Ukuzinikela okusebenzayo koMhla: isibonelelo sikaThixo

INKQUBO

1. Ubonelelo lukhona. Akukho siphumo ngaphandle kwesizathu. Ehlabathini ubona umthetho ongaguquguqukiyo olawula yonke into: umthi uphinda iziqhamo zawo minyaka le; intaka encinci ihlala ifumana iinkozo zayo; amalungu kunye neenkqubo zomzimba womntu zisabela ngokugqibeleleyo ekusebenzeni apho zijolise khona: Ngubani owamisa imithetho elawula ukuhamba kwelanga kunye nazo zonke iinkwenkwezi? Ngubani othumela imvula kunye nombethe ococekileyo ovela ezulwini? Ubonelelo lwakho, Bawo, lulawula yonke into (Sap., XIV). Ngaba uyakholelwa, kwaye ke awunathemba? Ngaba uyakhalaza ngoThixo?

2. Ukuphazamiseka nokungabikho kokusesikweni. Imisebenzi kaThixo iyimfihlakalo enzulu kwingqondo yethu enomda Akusoloko kucacile ukuba kutheni ngamanye amaxesha abakhohlakeleyo bephumelela kwaye abalungileyo behlelwa zizinto ezimbi! Oku kuvunyelwe nguThixo ukungqina ukulunga nokuphinda kabini ukufaneleka kwabo; ukuhlonipha inkululeko yomntu, onokuthi kuphela ngale ndlela afumane umvuzo okanye isohlwayo sanaphakade. Ungatyhafi, ke ngoko, xa ubona ukungabikho kokusesikweni okuninzi emhlabeni.

3. Masizinikezele kuLungiselelo olungcwele. Awunabo ubungqina obulikhulu bokulunga kwakhe esandleni? Akakusindisi na kwiwaka leengozi? Musa ukukhalaza ngoThixo ukuba akusoloko kusenziwa ngokwecebo lakho: ayingoThixo, nguwe okukhohlisayo. Thembela ku-Providence kuyo yonke intswelo yakho, emzimbeni, ngomphefumlo, ngobomi bomoya, nangonaphakade. Akukho mntu wathembela kuye, walahlekiswa (INtshu. II, 11). ISt. Cajetan ikufumanele intembeko yayo kuProvidence.

UKUZIPHATHA. -Yenza isenzo sokuzithoba kunye nokuthembela kuThixo; Ufunda uPater ezintlanu kuS. Gaetano da Tiene, osidlo sakhe sibhiyozelayo namhlanje