Okukuqala: I-Lent Devotional Isampula

Umlilo

Usuku lokuqala lweLenti lwaziwa emasikweni amaningi njengoLwesithathu lomlotha. Umlotha uwumphumela womlilo - insalela yokusha.

Ingxenye yohambo lukamoya ukufunda ukudedela; kuwukususa noma yini izwe elikubeke phezu kwethu ukuze senze indawo eyengeziwe kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, ukuze siqale iLente, ake sicabange ngezinye zezinto okungase kube yisikhathi sokuzisusa ezimpilweni zethu - ukuze sikwazi ukuvula indawo yokugcwala kukaNkulunkulu okusebenzayo (NgokukaJohane 10:10):

• Izinkolelo ezingezinhle ngathi. Isibonelo, ‘Anganele’. Ungaphezu kokwanele kuKristu.

• Umunyu nokungaxoleli. Umuntu ozwiswa ubuhlungu nguwe kuphela.

• Noma ngabe iyiphi 'into' oyilindele ukuthi ikuqede. 'Ukube benginalowo msebenzi/leya ndlu/lowo muntu njll.’ Ngeke kukuqedele; uphelele.

• Izinto eziphathwayo. Lezi kungaba amahange asisindayo. Kuyakhulula lapho siqaphela ukuthi zonke izinto zingezikaNkulunkulu.

• Ukuzicabangela wena wedwa. Kunesidingo esikhulu sokuthi umphakathi usuke kokuthi “kimi” uye kokuthi “thina”; kusukela ku-"Mina" kuya kokuthi "sonke".

Bhala phansi uhlu lwezinye zezinto ofuna ukuzisusa empilweni yakho kule Lenti. Nikezela uhlu lwakho kuNkulunkulu; ungase uthande ukusebenzisa lomkhuleko ongezansi njengesiqondiso.

Nkulunkulu othandekayo, ngikunika lokhu okulandelayo [kubale] futhi ngikubeka phansi kwesiphambano. Ngisize ngiqhubekele phambili ngaphandle kwalezi zinto empilweni yami; ngiqondise, ngiduduze, futhi ume esikhaleni lapho lezi zinto zazikhona, ukuze ngibe seduze nawe. Ameni.

Ngu-Gideon Heugh

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