{"id":3099798,"date":"2025-09-01T02:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/shining-our-light-before-others\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T03:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T07:10:15","slug":"shining-our-light-before-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/shining-our-light-before-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuangaza Nuru Yetu Mbele ya Wengine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pure-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4f387d56f3b967e7cf02b9275507bd56\"><strong>Mawazo ya Quaker juu ya Upapa Mpya wa Marekani<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exploring Faith: Evan Welkin on Quakerism and Global Perspectives\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NsfLMLFwOGo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Evan Welkins alionekana katika <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/blogu\/quaker-mwandishi-podcast\/\">Quaker Author Podcast<\/a> . <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/kuchunguza-imani-evan-welkin-juu-ya-quakerism-na-mitazamo-ya-ulimwenguni\/\">Onyesha maelezo na manukuu<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Seagull, moshi, kufanana na mtunzi wa mwaka jana aligonga <em>Conclave<\/em> , na kisha kulikuwa na tangazo. Ingawa yeye ni, kwa kweli, tu wa kwanza wa Amerika Kaskazini <em> <\/em>papa, mahojiano na kaka yake\u2014na mapendeleo yake\u2014yalizidisha fitina. Katika mwaka wangu wa kwanza kama katibu mtendaji wa Kamati ya Marafiki ya Ulimwengu ya Ushauriano (FWCC) Sehemu ya Amerika, mzunguko wa habari usio na pumzi ulivutia umakini wangu kwa njia ambayo sikutarajia. Lakini ni nini hasa kilikuwa kikivuta mawazo yangu?  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sababu moja ambayo habari zinanivutia ni kwamba nimeishi sehemu kubwa ya upapa wa mwisho kama &#8221;Mmarekani ng&#8217;ambo,&#8221; nikipita karibu muongo mmoja nchini Italia kwenye mojawapo ya barabara za kwenda Roma. Kwa muda wote huo karibu sana na kiti cha mamlaka ya Kikatoliki, sikuwahi kuhisi kujaribiwa kubadili dini. Nilimtazama Papa Francis akiongoza Misa katika Mtakatifu Petro mwaka wa 2021, na uzoefu wangu wa tukio hilo ulithibitisha tu utambulisho wangu wa kibinafsi kama Quaker. Kama mtu muhimu na wa mbali, aliongoza liturujia ya kawaida mbele ya umati mkubwa wakati wa janga la ulimwengu. Sikuhisi kuguswa sana na kile alichosema, ingawa nilitafuta hisia fulani za uhusiano wa kiroho. Sikumbuki maneno yake yoyote. Nikiwa nimezungukwa na utajiri mwingi na anasa wa basilica, hakika niliona tamasha lakini nikakosa upesi wa ibada ya Quaker. Licha ya tofauti nyingi za utendaji kote kwenye Imani ya Quaker, mojawapo ya mambo ambayo nimependa siku zote kuhusu matukio yangu mengi ya kuabudu na Marafiki ni kushiriki hali ya hiari na usahili wa kuunganishwa kwa ukaribu na Mungu. Muhimu zaidi ni kile tunachofanya na msukumo huu wa hiari; wito huu wa kutenda kwa uaminifu unaweza kushangaza kwa uwezo wake rahisi.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Ni kweli kwamba nikiwa katibu mtendaji wa Sehemu ya Amerika, sasa ninahisi uzito fulani wa wajibu wa uongozi, na hii inanifanya niwe macho zaidi kuhusu mabadiliko makubwa katika desturi nyingine za Kikristo. Hasa kwa karibu nusu ya Wakatoliki wote wanaoishi katika Amerika, ushawishi wa kisasa na wa kihistoria wa Kanisa Katoliki hapa umenizunguka. Zikiwa zimeunganishwa katika historia ya ukoloni wa ulimwengu huu, Amerika ina uhusiano wa pekee na Ukatoliki, tofauti na Italia au Ulaya yote. Kuishi Italia, ni vigumu kupotosha ushawishi wa haraka wa Ukatoliki au papa, hadi wakati wa kawaida wa kujitolea kwenye vyombo vyote vikuu vya habari kwa matangazo au matendo yake ya kila siku. Lakini hapa Amerika Kaskazini, wengi wetu wanaonekana kusahau kuhusu historia na ushawishi wa sasa wa Ukatoliki, nikiwemo mimi mwenyewe. Kama Quaker, ninajali maoni yetu potofu ya kipekee ya Quaker. Kwa hivyo ninapoangazia Quakerism katika sehemu yangu ya FWCC, ninatafuta vidokezo vya uzoefu wangu mwenyewe wa kuishi nchini Italia. Pia ninasikiliza tofauti zinazoelezewa na Marafiki wengi wa Amerika ya Kusini ambao maisha yao yameathiriwa mara kwa mara na taasisi ya Kanisa katika nchi nyingi za Kikatoliki hapa.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katika miezi ya mwisho ya kutumikia kama katibu mkuu, nimevutiwa kujifunza jinsi Marafiki wengine wa Amerika Kusini wanavyoona Ukatoliki. Kwa kielelezo, Rafiki wa Amerika Kaskazini aliporejezea kwa ukawaida ufasiri unaoendelea wa Biblia kuwa \u201cmtazamo wa theolojia ya ukombozi,\u201d nilishangaa kusikia Rafiki wa Amerika ya Kati akitaarifu kwamba ilikuwa harakati ya Kanisa ambayo ilihusishwa na vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe ambamo mshiriki wao wa familia aliuawa. Marafiki wengi katika Amerika ya Kusini wanajiona kuwa washiriki wa makanisa ya \u201cKikristo,\u201d ambayo mara nyingi yanatofautishwa na Ukatoliki, ambao hauhusiani sana na Ukristo na kuonekana zaidi kama kutoa kanuni za kitamaduni, kutumia mamlaka, na kuathiri hali ya maisha yao ya kila siku.  <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f06cd2990bd4803c46a66a88ca3484f2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Je, tunakua na kubadilika vipi, bila kujali tunasema nini au nani amechaguliwa kutuongoza? Hatimaye nilipata imani yangu iliyojaribiwa katika miaka hii ya mwisho kwa njia ambayo haikuwa na uhusiano wowote na Ukatoliki, labda hata kidogo kufanya na Quakerism lakini kila kitu cha kufanya na Mungu kukutana nami katika maeneo ya giza zaidi katika maisha yangu.   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Kwa roho hiyo, ningependa kushiriki tukio moja wakati wa safari ya hivi majuzi ya kutembelea mikutano ya kila mwaka huko Bolivia. Nilikuwa nimealikwa kusherehekea kumbukumbu ya miaka hamsini ya uhuru wa Iglesia Evang\u00e9lica Amigos Central kama chombo cha kitaifa cha kidini. Wakati wa ziara yangu ya siku kumi, tulizungumza kuhusu programu zinazoendelea za vijana katika makanisa ya Marafiki wa Bolivia, kazi ya kuungana na madhehebu mengine ya Kiprotestanti, na mapinduzi ya mwaka wa 1975 ambayo yaliwafukuza wamisionari wote wa kigeni kutoka Bolivia na kusukuma mikutano ya kila mwaka ya Quaker katika uongozi wa mitaa mara moja. Nilikaribishwa kwa ukarimu sana na kuonyeshwa neema na subira nyingi nilipojaribu kujifunza, kusikiliza, na kuelewa vyema Marafiki katika sehemu hii ya dunia.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukatoliki ulikuwa mdogo sana katika orodha ya mada tulizozungumzia na haukufikiwa hadi mwisho wa safari yangu huko Bolivia. Niligundua kwamba ni hivi majuzi tu ambapo Friends katika maeneo ya mbali huko Bolivia wangeweza kufanya ndoa zao katika makanisa ya Quaker kutambuliwa kuwa halali bila kuwasajili katika parokia ya Kikatoliki. Pia nilisikia kwamba juhudi za kiekumene za FWCC, hasa zinazohusiana na kumtembelea papa na Vatikani, hazikueleweka au kukaribishwa kila mara. Marafiki nchini Bolivia walirejelea picha ya aliyekuwa katibu mkuu wa FWCC Gretchen Castle akiinama mbele ya Papa Francis kama chanzo cha kufadhaika. Je, Quakerism haikuanzishwa ili kupinga mamlaka ya kanisa? Nilisikia mahangaiko hayo na nikawahakikishia kwamba mafundisho ya Quakerism, kwa kweli, hayaonekani kwa Kanisa Katoliki kwa njia yoyote ile.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na kisha Papa Francis alikufa wakati wa ziara yangu huko. Nilipokea taarifa kwamba FWCC ilitaka kutoa taarifa kwa umma kuhusu urithi wake na kifo chake, kwa kutumia picha nyingine ya Gretchen na papa katika utangazaji wake. Mwitikio wangu wa kwanza ulirudi kwenye uzoefu wangu huko St. Peter&#8217;s, kumuona Papa Francis mwenyewe kwenye chumba chenye watu wengi: Niko wazi kwa nini mimi ni Quaker. Nilifikiria jinsi Marafiki wa mapema wangeweza kuhusiana na Kanisa la kisasa, nikikumbuka wajumbe wa 1657 ambao walitumwa kumgeuza papa. Ingawa nilielewa athari ya maisha na urithi wa Francis\u2014kama mtu muhimu wa kidini\u2014sikufikiri ilikuwa vyema kutoa maoni ya umma kutoka kwa wadhifa wangu au kwa FWCC. Hata hivyo, chapisho la mtandao wa kijamii lilichapishwa na FWCC kuhusu kifo chake, na kuibua maoni kutoka kwa wafuasi wa Quaker wa Amerika Kaskazini wakimwita Papa Francis &#8221;papa wetu wa Quaker.&#8221; Wananchi wa Bolivia walitilia shaka maoni hayo. Marafiki wanamaanisha nini kwa &#8221;papa wetu&#8221;? Je, baadhi ya Waquaker walipenda siasa zake, utu wake, uhusiano wake na Amerika ya Kusini? Je, marekebisho aliyofanya yaliwakilisha mabadiliko makubwa katika mafundisho ya Kanisa kutoka kwa mtazamo wa Marafiki?  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Kurudi kwa Marafiki huko Amerika baada ya miaka mingi mbali, ninagundua nilipata matukio muhimu kama janga, mabadiliko ya kisiasa, na janga la hali ya hewa kwa njia ambayo ilikuwa mbali na muktadha wa nyumbani kwangu, mbali na marejeleo mengi ya kawaida. Labda nilihisi kuwa karibu kimwili na matamko na uwepo wa Papa Francisko kwa miaka mingi lakini sikuhisi kuwakilishwa au kuunganishwa na maneno yake. Kadiri uwezo wetu wa kuungana na watu ulimwenguni kote unavyoongezeka, matukio ya muongo uliopita mara nyingi yametugawanya na kututenga kwa njia ambazo hatukuwahi kufikiria zingeweza kutokea, hata kwa mambo muhimu kama vile utamaduni, siasa na imani. Tunarejea kwenye ufahamu finyu, misemo ya mkato, au hata mielekeo kuhusu &#8221;yote yanafanana sana <em>,<\/em> &#8221;   <em> <\/em>ambayo hupunguza utofauti wetu halisi na upekee. Kwa bahati mbaya, naona kawaida hii ya kitamaduni imeenea sana nchini Merika.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nilijaribiwa kutokana na uzoefu wa kuishi katika nchi ya Wakatoliki nikiwa watu wachache wa kidini na sikupata kitulizo katika maneno ya papa. Sikuwa na hatari kidogo sana kama darasa la upendeleo la wahamiaji wanaoishi kwenye shamba maridadi. Najua alitoa mahubiri huko Lampedusa ambapo boti za wahamiaji zinatua, na alichapisha waraka wa <em>Laudato Si<\/em> wakati wa upapa, lakini kwa ujumla niliona hali ya ukaribisho wa wahamiaji na hatua ya hali ya hewa nchini Italia kuwa ya mgawanyiko zaidi, chini ya ufanisi, na hatimaye kusababisha kuchaguliwa tena kwa utawala wa neofascist ambao haukutoa msaada wowote wakati shamba langu liliharibiwa na janga la hali ya hewa. Kwa hakika hili halikuwa kosa la papa. Lakini ikiwa papa aliye katikati ya uvutano na mamlaka yake hangeweza kulifanya Kanisa au Serikali iunganishe matendo na maneno aliyosema, labda jambo hilo ni jambo lingine.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Labda swali hili lote linazungumzia hali yangu kwa sababu hakika siwezi kubadilisha misimamo ya kisiasa ya Waquaker au hata kuongea kwa mkono mmoja au kwa Quakers wote. Nashangaa ninaweza kufanya nini. Nashangaa papa angeweza kufanya nini. Nashangaa ni nini yeyote kati yetu anaweza kufanya kuhusu mahitaji ya dharura ya wakati wetu. Labda haya yote hayahusu papa au moshi au seagulls. Pengine ni zaidi kuhusu uwezo wa ukaribu na upesi badala ya uwezo wa taasisi za mbali\u2014na ndani ya hilo, hatari ya maneno ya kujisikia vizuri kutoka kwa mzungumzaji mwenye nguvu badala ya uzoefu wa nyakati fulani usiostarehe wa ufunuo unaoendelea wa moja kwa moja.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Welkin_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Welkin_1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3099439\" style=\"width:700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Welkin_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Welkin_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Welkin_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Welkin_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Welkin_1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Welkin_1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mkutano wa Wawakilishi wa FWCC wa Bolivia, 2025.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Je, tunakua na kubadilika vipi, bila kujali tunasema nini au nani amechaguliwa kutuongoza? Hatimaye nilipata imani yangu iliyojaribiwa katika miaka hii ya mwisho kwa njia ambayo haikuwa na uhusiano wowote na Ukatoliki, labda hata kidogo kufanya na Quakerism lakini kila kitu cha kufanya na Mungu kukutana nami katika maeneo ya giza zaidi katika maisha yangu. Nilijiuliza maswali magumu juu ya utambulisho wangu, siasa yangu, na utamaduni wangu, lakini nilipata majibu kidogo kama sentensi kamili na zaidi kama imani ya kina katika uwepo wa Mungu na kuambatana na maisha yangu.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwangu mimi, imani daima imekuwa fursa ya uhusiano wa kina. Sio jukwaa maalum la kisiasa au kawaida ya kitamaduni lakini fumbo ambalo hunibadilisha na kuniunga mkono, haswa wakati wa shida. Karani mpya wa Sehemu yetu ya Amerika ya FWCC, mchungaji Nelson Ayala kutoka El Salvador, hivi majuzi alialika halmashauri yetu ya utendaji kufikiria kifungu cha Mahubiri ya Mlimani: \u201cNuru yenu na iangaze mbele ya watu, wapate kuyaona matendo yenu mema, wamtukuze Baba yenu aliye mbinguni\u201d ( Mathayo 5:16 ). Mwaliko wake ulilenga hasa kuruhusu Nuru yetu ya Ndani kuangaza kupitia matendo na uwepo wetu badala ya kile tunachoweza kusema au kudai kuamini. Tunaweza kutazama mapema katika ujumbe huo ili kukumbushwa kwamba Yesu anatuambia kwamba Mungu huzungumza kupitia watu ambao hatutarajii, wasio na ushawishi mkubwa au wenye nguvu. Ninapozingatia uongozi miongoni mwa Marafiki\u2014kama vile ninavyozingatia uongozi katika mila zingine za imani\u2014nitachukua mwaliko wa Nelson katika kazi yangu. Nitajaribu kufahamu nguvu na ushawishi wa mila na muundo wa kitaasisi huku nikitafuta kudumisha ukaribu na urafiki. Na katika hatari ya kujipinga mwenyewe, nitakumbuka nukuu maarufu ambayo inahusishwa vibaya na jina la Papa Francis, Francis wa Assisi: &#8221;Hubiri Injili kila wakati. Tumia maneno ikibidi.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mawazo ya A Quaker juu ya upapa mpya wa Marekani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5090,"featured_media":3099447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9822],"tags":[],"fpb_issue_category":[9824],"class_list":["post-3099798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vipengele","fpb_issue_category-septemba-2025"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Quaker Miongoni mwa Wakatoliki - Masomo katika Imani, Nguvu, na Uwepo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Inamaanisha nini kuishi kwa uaminifu katikati ya majanga? 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