{"id":3130980,"date":"2017-03-01T03:20:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T08:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sogeza-katikati-yetu\/"},"modified":"2017-03-01T03:20:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T08:20:33","slug":"sogeza-katikati-yetu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/sw\/sogeza-katikati-yetu\/","title":{"rendered":"Sogeza Katikati Yetu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Piga kutoka kwa miguu yetu pingu zinazofunga.<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>Ondoa kutoka kwa maisha yetu uzito wa makosa yetu.<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>Tufundishe kupenda kwa moyo, roho, na akili.<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>Roho wa Mungu, upendo wako hututia nguvu.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u2014mstari kutoka kwa wimbo \u201cSogea Katikati Yetu\u201d na Kenneth I. Morse<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kanisa<\/span> la kwanza lilikusanyika si kwa Maandiko, kanuni za imani, au liturujia bali karibu na uwepo na uzoefu wa Mungu katikati yao. Waliamini kwamba Mungu ndiye waliyehitaji kuishi na kutafuta njia yao kupitia milki hiyo. Wafuasi hawa wapya waliunda jumuiya za vitanda vya mbegu zinazoitwa Ekklesia—maana yake kusanyiko au kusanyiko la kuitwa–ambamo wangeweza kuona uwepo wa Mungu ndani. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ili Mungu aende kwa uhuru katikati yao, shauri la baba na mama wa kanisa la kwanza kwa wanafunzi wapya lilikuwa, katika maneno ya Paulo, \u201ckuikimbia ibada ya sanamu.\u201d Mungu, si sanamu zilizofanywa kwa mikono ya wanadamu au milki, ndiye aliyestahili kuabudiwa. Lakini uwepo wa Mungu ukikaa ndani ya mioyo ya watu wa namna zote, bila kujali rangi, jinsia, na tabaka, ilikuwa ibada ya kweli. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kujisalimisha kwa uwepo wa Mungu aliyehamia katikati yao haikuwa njia rahisi. Kama Wakristo wa mapema, Marafiki wa mapema hawakushuhudia tu uharibifu katika maisha yao wenyewe, lakini wakawa wapole kwa kuvunjika na kuteseka kwa wengine wanaoishi katika himaya ya siku zao. <\/span><\/p>\n

John Woolman aliamini sana kutafuta uwepo wa Mungu kila siku ilikuwa msingi wa imani ya mtu. Anaandika wakati mmoja kuhusu hili katika jarida lake: <\/span><\/p>\n

hudhuria kwa moyo mmoja kwa Mkufunzi huyu wa mbinguni, ambaye hufungua na kupanua akili hata kuwafanya watu wawapende jirani zao kama wao wenyewe.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Akiwa katika kazi yake, alipokuwa akitengeneza wosia kwa ajili ya mtu ambamo mtu mtumwa angepitishwa kutoka kwa mmiliki hadi mrithi, alihisi uwepo wa Mungu ndani ya dhamiri yake na kumchoma roho yake kuhusu uovu wa taasisi hii. Alifanya kazi katika maisha yake yote na Marafiki kuwaweka huru wale waliowashikilia utumwani. Mapema kama 1762, alikataa kununua bidhaa zinazozalishwa na kazi ya utumwa. <\/span><\/p>\n

Katika kusaidia kuandika Azimio la Hisia za Mkataba wa Maporomoko ya Seneca kwa ajili ya haki za wanawake mwaka wa 1848, Lucretia Mott alihisi ameitwa na Mungu kusema ukweli kwa mamlaka, kile tunachoweza kuita leo \u201cmfumo dume.\u201d Akiwa na Elizabeth Cady Stanton aliandika: <\/span><\/p>\n

Amehodhi takriban ajira zote zenye faida, na kutoka kwa zile anazoruhusiwa kuzifuata, anapokea ujira mdogo tu. Anafunga dhidi yake njia zote za utajiri na upambanuzi ambazo anaziona kuwa ni za heshima kwake mwenyewe. Akiwa mwalimu wa theolojia, dawa, au sheria, hajulikani. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kwa bahati mbaya, Waquaker wengi hawakutii wito wa Mungu. Wengine hata walitafuta kuinua ibada za sanamu za ubaguzi wa rangi, ubaguzi wa kijinsia, na utabaka kwa madhara ya ushuhuda wa uwepo wa Mungu katika watu wote. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ukweli huu wa ajabu kuhusiana na ubaguzi wa rangi uliletwa kwa Marafiki msimu huu wa joto uliopita katika Mkutano Mkuu wa Mkutano wa Marafiki wa 2016 huko St. Joseph, Minnesota. Katibu Mkuu Barry Crossno alihutubia Marafiki na kuinua tabia zote mbili za kuabudu sanamu za ubaguzi wa rangi na ukuu wa wazungu katika jamii za Friends Ekklesia leo: <\/span><\/p>\n

Maziwa ya upendo wa mwanadamu yanaweza kuharibika tunapofuata kanuni za tamaduni kuu ya Marekani, utamaduni wa itikadi kali ya wazungu ambapo weupe hushinda kadi yoyote, haijalishi inastahili jinsi gani. Leo nimekumbushwa tena kwamba utamaduni wa FGC, licha ya nia zetu, vioo vinavyotawala utamaduni wa ubinafsi wa wazungu kwa ukali wa kikatili na kuendelea. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Je, Mungu anatembeaje katikati yetu leo? Je, tunazipigaje kutoka kwa miguu yetu minyororo ya ibada ya sanamu ya ubaguzi wa rangi na ukuu wa wazungu ambayo inatufunga? <\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Kuitisha<\/span> haki, kama mwito wa ufuasi, si rahisi kamwe. Kuishi katika mvutano kati ya imani ambayo imekita mizizi katika enzi kuu ya Yule ambaye ndani yake tunaishi na tunasonga na kuwa na uhai wetu, na imani ambayo mizizi yake imefungamana sana na ukuu mweupe inakatisha tamaa sana. Hili lilidhihirika zaidi katika mkutano wa Kamati Kuu ya FGC msimu huu uliopita ambapo Marafiki walipambana na hali halisi changamano ya ubaguzi wa rangi na udanganyifu wa jumuiya ya kidini isiyo na rangi. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nikisoma shauri hilo, nilitiwa moyo na maneno haya kutoka kwenye majadiliano ya Kamati Kuu:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingawa ukandamizaji wa kimuundo haupunguzi uwepo wa Roho ndani yetu au maono ya \u201cwatu wakuu wa kukusanywa,\u201d inajenga vizuizi ambavyo ni vikwazo vya ushiriki kamili wa wengi katika jumuiya yetu ya imani.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Katika kubomoa vikwazo hivi, lazima tuingie katika nguvu za Roho huku tukikiri ukweli kwamba ukandamizaji wa kimuundo na ubaguzi wa kimfumo hufanya vurugu za kiroho kwetu sote. Ili kuwa waaminifu wakati huu, ni lazima tufanye mengi zaidi ya kukiri kwamba ukandamizaji huo na mitazamo ya mapendeleo iko. Ni lazima tuchukue hatua ili kuyaondoa ikiwa tunataka kujumuisha kikamilifu katika njia ambazo ni zaidi ya maneno tu. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Kwanza<\/span> , ilibidi nijiulize marafiki walikuwa wanasema nini na Mungu alikuwa akisema nini. Mwishowe, maswali haya yaligonga moyo ndani kabisa. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kuna makwazo mengi katika wakati wetu, mambo mengi yanayozuia uwepo wa Mungu kusonga mbele katikati yetu. Vikwazo mara nyingi hufichwa kwa ujanja. Jambo la kawaida zaidi ni kukataa kwa Quakers wa tamaduni kuu kusema ukweli juu ya athari ya karne nyingi za ukuu wa wazungu ambao huharibu jamii zetu zinazokutana leo. Ili sisi kusonga mbele, lazima tutambue jinsi historia yetu imesababisha changamoto zetu za sasa kuhusu mbio. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mfano mwingine ni mahali pa mikutano na makongamano mengi ya Quaker katika karibu jumuiya za wazungu wote. Quakers wa tamaduni kuu wana fursa ya kupuuza masuala yanayowakabili watu wa rangi wanaoingia katika jamii hizo, pamoja na uhusiano dhaifu na wakati mwingine tete na polisi katika jamii hizo. <\/span><\/p>\n

Makwazo na ukuu mweupe hututenga na Mungu na kutoka kwa kila mmoja wetu; mgawanyiko huu hutoa usalama wa uwongo. Ili Mungu asogee katikati yetu, ni lazima tupige kutoka kwa miguu yetu pingu zinazotufunga, na kuondoa kutoka maishani mwetu uzito wa makosa yetu. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tunapovunja na kuvunja sanamu za ukuu wa wazungu, tunasema ndio kwa Mungu. Tunamwalika Mungu atusaidie kutengeneza vikwazo vyetu kuwa mawe ya kukanyagia. Ili kufafanua maneno kutoka kwa Isaya 2:4 , tunafua panga za ukuu ziwe majembe, na mikuki yao iwe miundu: tunainua jumuiya inayopendwa, na jamii haitainua upanga dhidi ya jamii, wala hawatajifunza au kufanya jeuri ya kiroho tena. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tunapokimbia ibada ya sanamu na kuanguka chini, Mungu anasonga ndani yetu na katikati yetu na hutusaidia kuinuka na kwenda mbele. Mstari mpya wa \u201cSogea Katikati Yetu\u201d uliandikwa na mchungaji Frank Ramirez alipokuwa akihudhuria mkutano wa mwaka wa 2013 wa Kanisa la Ndugu: <\/span><\/p>\n

Kushona katikati yetu, Mungu wetu Fundi.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Kipande kutoka kwa maisha yetu mto wa rangi!<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Kuunganishwa kutoka kwa dosari zetu na chakavu, mkali na isiyo ya kawaida,<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> Ushahidi mmoja\u2014fanya upendavyo!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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