"Hlala nami Nkosi" isicelo okufanele sibhekiswe kuJesu ngeLent
La Ukuzila yisikhathi somkhuleko, sokuzisola nokuguquka lapho amaKrestu elungiselela ukugujwa kwePhasika, umkhosi obaluleke kakhulu ekhalendeni lenkonzo. Ngalesi sikhathi, amakholwa amaningi azama ukuqinisa ukuphila kwawo okungokomoya, acabange ngokholo lwawo futhi asondele kuNkulunkulu.
Enye yezindlela esingasebenzisa ngayo ngokugcwele iLent iwukuba preghiera. Umthandazo uwuhlobo lokuxhumana phakathi kwethu noNkulunkulu futhi usivumela ukuba siveze okusikhathazayo, amathemba kanye nokwesaba kwethu. Uma sithandaza, sizivulela phambi kukaNkulunkulu kanye nentando yakhe ezimpilweni zethu.
Ukuthandaza ngesikhathi seLente, singaphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngesicelo esithile. Omunye wemithandazo enamandla kakhulu esingayenza ukucela uNkulunkulu ukuba enze hlala nathi ngalesi sikhathi sokuzindla nokukhula ngokomoya. Lo mthandazo usivumela ukuba sizizwe samukelekile futhi sisekelwa uNkulunkulu, ngisho nangezikhathi lapho sizizwa sibuthakathaka noma sisodwa.
Ngezansi kukhona umkhuleko okufanele ushiwo ngesikhathi seLent ukucela uNkulunkulu ukuba abe seduze nathi.
Umthandazo Wokuzila
“Nkosi, ngiyakucela ukuba uhlale nami kulesi sikhathi sokuzila. Ngiyazi ukuthi akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuhlala uthembekile entandweni yakho, kodwa ngicela ungisize ngibekezele okholweni lwami. Ngiyakucela ukuba ungikhanyisele ingqondo nenhliziyo yami, ukuze ngiqonde kangcono iZwi lakho futhi ngilisebenzise ekuphileni kwami kwansuku zonke.
Ngiyacela futhi ukuthi ungiphe amandla nomusa wokunqoba izilingo kanye nezinselelo engizobhekana nazo endleleni yami. Ngisize ngikhule ngokomoya futhi ngibe umuntu ongcono, oseduze nawe nothando lwakho. Ngiyabonga ngokuba khona kwakho njalo empilweni yami futhi ngicela uhlale nami njalo. Amen."