Sebenzisa i-Liturgy of the Hours ukuhlakulela isikhathi somndeni
Umthandazo akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi kimi, ikakhulukazi umthandazo ongacabanganga: ukubeka imicabango yami, izidingo kanye nezifiso zami phambi kukaNkulunkulu kusuka phezulu kwekhanda lami. Lapho ngibona ukuthi indlela yokufundisa ingane yami ukuthandaza kungaba ngokuthandaza nayo, ngazama ukusebenzisa ifomethi elula: “Ufuna ukubonga uNkulunkulu namhlanje?” Ngabuza. Impendulo imvamisa yayiwubuwula njengoba yayijulile: "Uyisiphukuphuku," ephendula. "Futhi kusuka enyangeni nase-stah". Ngizolandela ngokubuza ukuthi ngubani okufanele simcele uNkulunkulu ambusise. Impendulo yakhe yayinde; bekungaba uhlu lwenkulisa abangane, othisha, umndeni owandisiwe, futhi-ke umama nobaba.
Lemikhuleko ibisebenza kahle ngesikhathi sokulala, kepha esidlweni sakusihlwa isifungo esithi “uNkulunkulu mkhulu. UNkulunkulu muhle. Asimbonge ngokudla kwethu ”. Ngavula ikani lezikelemu elisha lapho ngethula umqondo wokuthi singathi "yena" esikhundleni sokuthi "yena".
(Ibambe ngokushesha, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi lokhu bekucasula - okungenani - kothisha bayo abangamaKhatholika basenkulisa.)
Ngakho-ke saphendukela ehhovisi lansuku zonke, elinye igama le-Liturgy of the Hours, ngemuva kokuthi umngani enze incwajana yomkhuleko enamahubo, ukufundwa kwemibhalo, kanye nemikhuleko yosuku ngalunye. Usebenzise ifomu elifushane elenzelwe ukuzinikela komuntu ngamunye kanye nomndeni. Ukuba nencwajana yomthandazo ephathekayo nokusebenziseka kalula bekusho ukuthi bekungekho ukufunwa kokufundwa kosuku olufanele nemithandazo.
Umndeni wami wakuzama lokhu ngesidlo sakusihlwa ngobunye ubusuku. Futhi ngiqonde ukudla kwakusihlwa. Hhayi ngaphambili kukhanyiswe amakhandlela, kepha empeleni ngesikhathi - ngamasangweji kashizi owosiwe ngokoqobo emlonyeni kanye nemithandazo. Phakathi kwesiphuzo sewayini (ngababili kahle noshizi othosiwe ophansi), mina nomyeni wami sashintshana ngokufundwa kwemibhalo nehubo. Sasho uMthandazo weNkosi ndawonye futhi saqeda ngomthandazo wokuphetha.
Ngacabanga ukuthi leli siko lizoholela ekugcineni kwimibuzo endodaneni yami kanye nezingxoxo ezithile ezinhle lapho eqala ukuqonda amagama emibhalo. Bengingalindele ukuthi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, eneminyaka emibili, uzoqala ukuphinda umthandazo weNkosi ngenhliziyo. Wabe eseqala ukwelula izingalo zakhe futhi ephakamisela izintende zakhe esikhundleni se-oran ngenkathi ethandaza. Futhi ukube besingayikhiphi incwadi yomkhuleko, ubezohamba ayolanda ekhabetheni lasekhishini ayicele.
Lapho sathembisa ukuthi sizokhulisa futhi siqeqeshe indodana yethu empilweni kaKristu lapho ebhapathizwa, sasingazi nakancane ukuthi naye uzosihola futhi asiqeqeshe.
UJesu watshela abafundi bakhe ukuthi noma nini lapho babili noma ngaphezulu bebuthene egameni lakhe, uzobe ekhona. Iningi lethu lazi kahle "ababili noma ngaphezulu", kepha sithandaza kangaki nabanye abangaphandle kweMisa? Isipiliyoni sokukhuleka ekhaya nomndeni wami sangiguqula futhi, ngingalokotha ngithi, umyeni wami nendodana yami futhi. Sisahlangana nemikhuleko engaqondile, kepha imvamisa siphendukela kwi-Liturgy of the Hours. Amagama ale mithandazo acacisiwe futhi mahle, isimo sawo sakudala. Ngokwami, le mithandazo inika umsindo nokuhleleka kwezifiso zomphefumulo wami. Le ndlela yokuthandaza imane iqondane nami.
Amahora ayisishiyagalombili alandela iBenedictine Liturgy of the Hours, imodeli evumela izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili zokuphumula nokuthandaza emini. Ihora ngalinye linegama elibuyela emlandweni wokuqala wezindela zamaKristu. Imindeni enentshisekelo yokuzama lolu hlobo lomkhuleko akufanele izizwe ibophezelekile ukuhlonipha isikhathi esinqunyiwe sesikhathi esithile sosuku, noma ngabe lokho kuyindlela futhi kuyindlela engcwele! Zikhona nje njengezindawo zokuqala.
Nawa amanye amathiphu okuthi umndeni wakho ungathandaza kanjani ehhovisi lansuku zonke:
• Thandazela indumiso (umthandazo ekuseni) esidlweni sasekuseni ngaphambi kokuba umndeni uhlakaze bese ulandela izindlela zayo ezihlukile zosuku. Ukudumisa kufushane futhi kumnandi futhi yingakho ukukhetha okuhle lapho isikhathi sinqunyelwe.
• Qeda usuku ngemikhuleko yakusihlwa ngaphambi kokuba wonke umuntu alale. Yibhuki enhle kakhulu yosuku owaqala ngokudumisa. Lawa amahora asikhumbuza ukuthi zonke izinsuku zokuphila ziyisipho esingcwele.
Uma isikhathi sivuma, chitha imizuzu embalwa uzindle buthule. Thatha ikhefu umzuzwana noma emibili ukuvumela imicabango nemibono ingene ekuqapheleni, bese ucela amalungu omndeni ukuthi abelane ngalokho okusezinhliziyweni zabo.
• Sebenzisa noma yiluphi uhlobo oluthandayo (noma uhlanganise futhi uqondanise) usuku ngalunye ukufundisa umthandazo othile (njengoMthandazo WeNkosi) ezinganeni. Lapho ubuza imibuzo enzima, zindle ngayo bese uyiphendula ngokwethembeka. "Angazi" impendulo eyamukelekayo. Ngokwami, ngikholelwa ukuthi kubalulekile ukukhombisa izingane ukuthi abantu abadala abanazo zonke izimpendulo. Imfihlakalo isenhliziyweni yokholo lwethu. Ukungazi akufani nokungafuni ukwazi. Esikhundleni salokho, singaphonselwa inselelo yokumangala nokumangala ngothando lukaNkulunkulu olumangalisayo namandla okudala.
• Zijwayezeni ukuqhuba imithandazo nezingane ezindala lapho nihlangene ndawonye. Bayeke bakhethe ihhovisi, kungakhathalekile ukuthi isikhathi sini. Bameme ukuthi babuze ilungu ngalinye lomndeni ukuthi liphendule imibuzo yokuzindla.
• Uma ungakwazi ukulala noma uzithole uphapheme ngehora elingenangqondo noma ekuseni kakhulu, thandaza ehhovisi labaphathi futhi ujabulele ukuthula kwalesi sikhathi sosuku.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele uyikhumbule ukuthi akufanele ubanjwe kakhulu ukulunywa. Esikhundleni salokho, njengoba umqondisi wokomoya ohlakaniphile ake wangitshela, cabanga ngamakani. Ungakhathazeki uma ungakwazi ukuthandaza nsuku zonke. Noma uma ukuphela kwesikhathi engikuthandazela ngaso emotweni njengoba uhambisa izingane usuka esikoleni uzijwayeza ibhola. Lezi zonke izikhathi ezingcwele lapho umema ukuhlala koMoya oNgcwele. Jabula kubo.