izalwe kabusha kithina: ngenkathi simangele ngenxa yemisindo eminingi, imisindo namazwi okuthinta impilo ematasa nenesiphithiphithi sesikhathi sethu. Hawu! ukuthula kwamaNazaretha, sifundise ukuqina emicabangweni emihle, sizimisele ngempilo yangaphakathi, sikulungele ukuzwa kahle ukugqugquzelwa kukaNkulunkulu okuyimfihlo kanye nezikhuthazo zabaphathi beqiniso. Sifundise ukuthi ubaluleke kangakanani futhi ubaluleke kangakanani umsebenzi wokulungiselela, ukutadisha, ukuzindla, ingaphakathi lempilo, umthandazo, obonwa nguNkulunkulu yedwa ekusithekeni.
Lapha siqonda indlela yokuphila njengomndeni. UbuNazaretha busikhumbuza ukuthi umndeni uyini, yini isidlo sobudlelwano sothando, ubuhle baso obunzima nobulula, isimilo saso esingcwele futhi esingaphepheki; ake sibone ukuthi imnandi kanjani futhi ayinakuphinda ibuyiselwe imfundo emndenini, isifundise umsebenzi wayo wemvelo ekuhlelweni komphakathi. Ekugcineni sifunda isifundo somsebenzi. Hawu! kuhlala eNazaretha, indlu yeNdodana yombazi! Lapha ngaphezu kwakho konke sifisa ukuqonda nokugubha umthetho, unzima impela, kepha uhlenga ukukhandleka komuntu; lapha ukukhulisa isithunzi somsebenzi ukuze uzwakale kubo bonke; khumbula ngaphansi kwalolu phahla ukuthi umsebenzi awunakuba isiphetho ngokwawo, kodwa ukuthi uthola inkululeko nokusebenza kwawo okuhle, hhayi kuphela kulokho okubizwa ngenani lezomnotho, kodwa nakulokho okukuphendulela ekugcineni okuhle kakhulu; Ekugcineni, lapha sifuna ukubingelela abasebenzi bomhlaba wonke futhi sibakhombise imodeli enkulu, umfowabo ongcwele, umprofethi wazo zonke izizathu ezinobulungisa ezibakhathazayo, okungukuthi, uKristu iNkosi yethu.