UJohane Ongcwele Wesiphambano: yini okufanele uyenze ukuze uthole ukuzola komphefumulo (Umthandazo kuJohane oNgcwele ukuze uthole umusa Ividiyo)
John of the Cross ithi ukuze sisondele kuNkulunkulu futhi simvumele ukuthi asithole, sidinga ukubeka umuntu wethu ngendlela ehlelekile. Ukuphazamiseka kwangaphakathi kubonakala ngokuzwa ubumpumputhe, ukukhathala, ukungcola kanye nokuba buthakathaka.
5 amaqiniso okuthi ngokukaJohane oNgcwele esiphambanweni ayasihlupha
Bangu amaqiniso amahlanu okukhombisa ukuthi asikwazi ukuqhubeka kanjena lapho singenakho ukuhleleka empilweni yethu yemizwa. UJohane Ongcwele Wesiphambano uyaqinisekisa ukuthi la maqiniso bayahlupha sengathi silele emeveni. Isibonelo, ukudla ngokweqile ngesikhathi esikwenza kusilethela umuzwa wenjabulo, kodwa sigcina sizizwa kabi ngemva kwalokho. Ukubuka amafilimu anodlame noma amadrama kusihlwa kusivimbela ekulaleni kalula. Lezi nje izibonelo ukuthi ukuphazamiseka kwangaphakathi kusithwalisa kanzima kanjani ngokomzwelo.
Ukuze sisondele kuNkulunkulu, kumelwe thola indawolapho izinhliziyo zethu zingaphumula khona. Njengoba kwenzeka ku umprofethi eHorebe, lapho ezwa isiphepho, umbani nokuzamazama komhlaba, kodwa uNkulunkulu wazibonakalisa nge umoya omnandi. Kubalulekile ukuthola izikhathi zokuthula kwangaphakathi nokuthula lapho singakwazi khona Phuma ezintweni ezisihluphayo.
UJohane oNgcwele wesiphambano uthi kukhona ukukhathala, ukungezwa kanye nokuba buthakathaka lapho umphefumulo uhlushwa futhi ugcwele umsindo wangaphakathi. Kulezi zikhathi, sidinga ukuma futhi sithole ukucaca kwangaphakathi. Ngamunye wethu kufanele athole ukuthi izikhala ziyini, i abantu noma izimo ezisisiza ukuba sithole ukuthula.
Ngokuvamile, ngemva kosuku olude, siyaxoxa ukhathele futhi engakwazi ukubona ngokucacile. Nokho, ngemva waphumula, singabona izinto ngendlela ehlukile. Lapho sisebunzimeni, USanta Ignatius weLoyola incoma ukungenzi izinqumo, ngoba umbono wethu ungafiphazwa futhi singenza amaphutha. Ezikhathini ezinzima, akumele siziguqule izinqumo esizithathile, kodwa kufanele sithole izikhala zokuzolisa umoya futhi sihlanze ingqondo.