{"id":3117129,"date":"2005-03-01T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2005-03-01T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/kuchukua-hatua-kuelekea-amani\/"},"modified":"2005-03-01T00:00:57","modified_gmt":"2005-03-01T05:00:57","slug":"kuchukua-hatua-kuelekea-amani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/kuchukua-hatua-kuelekea-amani\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuchukua Hatua kuelekea Amani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kwangu mimi, Pasaka ni wakati wenye nguvu sana wa kutafakari juu ya mafundisho na<br \/>\n mfano wa Yesu. Kuishi katika kipindi cha ukandamizaji mkali wa kisiasa uliodharauliwa<x id=\"gid_1\"><\/x> na hamu kubwa ya pamoja ndani ya jumuiya yake kwa ajili ya ukweli uliobadilishwa, wake<x id=\"gid_2\"><\/x> maisha, mafundisho, na dhabihu ya mwisho ilizungumza moja kwa moja kwa hali hii, na zaidi<x id=\"gid_3\"><\/x> kwa upana kwa hali ya kibinadamu. Ushahidi wake ulikuwa na nguvu sana kwenye msingi wa Ukweli<x id=\"gid_4\"><\/x> kwamba imezungumza kwa muda wa milenia kwa watu kote ulimwenguni, kote<x id=\"gid_5\"><\/x> tamaduni, ambao wanapambana na changamoto nyingi na kutamani<x id=\"gid_6\"><\/x> mabadiliko. Anazungumza kwa uwazi na moja kwa moja kwetu leo \u200b\u200btunapopambana<br \/>\n uonevu na vitisho kutoka nje na ndani ya utamaduni wetu, na\u2014ndiyo\u2014kimsingi<br \/>\n kutoka ndani ya mioyo yetu wenyewe.   <\/p>\n<p>Ninajihesabu kuwa Mkristo, lakini Marafiki, singeweza kufanya hivyo bila Quakerism.<br \/>\n Kushuka kutoka Quakers, familia yangu ilikuwa vizazi viwili kuondolewa kutoka Quakerism<br \/>\n nilipokua nikihudhuria makanisa ya Kiprotestanti ya kiliberali kutoka Kaskazini-mashariki hadi Midwest.<br \/>\n Utafutaji wangu mwenyewe wa makao ya kiroho, ulioanza katika ujana, ulinifanya niwe kijana mtu mzima<br \/>\n katika uchunguzi wa fumbo katika mapokeo ya imani nyingine\u2014Uyahudi, Ubuddha,<br \/>\n Uhindu, hali ya kiroho ya Wenyeji wa Marekani, Uislamu\u2014hilo hatimaye lilisababisha yangu<br \/>\n epiphany kuhusu Yesu. Mimi ni muumini, lakini mtu asiye wa kawaida, ambaye anapata katika Quaker<x id=\"gid_6\"><\/x> jizoeze kupata maana zaidi kwa Roho na katika mafundisho ya Yesu zaidi<x id=\"gid_7\"><\/x> mwongozo wa maana wa kuishi maisha yangu. Bila uzoefu wa moja kwa moja wa na baadhi<br \/>\n ufahamu wa mafumbo, Ukristo haungekuwa imani inayoeleweka au hai<br \/>\n kwa ajili yangu.  <\/p>\n<p>Katika toleo hili, utapata ushuhuda wa Marafiki wengine ambao wametafakari<br \/>\n maana ya Yesu katika maisha yao. Kwa bahati nzuri, Roho huzungumza na kila moyo wa mwanadamu<x id=\"gid_1\"><\/x> kutambua upekee wake. Sio lazima, au labda hata inawezekana, kuwa<br \/>\n mafundisho kuhusu maongozi hayo, lakini ndiyo msingi wa maisha yetu ni nini<br \/>\n kuhusu.  <\/p>\n<p>Alipokuwa akisafiri New Zealand, Rafiki wa Uingereza Tanya Garland alijikuta<br \/>\n akitafakari kifo cha Yesu kufuatia mkutano wa ibada ulioangazia filamu hiyo<br \/>\n<em>Mateso ya Kristo<\/em> (uk. 9). &#8221;Nimefurahi niliongozwa kufikiria juu ya yale yake<x id=\"gid_1\"><\/x> kifo kinamaanisha,&#8221; anaandika, &#8221;Na, kusema ukweli, mimi hushangazwa sana na kiasi gani<x id=\"gid_2\"><\/x> haina maana kwangu.&#8221; Chip Thomas, katika &#8221;Shake before Opening&#8221; (uk. 14), anashiriki yake<x id=\"gid_3\"><\/x> inayoongoza kusafiri miongoni mwa Marafiki ikitukumbusha &#8221;kuondoa mawazo tuliyo nayo awali<x id=\"gid_4\"><\/x> kabla ya kutafuta.&#8221; Alilelewa katika Mkutano wa Mwaka wa Philadelphia, Thomas alipitia a<x id=\"gid_5\"><\/x> mwamko wa kiroho kati ya Marafiki wa Mkutano wa Kila Mwaka wa Ohio (Wahafidhina). Kuishi sasa<x id=\"gid_6\"><\/x> katika Mkutano wa Mwaka wa Philadelphia, yeye husafiri kati ya Marafiki ili kushuhudia wasiwasi wake<x id=\"gid_7\"><\/x> kwamba Marafiki wakae wazi kwa maongozi yote ya Roho. Katika makala yake, &#8221;Ufalme wa<x id=\"gid_8\"><\/x> Kamati na Dampo la Takataka la Mungu&#8221; (uk. 6), Kat Griffith anatoa hekima<x id=\"gid_9\"><\/x> kuthamini tofauti kati ya marafiki wa kiinjilisti na wasio na programu\u2014na<x id=\"gid_10\"><\/x> kile ambacho kila mila inaweza kuleta kwa nyingine. Ninapendekeza kila moja ya haya ya kibinafsi<br \/>\n tafakari kwako.    <\/p>\n<p>Hizi ni nyakati zenye changamoto ambamo kukaa wazi kwa maongozi ya Roho<br \/>\n inaweza kuwa muhimu zaidi. Kufikia na kujenga madaraja kati yetu ni<x id=\"gid_1\"><\/x> mwanzo wa kazi halisi ya kuleta amani. Ikiwa hatuwezi kusonga zaidi ya wasiwasi<br \/>\n uvumilivu kwa uthamini wa kweli kwa Waquaker wenzetu, hata wawe wanyoofu<br \/>\n ushawishi, tunawezaje kuanza kuupa ulimwengu mfano wa kuishi kwa amani?  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwangu mimi, Pasaka ni wakati wenye nguvu sana wa kutafakari juu ya mafundisho na mfano wa Yesu. 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