{"id":3119991,"date":"2015-09-01T03:20:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T07:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/vifungo-vya-mapenzi\/"},"modified":"2015-09-01T03:20:43","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T07:20:43","slug":"vifungo-vya-mapenzi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/vifungo-vya-mapenzi\/","title":{"rendered":"Vifungo vya Mapenzi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mwandishi akiwa nyumbani kwake huko North Carolina. (Picha kwa hisani ya Wayne E. Lee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Katika Jumapili yangu ya kwanza nikiwa kasisi wa kanisa dogo la Maaskofu katika mtaa wangu, watu wapatao dazeni walifika, waokokaji wachache wa migawanyiko michache ya hivi majuzi kanisani. Ilikuwa 2006. Mtangulizi wangu alikuwa ametoka tu kuacha Kanisa la Maaskofu kwa kutawazwa kwa Gene Robinson, shoga mshirika, kama Askofu wa New Hampshire miaka mitatu mapema. Makumi ya waumini wa kanisa hilo walikuwa wamemtangulia kasisi wao nje ya mlango, wakiwa wamechoka kubishana naye kuhusu ngono. Wengine walishiriki wasiwasi wake na kumfuata alipoondoka. Kama mchungaji kwa mabaki, kazi yangu ilikuwa moja kwa moja: kuwaongoza katika ibada na kuandamana nao tulipojifunza upya maana ya kumpenda Mungu na jirani zetu. <\/span><\/p>\n

Baada ya Ekaristi, nilitembea hadi nyuma ya kanisa ili kuzungumza na mzee katika kiti cha mwisho. Baada ya kujitambulisha, nilisema, \u201cNiliona hukuhudhuria Ushirika.\u201d Nikifikiri anaweza kuwa na uwezo mdogo wa kutembea, niliuliza, \u201cJe, ungependa nikuletee kwenye kiti chako wakati ujao?\u201d \u201cOh hapana,\u201d akajibu. \u201cSijawahi\u201d\u2014alikazia \u201ckamwe\u201d\u2014\u201ckuchukua Ushirika kutoka kwa mkono wa mwanamke.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Huu haukuwa mjadala kuhusu jinsia niliyokuwa nikitarajia. Kanisa la Maaskofu limekuwa likiwaweka wakfu wanawake tangu 1977. Lakini washiriki wengine wazee bado walikataa uamuzi huo, na mwanamume huyu alikuwa na umri wa karibu miaka 90. Kwa hiyo nilijitolea hivi: \u201cNingefurahi kumwomba mmoja wa makasisi ndugu yangu apeleke Ushirika nyumbani kwako mara moja kwa mwezi au zaidi.\u201d Akatikisa kichwa. ”Hapana, hapana, hiyo haitakuwa muhimu.” Baada ya kutoa ahadi ya kuniambia ikiwa atabadilisha mawazo yake, nilienda ofisini kwangu kubadili nguo zangu. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nikiwa nimevaa nguo zangu za mitaani, nilimweleza paroko wa muda mrefu kuhusu mazungumzo yangu. ”Anasema hajawahi kuchukua Ushirika kutoka kwa mkono wa mwanamke. Unajua nini kumhusu?” <\/span><\/p>\n

Rafiki yangu alinipa sura ya huruma. ”Yeye hachukui Ushirika kutoka kwa mtu yeyote. <\/span><\/p>\n

”Kwa hiyo anafanya nini kanisani?”<\/span><\/p>\n

”Mkewe anaimba kwaya. Haendeshi, hivyo anamleta.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Nikiwa nimechanganyikiwa, niliuliza, \u201cAlikuwa akipiga mnyororo wangu tu?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

”Kujaribu, inaonekana. Lakini haionekani kama alifaulu.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiyo ilikuwa kweli. Mzaha wa paroko wangu ulinichekesha tu. Nililelewa katika familia iliyopenda kutania, nilijifunza kwamba maisha katika jamii yanatoa fursa nyingi za kufunga minyororo ya kila mmoja wao. Vivutano hivyo vinathibitisha kuwa tumeunganishwa. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kwa kutoinuka kwa chambo cha rafiki yangu mpya, nilikuwa nimepata heshima yake bila kujua. Nilipomfahamu yeye na mke wake, nilijifunza hadithi ya safari yake kwa Kanisa la Maaskofu. Mwanasayansi wa kitaalamu wa mtu mwenye msimamo mkali, aliniambia kuwa kanisa halikuwa na maana kubwa kwake kukua huko Oklahoma. Lakini alipohamia North Carolina kwa shule ya kuhitimu baada ya Vita vya Kidunia vya pili, alipendana na msichana wa eneo hilo. Wakwe wake wa siku za usoni walieleza kwamba ni Mwaskofu aliyethibitishwa tu ndiye angeweza kuoa binti yao, ambaye alikuwa mwanakwaya na mwalimu wa shule ya Jumapili. Nilipokutana naye, ilikuwa imepita karibu miaka 60 tangu apitie ibada hiyo kwa ajili ya upendo, na bado alikuwa akimpeleka mke wake kanisani juma baada ya juma. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nilizoea kumwona akiwa kwenye kiti kilekile cha nyuma, akisoma Biblia huku sisi wengine tulipokuwa tukisherehekea Ekaristi. Mara kwa mara alionekana kama anaweza kuwa anasikiliza mahubiri yangu. Sikuweza kusema kabisa, na nilijua bora kuliko kuuliza. Niliheshimu uadilifu ambao ulimzuia kuchukua Komunyo ili kupatana naye, na uaminifu uliomzuia kurudi tena. <\/span><\/p>\n

Alifurahi kukutana na mume wangu, ambaye hahudhurii sana kanisa. Wayne alipojiunga nasi Jumapili moja, yeye na parokia wangu waliungana kwa ajili ya uzoefu wao wa muda mrefu wa kuvinjari milima ya North Carolina na maeneo ya pwani. Muda mfupi baadaye, yule mzee alipiga simu nyumbani kwetu. Nilifikiri mke wake anaweza kuwa mgonjwa, lakini aliniweka sawa: \u201cNinapiga simu ili kuzungumza na Wayne.\u201d Niliposikiliza mwisho wa mazungumzo ya mume wangu, nilisikia mipango ikifanywa. \u201cHakika, ningependa hilo. Jumamosi hii? Tuonane basi.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Akiwa anakata simu, mume wangu alijibu swali langu ambalo sikulizungumza: \u201cTunaenda kuvua samaki. Kuna bwawa la bluegill anataka kunionyesha.\u201d Wakaenda zao, watu wawili wenye mawazo huru waliopenda nje na wake zao waendao kanisani; ambao hawakuwa na uhakika kuwa Yesu alikuwa nani kwao, lakini ambao walifurahia kushiriki shughuli ambayo Yesu alijua mengi kuihusu. Juu ya njia zao za uvuvi, walifurahia ushirika ambao wala haungeita ibada, lakini hiyo ilionekana kama kwangu. Bila kusema mengi, walinikumbusha kwamba imani ni zawadi ya kimungu na fumbo takatifu. Imetolewa, katika aina zake nyingi, si kugawanya watu, bali kuwachochea wale wanaoipokea kuwapenda wengine kama vile Mungu anavyotupenda sisi sote. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mzee huyo alikufa miaka michache baadaye. Kufikia wakati huo, upendo mkubwa ulikuwa umeongezeka kati yetu. Alikuja kutarajia busu nililodondosha kwenye shavu lake kila tulipokutana, na alifurahia kuniletea mitungi ya jamu aliyotengeneza kila majira ya kiangazi kutokana na matunda aliyokusanya karibu na sehemu anayopenda zaidi ya kuvulia samaki. Kila majira ya baridi kali, mke wake alipoanguka katika mfadhaiko wa msimu na kuondoka kanisani, alisubiri nyumbani pamoja naye kwa ziara zangu za Jumapili alasiri. Katika majira ya kuchipua, hali yake ilipopungua vya kutosha kurudi, tazama alikuwa tena kwenye kiti chake cha nyuma, akisoma Biblia na kuota kwenye mwanga wa jua akitiririsha madirisha ya vioo. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ninamfikiria ninapoendesha gari kwenye barabara za mashambani na kuona kidimbwi ambamo samaki wanaweza kucheza, ninapofurahia kipande cha mkate na jamu, na ninaposoma tena hadithi za Yesu akivua samaki pamoja na marafiki zake. Paroko wangu hakuwahi kuchukua sakramenti ya Ushirika kutoka kwa mkono wangu. Lakini kwa kupendezwa na uzuri wa uumbaji, alizidisha shukrani yangu kwa zawadi mbalimbali za Mungu. Na kwa kutunza uhusiano wa jumuiya kwa uthabiti, alinionyesha aina ya ushirika ambao wote wanaweza kushiriki: kifungo kitakatifu cha upendo ambacho ni ishara ya hakika ya uwepo wa kimungu. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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