Umkhuleko ku-August Augustine uphindwe namuhla ukucela umusa
O omkhulu Augustine, ubaba nomfundisi wethu, oxhumanisa izindlela ezikhanyayo zikaNkulunkulu nangezindlela zokuhlukumeza amadoda, sibonga izimangaliso ukuthi uMusa waphezulu usebenzile kuwe, ekwenze waba ufakazi onentshiseko weqiniso nokuhle, ekusebenzeni kwabafowethu.
Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane entsha yeminyaka ebhalwe isiphambano sikaKristu, sifundise ukufunda umlando ngokukhanya kwe-Providence yaphezulu, eqondisa imicimbi ekubhekeni kokuhlangana ngqo noYise. Sivumele ukuba sifinyelele lapho sinokuthula, sikondla enhliziyweni yakho isifiso sakho ngalawo mazinga ongawakhela kuwo, ngamandla avela kuNkulunkulu, "idolobha" ngezinga lomuntu.
Imfundiso ebabazekayo, oye wayitadisha emithonjeni ehlala ikhona yemiBhalo, ikhanyisa labo namuhla abalingwa ngemisebe ehlukanisayo. Bacele isibindi sokungena endleleni yaleyo “ndoda yangaphakathi” lapho kungukuphela kwaYe kuphela onganikeza ukuthula enhliziyweni yethu engenakuphikwa.
Abaningi besikhathi sethu kubonakala sengathi balahlekelwe yithemba lokukwazi, phakathi kwemibono eminingi ehlukile, yokufinyelela iqiniso, okuthi, nokho, ukusondelana kwabo okubucayi kugcina nostalgia omubi. Kubafundisa ukuthi bangalokothi bayeke ukwenza ucwaningo, ngokuqinisekile ukuthi, ekugcineni, umzamo wabo uzovuzwa ngokuhlangana okugculisayo naleloQiniso eliphakeme elingumthombo wabo bonke iqiniso elidaliwe.
Okokugcina, O Saint Augustine, usithumele futhi inhlokomo yalolo thando oluzimisele lweBandla, umama wamaKatolika wabangcwele, owasekela futhi wagcizelela imizamo yenkonzo yakho ende. Siphe ukuthi, sihambe ndawonye ngaphansi kokuholwa ngabaFundisi abasemthethweni, sifinyelela inkazimulo yezwe lasezulwini, lapho, ngawo wonke amaBlessings, sizokwazi ukuzihlanganisa nathi nge-canticle entsha yomqondo ongapheli. Amen.
kaJohane Paul II
Umthandazo obhalwe nguSt Augustine
Wena umkhulu, Nkosi, futhi ufanele ukudunyiswa; bukhulu ubuhle bakho, nokuhlakanipha kwakho akunakubalwa. Futhi umuntu ufuna ukukuncoma, ingxenyana yendalo yakho, ephethe isiphetho sayo esifayo, esiletha ubufakazi besono sayo kanye nobufakazi bokuthi umelana nabazidlayo. Nokho umuntu, ingxenye yendalo yakho, ufuna ukukudumisa. Nguwe omvusayo ukuba ajabule ekudumiseni kwakho, ngokuba usenzela wena, futhi inhliziyo yethu ayinakuphumula ize iphumule kuwe. Ngiphe, Nkosi, ukwazi nokuqonda uma kufanele siqale sikunxuse noma sikudumise, siqale sazi noma sikucele. Kodwa umuntu ongakwaziyo angakuncenga kanjani? Ngokungazi wayengakucela lokhu ngalokho. Ngakho-ke kufanele yini sikucele ukuthi wazi? Kodwa bayombiza kanjani abangakholwanga kuye na? Futhi indlela yokubuza, uma kungekho muntu onikeza isimemezelo kuqala? Abamfunayo bayomdumisa uJehova, ngoba ekumfuneni bayamthola, futhi lapho bemthola bayomdumisa. Mangikufuna, Nkosi, ngikunxuse, ngikunxuse ngikholwa nguwe, ngokuba isimemezelo sakho sesifikile kithi. Nkosi, ngibiza ukholo lwami, owanginika lona futhi wangikhuthaza ngeNdodana yakho eyenziwe umuntu, ngomsebenzi wommemezeli wakho.