UPapa Francis: lungiselela ukuhlangana neNkosi ngezenzo ezinhle eziphefumulelwe uthando lwayo
UPope Francis uthe ngeSonto kubalulekile ukuthi ungakhohlwa ukuthi ekugcineni kwempilo yomuntu kuzoba "nokuhlangana okucacile noNkulunkulu".
"Uma sifuna ukulungela ukuhlangana neNkosi okokugcina, kumele sibambisane nayo manje futhi senze imisebenzi emihle egqugquzelwa uthando lwayo," kusho uPapa Francis enkulumweni yakhe ye-Angelus ngoNovemba 8.
"Ukuhlakanipha nokukhalipha kusho ukungalindi umzuzu wokugcina ukuze uhambisane nomusa kaNkulunkulu, kodwa ukukwenza ngenkuthalo futhi ngokushesha, ukuqala manje," utshele abahambeli ababebuthene eSt.
Upapa ubonakalise ngevangeli leSonto kusuka esahlukweni 25 seVangeli likaMathewu lapho uJesu alandisa khona ngomzekeliso wezintombi eziyishumi ezimenyelwe edilini lomshado. UPope Francis uthe kulo mzekeliso idili lomshado liwuphawu loMbuso Wezulu, nokuthi ngesikhathi sikaJesu kwakuyisiko ukuthi imishado ibanjelwe ebusuku, yingakho izintombi bekufanele zikhumbule ukuletha uwoyela izibani zabo.
"Kuyacaca ukuthi ngalo mfanekiso uJesu ufuna ukusitshela ukuthi kumele sikulungele ukufika kwakhe," kusho upapa.
“Hhayi ukufika okokugcina kuphela, kepha nokuhlangana kwansuku zonke, okukhulu nokuncane, ngokubheka lokho kuhlangana, okuyisibani sokholo okunganele; sidinga namafutha esisa senhliziyo nemisebenzi emihle. Njengoba umphostoli uPhawuli esitsho, ukukholwa okusihlanganisa ngeqiniso kuJesu 'kukholwa okusebenza ngothando'.
UPapa Francis wathi abantu, ngeshwa, bavame ukukhohlwa "inhloso yempilo yethu, okungukuthi, ukuqokwa okucacile noNkulunkulu", ngaleyo ndlela balahlekelwe ngumqondo wokulinda nokwenza okwamanje kube ngokuphelele.
"Uma wenza isikhathi samanje siphelele, ubheka okwamanje, ulahlekelwa umuzwa wokulindela, okuyinto enhle futhi edingeka kakhulu," esho.
“Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma siqaphile futhi sihambisana nomusa kaNkulunkulu ngokwenza okuhle, singakulindela ngokuthula ukufika komkhwenyana. INkosi ingeza noma silele: lokhu ngeke kusikhathaze, ngoba sinenqolobane kawoyela enqwabelene ngemisebenzi yethu emihle yansuku zonke, eqoqwe yilokho okulindelwe yiNkosi, ukuthi eze masinyane futhi ukuze eze asithathe sihambe naye ", yena wabiza uPapa Francis.
Ngemuva kokufunda i-Angelus, uPapa Francis wathi ucabanga ngabantu baseCentral America abathintwe yisiphepho sakamuva. ISiphepho i-Eta, isiphepho esigabeni 4, sabulala okungenani abantu abayikhulu sashiya izinkulungwane zisala dengwane eHonduras naseNicaragua. I-Catholic Relief Services yasebenza ukuhlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala nokudla kwalabo abashiye amakhaya abo.
"Sengathi iNkosi ingabamukela abangasekho, iduduze imindeni yabo futhi iseke labo abadinga usizo kakhulu, kanye nabo bonke abenza konke okusemandleni ukubasiza," kukhuleka upapa.
UPope Francis ubuye wethula nesicelo sokuthula e-Ethiopia nase Libya. Ucele imithandazo yokuthi kubanjelwe "Inkundla Yezingxoxo Zezombusazwe ZaseLibya" ezoba seTunisia.
“Ngenxa yokubaluleka kwalo mcimbi, ngethemba elikhulu ukuthi kulo mzuzu obucayi kungatholakala isixazululo ekuhluphekeni kwabantu baseLibya nokuthi isivumelwano esanda kwenziwa sokumisa unomphela sizohlonishwa futhi senziwe. Siyazithandazela izithunywa zeForamu, ukuthula nozinzo eLibya, ”kusho yena.
Upapa uphinde wacela ukushayelwa ihlombe lokugubha uBlessed Joan Roig Diggle, owadunyiswa ngesikhathi semisa eSagrada Familia eBarcelona ngoNovemba 7.
Ubusisiwe uJoan Roig umfelukholo oneminyaka engu-19 waseSpain owanikela ngempilo yakhe evikela uMthendeleko ngesikhathi seMpi Yombango yaseSpain.
“Sengathi isibonelo sakhe singavusa wonke umuntu, ikakhulukazi abasha, isifiso sokuphila ngokugcwele ubizo lobuKristu. Kushayelwe ihlombe le nsizwa ebusisiwe, isibindi esingaka, ”kusho uPapa Francis.