Ukuphawula ngeVangeli likaFr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 31-37
Baletha kuye isimungulu, bemncenga ukuthi abeke isandla sakhe kuye ”. Izithulu nezimungulu okukhulunywa ngalo iVangeli azihlangene nakancane nabafowethu nodadewethu abaphila lolu hlobo lomzimba, impela ngokwami ukubona kwenzeka ukuthi ngihlangane nobungcwele bangempela phakathi kwalabo abachitha impilo yabo begqoke lolu hlobo lomzimba ukwehluka. Lokhu akususi ekutheni noJesu unamandla okusikhulula kulolu hlobo lokugula ngokomzimba, kepha lokho iVangeli elifuna ukukugqamisa kuhlobene nesimo sangaphakathi sokungakwazi ukukhuluma nokulalela. Abantu abaningi engihlangana nabo empilweni bahlushwa yilolu hlobo lokuthula kwangaphakathi nokungezwa. Ungachitha amahora ukuxoxa ngakho. Ungachaza ngokuningiliziwe zonke izingcezu zomuzwa wabo Ungabancenga ukuthi bathole isibindi sokukhuluma ngaphandle kokuzwa ukwahlulelwa, kepha isikhathi esiningi bakhetha ukugcina isimo sabo sangaphakathi esivaliwe. UJesu wenza okuthile okukhomba kakhulu:
“Amsuse eceleni esixukwini, wafaka iminwe yakhe ezindlebeni zakhe wathinta ulimi ngamathe; bese ebheka esibhakabhakeni, wadonsa umoya wathi: "Effatà" okungukuthi: "Vula!" Ngokushesha izindlebe zakhe zavuleka, ifindo lolimi lwakhe lwathukululeka wakhuluma kahle ”. Ukuqala ngokusuka ebuhlotsheni beqiniso noJesu kuphela lapho kungenzeka ukuthi kudlule kusuka esimweni se-hermetic sokuvalwa ukuya esimweni sokuvuleka. NguJesu kuphela ongasisiza ukuba sivuleke. Futhi akumele sikudebeselele lokho leyo minwe, lawo mathe, lawo magama esiqhubeka nokuba nawo njalo ngamasakramente. Bangumcimbi okhonkolo owenza ukuthi kube nokuhlangenwe nakho okufanayo okukhulunywe ngakho eVangelini lanamuhla. Kungakho impilo ejulile, eyiqiniso futhi eyiqiniso yesidlo seNkosi ingasiza ngaphezu kwezinkulumo eziningi nemizamo eminingi. Kepha sidinga isithako esiyisisekelo: ukusifuna. Eqinisweni, into esiphunyukayo ukuthi lesi simungulu silethwa kuJesu, kepha-ke nguyena onquma ukuvumela ukuholwa nguJesu kude nesixuku. UMBHALI: UDon Luigi Maria Epicoco