Ngegama likaYise, neNdodana, noMoya Oyingcwele. Amen. Kwangathi umusa nofuzo kukaNkulunkulu uYise, oqonda zonke izinhliziyo zethu, kungaba nani nonke kule ziNsuku zeNkosi.
Nkosi, siza izinhliziyo zethu ezibuhlungu; Nkosi, hawukela. Kristu, unginike inhliziyo eqondayo nehlakaniphile; Kristu, hawukela. Nkosi, usihlanganise ezandleni zakho zothando; Nkosi, hawukela.
Bazalwane abathandekayo kuKristu,
Ake ucabange ukuba uNkulunkulu uzofika kuwe namuhla ebusuku uthi: "Cela engizokunika khona."
Ungacelani?
USolomoni, encwadini yokuqala yamaKhosi, wathola lelo thuba elifanayo. Akasicelanga impilo ende, noma ukuceba, noma ukuhlula izitha zakhe. Wacela into eyodwa kuphela enhle kakhulu: "Inhliziyo eyoqonda… ukuba yazi ukwahlukanisa okuhle nokubi."
Bese eVangelini namuhla, uJesu usichazela ukuthi Umbuso weZulu ufana negugu elifihliwe ensimini, noma iparele lenani elikhulu kakhulu. Umuntu lapho elithola, udayisa konke anako ukuze abe nalo.
Siyazibuza phakathi ezinhliziyweni dwe: Liyini leli gugu eliyigugu eliphakeme kakhulu enhloko nasenhliziyweni yethu?
Uma sicabanga ngo-Benjamin Vo, sibona umfana omncane owayenikwe isipho esimangalisayo sokucabanga nokuhlaziya. UBen owayenengqondo ebukekayo kwezezibalo nangomhlaba wezobuchwepheshe. Kodwa ngaphezu kokukhalipha kwakhe, uNkulunkulu wampha lokho uSolomoni akucelayo: inhliziyo eyoqonda… inhliziyo egcwele uthando olujulile nemzwelo emnene.
Kuye no-Dad wakhe u-Alan, u-Mom u-Thao, nomfowabo u-Ryan — lolu thando lwakubo olujulile lwayilo igugu elifihliwe, iparele lenani elikhulu elalibophele izinhliziyo zabo ndawonye. Benjamin wayeyazisa leyo mbono nemizwa yomndeni wakhe ngokugcwele kakhulu.
Sekuphele amaviki ayisithupha namuhla kusukela uBenjamin abizwa ezandleni zikaYise ngo-June 13.
Siyazi ukuthi amaviki ayisithupha aweli kalula. Izinyembezi zisageleza, nomuzwa wokulahlekelwa usemkhulu. Kodwa uSawule Oyingcwele usikhumbuza kwabaRoma ukuthi: "Konke kusebenzela okuhle kubo abathanda uNkulunkulu."
Alan no-Thao… lolu thando enalunika u-Benjamin, nemizamo yenu yonke, akulahlekanga. Kwakuyiparele elidula enaliphathiswa uNkulunkulu, futhi luyohlala lukhanya unaphakade.
Kuwe Ryan, mfo wethu: qhubeka uphile ngenjabulo nangesibindi. UBen ukubuka esezulwini, futhi uthando lwakhe luza kuwe kuzo zonke izinyathelo zakho.
Sithandazela nabo bonke abantwana abagulayo kude naseduze, nakuyonke imindeni ethwele iziphambano ezisindayo. UKristu usibambe ngezandla ezinomusa.
Namuhla u-Benjamin Vo udla usuku no-Saint Carlo Acutis eTafuleni laseZulwini. Kwangathi uMariya Oyingcwele angasiduduza sonke. Amen.
For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:
Ngosizo loMsindisi futhi sifundiswe yimfundiso yaphezulu, silokotha sithi:
Baba wethu osezulwini, malingcweliswe igama lakho; umbuso wakho mawuze, intando yakho mayenziwe emhlabeni njengasezulwini. Siphe namuhla isinkwa sethu semihla ngemihla, usithethelele izono zethu, njengoba nathi sibathethelela abasonayo; ungasifaki ekulingweni, kodwa usikhulule ebubini. Amen.
Kwangathi uNkulunkulu Somandla angasibusisa, asivikele ebubini bonke, asiyise ekuphileni okungapheliyo. Ngegama likaYise neNdodana noMoya Oyingcwele. Amen.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.