Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, imodzi mwatchuthi chofunikira kwambiri ku United States, imakondwerera Lachinayi lachinayi la Novembala. Tsikuli ndi gawo lapakati pa chikhalidwe cha ku America ndipo limabweretsa mabanja pamodzi kuti akondwerere Thanksgiving. Mbiri ya Thanksgiving inayambira mu 1620, pamene a Pilgrim Fathers anasamukira ku dziko lomwe tsopano limatchedwa USA pa "Mayflower," sitima yaikulu yoyenda panyanja. Okhazikikawa adapirira nyengo yozizira kwambiri yoyamba yomwe pafupifupi theka la a Pilgrim adamwalira. Opulumukawo anathandizidwa ndi mbadwa za ku Wampanoag zoyandikana nazo, zomwe sizinangowapatsa chakudya komanso kuwasonyeza mmene amalima mbewu zawo monga chimanga. Thandizo limeneli linachititsa kuti chaka chotsatira chikolole chochuluka, kuonetsetsa kuti atsamundawo apulumuka. Poyamikira thandizo limeneli, anthu a m’dzikoli anachita phwando loyamba lachiyamiko limene anaitanira anthu a m’derali.

Kuthokoza kwenikweni kumatanthauza: kuthokoza. Masiku ano ku Ulaya, Thanksgiving ndi chikondwerero cha tchalitchi chomwe chimakhala ndi msonkhano womwe guwa limakongoletsedwa ndi zipatso, ndiwo zamasamba, mbewu, maungu ndi mkate. Ndi nyimbo ndi mapemphero, anthu amathokoza Mulungu chifukwa cha mphatso zake ndi zotuta.

Kwa ife Akristu, chifukwa chachikulu chokhalira oyamikira ndicho mphatso yaikulu koposa ya Mulungu: Yesu Kristu. Chidziŵitso chathu cha amene Yesu ali ndi dzina limene timapeza mwa iye, limodzinso ndi chiyamikiro chathu cha maunansi, zimalimbikitsa kuyamikira kwathu. Zimenezi zikuonekera m’mawu a mlaliki wa Baptist wa ku Britain Charles Spurgeon: “Ndimakhulupirira kuti pali chinthu china chamtengo wapatali kuposa chikondwerero cha Thanksgiving. Kodi timakwaniritsa bwanji izi? ndi kukondwera konse kwa makhalidwe, ndi kumvera lamulo la Iye amene mwa chifundo chake tikhala ndi moyo, ndi chimwemwe chosalekeza mwa Ambuye, ndi kugonja ku chifuniro chake.

Chifukwa choyamikira nsembe ya Yesu Kristu ndi kuyanjanitsidwa kwathu ndi iye, timachita nawo chikondwerero chachikristu cha Mgonero wa Ambuye. Chikondwererochi m’mipingo ina chimadziwika kuti Ukaristia (εὐχαριστία kutanthauza chiyamiko). Mwa kudya mkate ndi vinyo, zizindikiro za thupi ndi mwazi wa Yesu, timasonyeza kuyamikira kwathu ndi kukondwerera moyo wathu mwa Kristu. Mwambo umenewu unayambira pa Paskha wachiyuda, wokumbukira ntchito zopulumutsa za Mulungu m’mbiri ya Aisrayeli. Mbali yofunika ya chikondwerero cha Paskha ndiyo kuyimba kwa nyimbo yakuti “Dayenu” (Chihebri kutanthauza kuti “zikanakhala zokwanira”), imene ikufotokoza ntchito yopulumutsa ya Mulungu kwa Israyeli m’mavesi khumi ndi asanu. Mofanana ndi mmene Mulungu anapulumutsira Aisiraeli polekanitsa Nyanja Yofiira, Khristu amatipatsa chipulumutso ku uchimo ndi imfa. Sabata lachiyuda ngati tsiku lopuma limawonekera mu chikhristu mu mpumulo umene tili nawo mwa Khristu. Kukhalapo kwa Mulungu m’kachisi tsopano kukuchitika mwa okhulupirira kudzera mwa Mzimu Woyera.

Kuthokoza ndi nthawi yabwino yoti tiyime kaye ndi kusinkhasinkha za "Dayenu" yathu: "Mulungu akhoza kutichitira zambiri kuposa momwe tingapemphere kapena kulingalira. “Ndi mphamvu yamphamvu imene amagwira ntchito mwa ife” (Aef 3,20 Baibulo la Uthenga Wabwino).

Mulungu Atate anapereka Mwana wake, amene ananena za iye kuti: “Uyu ndiye Mwana wanga wokondedwa, mwa Iyeyu ndikondwera.” ( Mateyu. 3,17).

Pomvera Atate, Yesu analolera kupachikidwa, kufa ndi kuikidwa m’manda. Ndi mphamvu ya Atate, Yesu anauka m’manda, anaukitsidwa pa tsiku lachitatu, ndipo anagonjetsa imfa. Kenako anakwera kwa Atate kumwamba. Ndimakhulupirira kuti Mulungu amene anachita zonsezi ndipo akupitiriza kuchita zinthu m’miyoyo yathu kuposa chilichonse chimene tingaganizire. Ngakhale kuti n’kothandiza kuŵerenga za ntchito ya Mulungu mu Israyeli wakale, kaŵirikaŵiri tiyenera kulingalira za chifundo cha Yesu Kristu m’miyoyo yathu lerolino.

Choonadi chofunikira ndi chakuti Atate wa Kumwamba amatikonda ndi kutisamalira. Iye ndi wopereka wamkulu amene amatikonda popanda malire. Tikazindikira kuti ndife olandira madalitso angwiro amenewa, tiyenera kuima kaye ndi kuvomereza kuti Atate wathu wakumwamba ndiye gwero la mphatso iliyonse yabwino ndi yangwiro. amene alibe kusandulika, kapena kusandulika kwa kuunika ndi mdima.” (Yakobo 1,17).

Yesu Kristu anachita zimene sitikanatha kudzichitira tokha. Umunthu wathu sudzatha kutimasula ku uchimo. Pamene tisonkhana monga banja ndi mabwenzi, tiyeni tigwiritse ntchito mwambowu wapachaka ngati mwayi wogwada modzichepetsa ndi chiyamiko pamaso pa Ambuye ndi Mpulumutsi wathu. Tithokoze Mulungu pa zomwe wachita, zomwe akuchita ndi zomwe adzachita. Tiyeni tidziperekenso tokha kupereka nthawi yathu, chuma chathu, ndi luso lathu ku ntchito ya ufumu wake kuti ikwaniritsidwe mwa chisomo chake.

Yesu anali munthu woyamikira amene sanali kudandaula za zimene analibe, koma ankangogwiritsa ntchito zimene anali nazo ku ulemerero wa Mulungu. Iye analibe siliva kapena golidi wochuluka, koma zimene anali nazo anazipereka. Anapereka machiritso, kuyeretsa, ufulu, chikhululukiro, chifundo ndi chikondi. Iye anadzipereka yekha m’moyo ndi mu imfa. Yesu akupitiriza kukhala ndi moyo monga Mkulu wa Ansembe, kutipatsa mwayi wofikira kwa Atate, kutipatsa chitsimikizo chakuti Mulungu amatikonda, kutipatsa chiyembekezo cha kubweranso kwake ndi kutipatsa ife mwini.

ndi Joseph Tkach

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