Egameni likaYise, nelikaNyana, nelikaMoya oyiNgcwele. Makube noxolo lweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu kuni nonke.
Nkosi, siquleke imithandazo yethu kuwe. Kristu, sicele inceba yakho. Nkosi, yiba nenceba kuthi.
Cinga ngomzuzu apho ubukele indiza isuka emhlabeni, inyuka ngokukhawuleza, ide ibe yindawo encinci nje esibhakabhakeni. UBenjamin Vo wayengumfana owayeyithanda kakhulu loo nto. Wayenengqondo eqaqambileyo eyayikwazi ukubala imigama yendiza, eyayiyila i-'con chim airlines' yakhe ngoncumo olusuka entliziyweni, kwaye wayeyiqonda into yokuba ubomi, njengendiza, bunemida yabo kodwa bunamandla amakhulu okuhamba kude. Namhlanje, njengoko sikhumbula uSaint Leo Omkhulu, umfundisi owathi wakhusela inyaniso yeCawa ngexesha elinzima, sikhunjuzwa ukuba inyaniso yethu ayikho kwizinto ezinkulu esizenzayo, kodwa kukuba ngabakhonzi abathobekileyo.
KwiNcwadi kaTitus namhlanje, sifunda amazwi asikhumbuza indlela yokuphila: 'For the grace of God has appeared, saving all and training us to reject godless ways.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UPawulos uthetha ngobabalo oluvela kuThixo olusifundisayo ukuba siphile ngokuzeyisa nangokunyaniseka. UBen wayengumfana owayeyiqonda le nto. Wayengumfana owayenengqondo enkulu, kodwa owayehlala enentliziyo ethembekileyo, owayehlonipha abazali bakhe, kwaye owayehlala elungele ukunika ngaphandle kokubala. Wayengumfana owayengaziboni njengomntu omkhulu, kodwa njengomntwana kaThixo owayefuna ukwenza okulungileyo.
Kodwa masiyimele inyaniso namhlanje ngaphambi kokuba siye phambili. Alan noThao, nawe Ryan mfowethu omncane, ndiyazi ukuba kule minyane minne idlulileyo ukususela ngowe-13 kuJuni 2026, iintlungu ziza ngamanye amaxesha ngendlela embi kakhulu, zikushiya ungazi nokuba ume ngaphi. Kukho amandla emphefumlo aphelileyo, kukho ubusuku obude lapho ukungabikho kukaBen kwenza ikhaya libe ngenye indlela. Kukho ukudinwa okungafani nokudinwa komzimba; kukudinwa komphefumlo. Mamele kakuhle, Alan noThao: uThixo akakubeki icala. UBen akakubeki icala. Ezo zifo aziziswanga zizinto owazenzayo okanye ongazenzanga. Kweli hlabathi, kukho izinto ezenzeka ngaphandle kolawulo lomntu, ngaphandle kwempazamo yomzali. Awuphosanga nto. Uthando lwakho lwalucocekile, lwaluphelele, kwaye uBen wayesazi ukuba unothando olungaka kubazali bakhe nakuRyan. Khipha elo litye lokuzisola ezintliziyweni zenu namhlanje. UBen akajongi iziphoso; ujonge phezulu kuThixo, kwaye uqhubeka esithi kuwe: 'Ba, Mama, musani ukukhala kakhulu, ndikhuselekile.'
KwiVangeli yanamhlanje, uYesu usixelela amazwi anzulu: 'When you have done all you have been commanded, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.' Masiyimele kancinci le ndinyana… UYesu akathethi ngokuzithoba okungaphelelanga. Uthetha ngokwamkela ukuba yonke into esiyenzayo, lonke uthando esilunika abanye, luvela kuThixo. UBen wayengumfana owayeyazi le nto. Khumbula lowo mzuzu apho uBen, eneminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu, waxelela abazali bakhe ukuba wayezimisele ukunikela ngayo yonke imali yasebhange yakhe encinci ukuze ancede umalume wakhe uWilliam owayehlaselwe zizifo. Akazange ayiphule loo ngulube, akazange ayikhuphule imali leyo, kodwa isipho sasingaphakathi entliziyweni yakhe: umntwana owayeselula kodwa onentliziyo enkulu eyayifuna ukunceda wonke umntu ngaphandle kokucingela yena. Oku kukunika okungenamkhawulo, oku kuthando olungaphaya kwemida yeli hlabathi.
Ryan, mfowethu okhoyo apha, ndifuna uthathe oku nawe. UBen akakushiye. Ukhona ecaleni kwakho, eqhubeka ekusebenza njengesikhokelo sothando. UBen wayengumfana owayenenqgondo enkulu yezibalo nolwazi, kodwa ikratshi lakhe elikhulu kwakuwukuba ngumntwana omhle owayehlonipha abazali bakhe. UBen uya kuhlala ekukhuthaza, nangona ungamboni ngamehlo, kodwa uya kumva entliziyweni yakho. Uthando lwenu njengabazalwana luyinto engunaphakade. Xa uziva usodwa, khumbula ukuba uBen ukhona, uyaqhubeka, kwaye uya kuhlala ephila kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo.
Masithathe oku namhlanje: uBen wasishiya isipho sothando olungapheliyo. Kwisikhumbuzo sesidlo sasezulwini, lapho indlu kaThixo izele khona ngabantu abavela kude nakufi, masime nathi namhlanje siqinisekile ukuba ubomi bukaBen abuphelanga ethuneni. Usemthekweni wasezulwini, apho i-'con chim airlines' yakhe ibhabha ngokuphakamileyo phambi kobuso bukaThixo. Hamba ke namhlanje uphumle, uthembe ukuba uThixo uyakuthanda, kwaye uBen ulinda wena ngoncumo lwakhe oluqhelekileyo. UBen akakho nje kwimbali yenu; ukwikhona apho uThixo enza khona yonke into ibe ntsha. Uthando lwakho, Ben, lusaqhubeka luhamba emhlabeni, lusaqhubeka lukhanya, kwaye lusaqhubeka lukhumbuza wonke umntu okwaziyo ukuba uThixo uyamthanda umntwana wakhe ngaphezu kwayo yonke into. Hlalani neli themba. Hlalani nolu thando. UBen ukhona, uyaqhubeka, kwaye uya kuhlala ephila kuthando lukaThixo olungapheliyo. 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.
Ngamana uThixo onamandla onke angakusikelela, akugcine, kwaye akukhokele kuxolo lwakhe olungapheliyo. Hamba ngoxolo.
✝ May almighty God bless you: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.