Ngegama likaYise, nelendodana, neloMoya Oyingcwele. Amen. Inkosana yoxolo nethemba likaKristu mayibe nani nonke.
Nkosi, hawukela, ngoba sizile kuwe usizi lwethu. Kristu, hawukela, ngoba wena uliLanga elikhanya ebumnyameni. Nkosi, hawukela, ulesule izinyembezi ezinhliziyweni zethu.
Bazalwane abathandekayo kuKristu,
Mhlawumbe kukhona phakathi kwethu namuhla oza phambi kukaNkulunkulu ephethe umbuzo onzima kakhulu enhliziyweni yakhe… umbuzo othi: “Kungani?”
Umphrofethi uJeremiya, esifundweni sokuqala, ukhipha usizi lwakhe lwangempela phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngaphandle kokufihla lutho. Uthi: “Amehlo ami mawagobhoze izinyembezi ubusuku nemini, ngenxa yenxeba elingapholisekiyo… Kungani usishaye ngombala ongeke upholiswe?” Yeka ukwethembeka kwezinyembezi zomuntu obuhlungu! UNkulunkulu akagxeki izinyembezi zethu lapho sithinteka enhliziyweni. Ufuna ukuba silethe ukulila kwethu kuye asithulule emoyeni.
Kodwa eVangelini, uJesu usivulela umbono ongaphezu kwalo mhlaba weshashalazi. Usitshela ngembewu enhle — abantwana boMbuso. Usithembisa ukuthi ekugcineni, “Abaqotho bayokhanya njengomlanga eMbusweni kaYise.”
Lapho sicabanga ngo-Benjamin Vo, sibona impela leyo mbewu enhle eyatshalwa uNkulunkulu. UBenjamin wayengewona nje umfana ohlakaniphe ngokumangalisayo; wayenokuzwelana okujulile nemvelo yomusa nobuqotho enhliziyweni yakhe. Inhliziyo yakhe yayigcwele uthando olumsulwa kakhulu — u-Benjamin owayenomusa ojulile nesifiso sokusiza abanye. Namuhla, lowo mthombo wothando owayeku-Ben uqhubeka ugeleza emhlabeni: umthombo wamanzi ahlanzekile owakhiwe ngegama lakhe e-Cà Mau e-Vietnam uletha impilo nosizo kwabampofu. Leyo mbewu eyatshalwa kulowo mfana omncane iyaqhubeka nokuthela izithelo zomusa ezinhle kakhulu.
Sekuphele amaviki ayisithupha uBen amukelwa ekhaya eliphakeme ngo-June 13. Siyazi ukuthi emoyeni womndeni, inxeba lisajulile. Ngezinye izikhathi, ezinhliziyweni ezililayo, kungase kuqhamuke imicabango emibi yokuzisola — ukuzibuza ukuthi ingabe kukhona okweqiwe, noma ingabe ikhona into engenziwanga kahle. Kodwa uJesu wasifundisa ngokucacile ukuthi ukugula nosizi akusiwo umphumela wesono noma ukuhluleka komzali. Alan no-Thao, enza konke okwalungiswa ngothando olungena mngcele. UNkulunkulu akasoli muntu; Uyanesula izinyembezi zenu ukuba niphumule nikhululeke eguqeni lomusa waKhe.
Alan no-Thao, u-Benjamin wenu akalahlekanga. Ukhanya njengomlanga ezandleni zikaYise Osezulwini.
Kuwe Ryan, mfo wethu omncane: qhubeka uphila ngenjabulo nangomusa umfowenu awutshala enhliziyweni yakho. U-Ben ukuvikela eceleni kukaKristu, ubona konke okwenzayo ngokuzithoba.
Siyathandaza nakubo bonke abantwana abahluphekayo kude naseduze, nakuyonke imindeni ezwa umthwalo onzima wosizi namuhla. Nalapha kubantu abasibukele ekudeni, uzweni uMoya kaNkulunkulu unibamba izandla.
Benjamin Vo uselaphaya no-Saint Carlo Acutis, ekhanya njengomlanga eTafuleni laseZulwini phambi kukaMariya Oyingcwele. Masihambe ngethemba. 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 iNkosi ingasibusisa, isivikele emoyeni womunyu, futhi isilethe ekuphileni okuphakade. Amen.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.