Isikhumbuzo sikaSaint Thérèse waseNtwaneni uYesu, Intombi engcwele noGqirha weBandla — Izwi Losuku

Isiqalo

Egameni likaYise, neloNyana, neloMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi kunye nani nonke.

Isicelo soxolelo

Nkosi, wena okhanyisela iintliziyo zethu, siqule: Nkosi, sihlangule. Kristu, wena onguMduduzi wabahedeni, siqule: Kristu, sihlangule. Nkosi, wena onguLwalwa lwethemba lethu, siqule: Nkosi, sihlangule.

♪ “Nkosi Sihawukele (Organ & Cello)” — A song for Ben

Ilizwi likaThixo

Isifundo sokuqala · Job 19:21-27

UYobhi wathi: Ndiveleni, ndiveleni, nina bahlobo bam, kuba isandla sikaThixo sindibethile! Kungani na ukuba nindizingele njengokungathi ninguthixo, nindidla ngokungapheliyo? Owu, ngamana amazwi am angabhalwa! Ngamana angashicilelwa kwirekhodi: Ngentsimbi yokukrola nangomkhokeli angakrolwa elityeni ngonaphakade! Kodwa mna, ndiyazi ukuba uMhlanguli wam uyaphila, nokuba ekugqibeleni uya kuma eluthulini; lowo ndiya kumbona mna ngokwam: amehlo am, hayi omnye, aya kumbona, kwaye enyameni yam ndiya kubona uThixo; umphefumlo wam udliwe kukulangazelela.

Indumiso · Psalm 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14

R. Ndiyakholwa ukuba ndiya kubona izinto ezintle zeNkosi kwilizwe labaphilayo. Yiva, Nkosi, isandi sokubiza kwam; ndiveleni, undiphendule. Ngenxa yakho intliziyo yam iyathetha; ubuso bakho obufunwa ngamehlo am. R. Ndiyakholwa ukuba ndiya kubona izinto ezintle zeNkosi kwilizwe labaphilayo. Ubuso bakho, Nkosi, endibufunayo. Musa ukufihla ubuso bakho kum; musa ukundigxotha ngomsindo umkhonzi wakho. Ungumncedi wam: musa ukundilahla. R. Ndiyakholwa ukuba ndiya kubona izinto ezintle zeNkosi kwilizwe labaphilayo. Ndiyakholwa ukuba ndiya kubona ubutyebi beNkosi kwilizwe labaphilayo. Lindela iNkosi ngesibindi; yomelela, ulindele iNkosi. R. Ndiyakholwa ukuba ndiya kubona izinto ezintle zeNkosi kwilizwe labaphilayo.

IVangeli · Luke 10:1-12

UYesu wamisela abanye abafundi abangamashumi asixhenxe anesibini, ababathumela phambi kwakhe ngababini-babini kuyo yonke idolophu nendawo awayeceba ukuyindwendwela. Wathi kubo: 'Isivuno sikhulu, kodwa abasebenzi bambalwa; ngoko ke celani iNkosi yesivuno ukuba ithumele abasebenzi esivunweni sayo. Hambani; khangela, ndinithumela njengamatakane phakathi kweengcuka. Musani ukuphatha ngxowa yemali, nasikhwama, nazimbadada; ningabulisi mntu endleleni. Kuyo nayiphi na indlu eningena kuyo, qala nithi, "Uxolo malube kule ndlu." Ukuba kuhlala umntu onoxolo khona, uxolo lwenu luya kuhlala kuye; kodwa ukuba akunjalo, luya kubuyela kuni. Hlalani kuloo ndlu, nidle nisele oko kunikwayo, kuba umsebenzi ufanele umvuzo wakhe. Musani ukufuduka nindlu ngendlu. Kuyo nayiphi na idolophu eningena kuyo, ukuba banamkela, yidlani oko kubekwe phambi kwenu, niphilise abagulayo kuyo, nithi kubo, "Ubukumkani bukaThixo busondele kuni." Kuyo nayiphi na idolophu eningena kuyo, ukuba abanamkeli, phumani ezitalatweni nithi, "Nothuli lwedolophu yenu olunamathele ezinyaweni zethu, nalo siyaluvuthulula sinichase. Noko ke, yazini oku: Ubukumkani bukaThixo busondele." Ndithi kuni, kuya kubakho ukunyamezeleka ngakumbi kweSodom ngaloo mhla kunokwale dolophu.'

Ndiyakholwa ukuba ndiya kubona izinto ezintle zeNkosi kwilizwe labaphilayo.

Intshumayelo

Cinga ngomzuzu wokuthi cwaka ekhaya, xa ilanga liqala ukutshona, kwaye igumbi elincinci elinendiza ezikhethwe ngobunono eziphezu kweshelfu liqala ukuzala ngomthunzi. Kulo mzuzu, imibuzo engaphendulekiyo iyavela. Kutheni le nto izinto zenzeka ngolu hlobo? Kutheni le nto umntu owayenomdla onjalo, owayefuna ukudala i-'con chim airlines' yakhe, owayenengqondo eqaqambileyo eyayikwazi ukubona ngaphaya kwexesha elizayo, esishiya ngaphambi kokuba siqonde? Namhlanje, kwiSikhumbuzo sikaSaint Thérèse waseNtwaneni uYesu, sijonga indlela yobuntwana obungcwele. UThérèse wayeyazi ukuba ubomi abulinganiswa ngeminyaka, kodwa bubulinganiswa ngobunzulu bothando olunikwayo.

KwiNcwadi kaYobhi, uYobhi uthi: 'Ndiyazi ukuba uMhlanguli wam uyaphila.' La ngamazwi angenakuthelekiswa nanto. UYobhi wayesezintlungwini, ekhala, engaziva ekhuselekile, kodwa ngaphakathi kwelo litye lentlungu, waqonda inyaniso engcwele: ukuba uThixo uyaphila, kwaye uya kubonwa. UYobhi uthi: 'Ngamehlo am, hayi omnye, ndiya kumbona.' Le yimbono kaBenjamin Vo. UBen wayengumfana owayejonga kude, owayejonga phezulu, owayefuna ukubona ubukhulu bukaThixo kwiinkcukacha ezincinci zobomi—kwiindiza, kwiikhowudi, nakuthando olukhulu awayenalo ngabazali bakhe.

Alan noThao, ndiyazi ukuba iinyanga ezintathu ezi zidlulileyo bezinzima. Ndiyazi ukuba kukho amaxesha apho intliziyo iziva ngathi iyaphuka. Kodwa namhlanje, ndifuna ukuba uthethe inyaniso yale ntliziyo yakho. Akukho nqaku lokuthi uphosile okanye wenze kakubi. Ukugula akwanga kwenzeka ngenxa yezinto owazenzayo okanye ongazenzanga. UThixo akakubeki icala, kwaye noBen akakubeki icala. Masikhuphe lo mthwalo wokuzisola emajukujukwini eentliziyo zenu namhlanje. Awuphosanga nto. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olungapheliyo. Ezinye izinto zenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lwethu, ngaphandle kokuba nabani na enze impazamo. Niyinyaniso, nithandwa nguThixo.

KwiVangeli, uYesu uthumela abafundi bakhe njengamatakane phakathi kweengcuka. Uthi kubo: 'Ngenani, nithi, uxolo malube kule ndlu.' UYesu uyazi ukuba ubomi bunzima. Uyazi ukuba siphila kwilizwe elinokuziva ngathi liyingcuka. Kodwa uthi: 'Beka uxolo lwakho.' UBen wayengumfana owayephila ngoluxolo. Khumbula loo mzuzu xa wayefuna ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yakhe yasebhange encinci ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube yemali, akazange ayikhuphule ngokoqobo, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe. Wayengumfana owayenokunikela ngayo yonke into yakhe ngaphandle kokubala. Wayengumfana owayephila ngoxolo lukaKristu.

Ryan, mfowethu omncane, uBen uyamthanda. Ungalokothi uzive ungedwa. UBen uyaqhubeka ehamba nawe, ekukhathalele, kwaye uthando lwenu aluzange lufe. Vumela uYesu abe lulwalwa lwakho namhlanje. Thatha igama likaBen, thandaza kuye uThixo, kwaye uqhubeke uphila ngesibindi, wazi ukuba akukho lizwi linye lothando olulahlekileyo phambi koThixo. UBen uyaqhubeka ekhanya ngomsebenzi wakhe wothando, njengaloo mthombo wamanzi eCà Mau, olethela ubomi kwabanye. Uthando lwakhe aluzange luphele; lusaqhubeka lukhanya njengolwandle olukhulu.

UThérèse waseNtwaneni uYesu wasifundisa 'indlela encinci.' Le ndlela ayikho ekwenzeni izinto ezinkulu eziyothusayo abantu, kodwa ikukwenza izinto ezincinci ngothando olukhulu. UBen wenza kanye oko. Wayengumfana owayethanda ukumamela amabali katata wakhe, owayethanda ukubukela iindiza, owayethanda ukuhleka. Ezi zaziyindlela zakhe zokuthanda uThixo. UBen wayengumfana owayezisa uxolo ekhaya. Ubenze konke okusemandleni enu ngothando olungapheliyo. Ezinye izinto zenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lwethu, ngaphandle kokuba nabani na enze impazamo. Niyinyaniso, nithandwa nguThixo.

Benjamin, lala ngokuthula. Uthando lwakho lulukhanya olungasoze lwavaleleka. Uthando lwakho, njengaloo mthombo wamanzi, luyaqhubeka luhleli, lusaqhubeka lukhula, kwaye luyaqhubeka lukhanyisa iindlela zethu. Khumbula ukuba uBen uyaqhubeka esidumisela kuThixo, kwaye nathi, simele siphile ngaloo ndlela—ngothando olungagciniyo, ngoxolelo olungapheliyo, nangokholo olomeleleyo. Namhlanje, njengoko sijonga iengelosi zinyuka zihla, masikhumbule ukuba uBen uphi na. Uphakathi kwabo, ekhanya, esithanda, esibukele. Masiphile ngaloo ndlela—ngothando olungagciniyo, ngoxolelo olungapheliyo, nangokholo olomeleleyo. Benjamin, lala ngokuthula. Amen.

Ukuzindla

♪ “Ubuhle Bendalo (Version A)” — A song for Ben

Izicelo

For the intentions entrusted to Ben on our prayer wall:

“Ben, ebuthongweni uHuy ukubonile uza kumvakashela, kukunika umthandazo wokuba niphinde nitholane. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu angawamukela umthandazo wakho, uBen ajabulele ukuthula okuphakade eceleni kukaNkulunkulu. Uma kungenzeka, sicela uphinde uze ungivakashele emaphuphweni alandelayo, noma kungaba nje ukubingelela noma ukumamatheka okumnandi njengakuqala.”