Cabanga namuhla ngesikhuthazo seNkosi yethu sokuba uphenduke
Kusukela ngalowo mzuzu kuqhubeke, uJesu waqala ukushumayela wathi, "Phendukani, ngoba umbuso wezulu useduze." Mathewu 4:17
Manje njengoba i-Octave yemikhosi kaKhisimusi ne-Epiphany isiphelile, siqala ukubhekisa amehlo ethu enkonzweni kaKristu yasobala. Umugqa ongenhla weVangeli lanamuhla usinikeza isifinyezo esimaphakathi kunazo zonke izimfundiso zikaJesu: Phenduka. Kodwa-ke, ayisho nje kuphela ukuthi phenduka, iphinde ithi futhi "Umbuso weZulu useduze". Futhi leyo nkulumo yesibili yisizathu sokuthi sidinga ukuphenduka.
Ku-classic yakhe yezomoya, iThe Spiritual Exercises, uSt.Ignatius waseLoyola uchaza ukuthi isizathu esiyinhloko sempilo yethu ukunika uNkulunkulu inkazimulo enkulu kakhulu. Ngamanye amagama, ukuletha umbuso weZulu ekukhanyeni. Kepha uqhubeka athi lokhu kungafezwa kuphela lapho sifulathela isono nakho konke okunamathiselwe ngokweqile empilweni yethu, ukuze isikhungo esisodwa sempilo yethu kube uMbuso weZulu. Lo ngumgomo wokuphenduka.
Maduze nje sizogubha umkhosi wokubhabhadiswa kweNkosi, bese sibuyela esikhathini esijwayelekile ngonyaka wezinkonzo. Ngesikhathi esijwayelekile, sizocabanga ngenkonzo kaJesu yasobala futhi sigxile ezimfundisweni zakhe eziningi. Kepha zonke izimfundiso zaKhe, konke akushoyo nakwenzayo, ekugcineni kusiholela ekuphendukeni, ekufulatheleni isono, nasekuphendukeleni kuNkulunkulu wethu okhazimulayo.
Empilweni yakho, kubalulekile ukuthi ubeke isimemo sokuphenduka ngaphambi kwengqondo nengqondo yakho. Kubalulekile ukuthi nsuku zonke ulalele uJesu ekhuluma la mazwi kuwe: "Phenduka, ngoba umbuso wezulu useduze". Musa nje ukucabanga Ngaye esho lokhu eminyakeni eminingi edlule; kunalokho, kulalele namuhla, kusasa kanye nosuku nosuku lwempilo yakho. Ngeke sibe khona isikhathi empilweni yakho lapho ungadingi ukuphenduka ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho. Asisoze safinyelela ekupheleleni kulokhu kuphila, ngakho-ke ukuphenduka kufanele kube umsebenzi wethu wansuku zonke.
Cabanga namuhla ngalesi sinxusa seNkosi yethu ukuba uphenduke. Phenduka ngenhliziyo yakho yonke. Ukuhlola izenzo zakho nsuku zonke kubalulekile kulo msebenzi. Bona izindlela izenzo zakho ezikugcina uziqhelelanisa noNkulunkulu bese uzenqaba lezo zenzo. Futhi funa izindlela uNkulunkulu asebenza ngazo empilweni yakho futhi wamukele lezo zenzo zomusa. Phenduka uphendukele eNkosini. Lona ngumyalezo kaJesu kuwe namuhla.
Nkosi, ngiyazisola ngesono esisempilweni yami futhi ngithandazela ukuthi ungiphe umusa wokukhululeka kukho konke okungigcina ngikude nawe. Sengathi angingaphenduki esonweni kuphela, kepha ngibuye ngiphendukele kuwe njengomthombo walo lonke umusa nokugcwaliseka empilweni yami. Ngisize ngigcine amehlo ami eMbusweni weZulu futhi ngenze konke engingakwenza ukuhlanganyela lowo Mbuso lapha namanje. Jesu ngiyakholelwa kuwe