Thola i AppI-Infinitum Advent Bheka Ubuhle, Iviki 1Isampula
Isimo somuntu sobuhle Sqobo sassza emhlabeni. Umdali wezinto zonke ezinhle wabonakala enyameni. Nokho—“umhlaba awumazanga na?” Kungenzeka kanjani lokhu?
Mhlawumbe izwe alikwazanga ukubona uJesu ngoba weza ngendlela ehluke kakhulu kunaleyo ababelindele ukuthi uMesiya avele ngayo.
Esikhundleni sokuza nokhaphethi obomvu owendlaliwe, wamenyezelwa kubelusi abaphansi.
Esikhundleni sokuza njengeHercules enamandla, Weza njengosana olungumuntu olungenakuzisiza.
Esikhundleni sokuza njengebutho lamaqhawe, Weza nommemezeli wezingelosi ezihlabelelayo.
Njengokulindelwe ukuthi uJesu kwakufanele abe yini, sivame ukuba namathemba athile kanye nemibono esicatshangelwe ngaphambili mayelana nokuthi ubuhle buyini. Kodwa ikhono lethu lokubona ubuhle lincike kakhulu endleleni yethu yokwenza izinto.
Ujohn O’Donohue uyichaza kahle le nqubo encwadini yakhe ethi Beauty: The Invisible Embrace:
“Uma sisondela ngenhlonipho, izinto ezinkulu zinquma ukusondela kithi. Impilo yethu yangempela ifika phezulu futhi ukukhanya kwayo kuvusa ubuhle obufihliwe ezintweni. Lapho sihamba emhlabeni ngenhlonipho, ubuhle buyonquma ukusethemba. Inhliziyo ejahileyo nengqondo ekhukhumele ayinabo ubumnene nesineke sokungena kulokho kusingatha.”― John O'Donohue, Beauty: The Invisible Embrace
Uma siphila “nenhliziyo ephaphathekile nengqondo ezidlayo,” sikuthola kunzima ukungena ekwangweni kobuhle. Isikhathi esiningi sijaha kakhulu asikwazi ukwehlisa ijubane ukuze simbone. Noma abe nokulindela okuthile ngalokho okufanele ukuba yikho. Ngalo mqondo, sizama ukulawula ubuhle ukuze bube yilokho esifuna sibe yikho.
Sivame ukulindela ubuhle ukuthi bubonakale njengezinkanyezi ezikhazimulayo, noma ukushona kwelanga okunemibala egcwele okubomvu negolide. Futhi ngezinye izikhathi uyakwenza. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ubuhle bubonakala phakathi kwethu ngezikhathi ezivamile, zansuku zonke. Futhi ucela ukuthi simubone lapho.
Esimemweni esilula esivela enganeni sokudlala.
Ngokumomotheka komusa komfokazana.
Ezwini lokuthethelela lomngani.
Ukubuka ubuhle kudinga ukuzinikela. Singamamukela uJesu, Omuhle, lapho sidedela esikulindele, ukulawula, kanye ne-ajenda yokuthi uzobukeka kanjani nokuthi uzovela kanjani phakathi kwethu.
Kuleli viki, sizozijwayeza ukuzinikela ngokusondela emhlabeni ngenhlonipho, ngokuvuleleka, kanye nelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi ukuze sibone ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu obembulwa ngamazwi ajwayelekile, aphathekayo nxazonke zethu.
Kungase kubukeke kanjani “ukuhamba emhlabeni ngokuhlonipha” kuleli viki ukuze sibone ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu buvezwe ngobuhle?
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Sigcwele ukulangazelela njengoba sincika kulesi sikhathi sokugubha ngenhloso yokulalela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela nathi amasonto angu-4 njengathi: Bheka Ubuhle; Yephula Izithiyo; Yenza Igumbi; futhi Ziyizimanga zikaNkulunkulu. Njengazo zonke izinto ezihamba phambili ekuphileni, lolu hambo luhamba kahle kakhulu nabanye—ngakho bamba umngani noma ababili kanye nomuzwa wakho wokumangala bese ungena kwi nkathi ye-Advent.
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