Kubafundi, isikhathi sokuhlolwa siwukuthi sinesibopho esikhulu nesabekayo ngesikhathi esisodwa. Izindebe ezidlulele nokucindezeleka okuqhubekayo kungenza ukuba ukuhlolwa kube ngaphansi kunalindelekile. Ukuze ufune inhlanhla, ungabuyela eMandleni Aphakeme ukuze uthole usizo, isibonelo, emva kokufunda umthandazo ku- Sergius Radonezhsky ukuze uthole usizo ezifundweni. Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ongcwele usiza kuphela abantu abaphendukela kuye kuphela ngenhliziyo ehlanzekile nengqondo evulekile. Sicela uqaphele ukuthi umthandazo awuyena umlingo womlingo futhi udinga ukufunda kahle indaba, ngaphandle kwalokho ungahluleka ukuhlolwa. Uma uzama ukudlulisa ikhredithi ngezindlela zobuqili, awukwazi ukuthembela ekusizeni kwamandla aphezulu.
Ungafunda kanjani umthandazo kuSergius waseRadonezh ngaphambi kokufunda nokuhlolwa kwakhe?
Ukuze uthole ukwesekwa okungabonakali okuvela kwamandla aphezulu, akuyona umfundi kuphela ovunyelwe ukubhekana ne-saint, kodwa futhi nabazali abafuna ukusiza ingane yabo. Ukuqala kungcono kumkhankaso esontweni lapho kudingeka khona ukukhuluma nobaba bese ucela isibusiso esivela kuye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunconywa ukuthenga ikhandlela bese uyibeka esithombeni sikaSergius wase Radonezh, bese ufunda umthandazo ngaphambi kokuhlolwa. Kungcono ukufunda amagama avela encwadini yomkhuleko ukuze ungenzi iphutha ekucindezelekeni, njengoba okushoyo kuyolahleka.
Ukwandisa imiphumela yakho yokuphumelela, ungathenga isithonjana esitolo sesonto ngesithombe seSt. Sergius futhi uqiniseke ukuthi uyothatha nawe ekuhlolweni. Uma usuku ludlula ukuhlolwa, ngaphambi kokungena ehhovisi, kudingeka ufunde umthandazo othi "uBaba wethu". Ngenxa yalokhu, uzokwazi ukukhipha ukucindezeleka futhi uvumelane nomvuthwandaba omuhle.
Omama nabafundi kufanele bafunde lo mthandazo kuSergius waseRadonezh ngaphambi kokuhlolwa:
"Mfundisi Sergius wase Radonezh! Sithethelele izono zethu ezingesono nezingafisi! O Ohloniphekile uSergius waseRadonezh, uzwe umkhuleko wami, ngikubuza kusukela phansi kwenhliziyo yami, usize inceku kaNkulunkulu (igama) ukuba ihambisane nokufundisa okunzima. Thumela ukuzethemba kwakhe nokucaca kwengqondo, ukuhlakanipha nokuqaphela. Msize aqoqe imicabango yakhe. Ngomusa wakho ngithemba, sisize inceku kaNkulunkulu (igama). Nikeza usizo kuzo zonke izindaba zalo, hamba inhlanhla. Ngilondoloze. Mkhulule ngemithandazo yakho kuzo zonke izinkinga, izinhlekelele, ungamlahli ngenxa yezono zakhe. St. Sergius of Radonezh! Egameni likaYise neNdodana noMoya oNgcwele! Amen. Amen. Amen. "