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istening to Christmas age could still feel safe walking
carols and watching Christ-
Lmas movies anytime of the
year is therapeutic for me. It takes
me back to a place in time where
things were simple, and doing
small things for someone gave
me so much pleasure.
I remember when my brother and I
used to buy presents for my
mother and father and we would
go to the library and ask the
librarian to help us wrap it. He was
such a nice guy. He would tell us
how blessed we would be for
being so thoughtful. We were very
young. I was about 9 and my
brother was about 12. Those were
the times when children of that
DITEMANA
Mme leungo la Mowa lone ke
lorato le boitumelo le kagiso le
bopelotelele le bopelontle le Modimo; gonne lo bileditswe amogela pono ya go simolola go
molemo le boikanyego le bonolo
le boitshwaro le bophepa; dilo tse
di ntseng jalo, molao ga o ganet-
sanye natso (Bagalata 5:22-23).
Ya re a bona bontsi jwa batho, a
ba tlhomogela pelo; gonne ba ne
ba bogisegile, ba lapile jaaka
dinku tse di se nang modisa. Ke
fa a raya barutwa ba gagwe a re:
“Thobo e kgolo, mme badiri ba a
tlhaela. Ka moo he, rapelang
Morena wa thobo gore a romele
badiri mo thobong ya gagwe”
(Matheo 9:36-38).
Re ne re ka nna ra lo rwesa
morwalo re le baapostolo ba ga
Keresete, mme re ne ra nna
bopelontle mo gare ga lona jaaka
moamusi a fara bana ba gagwe.
Re ne ra ratanngwa jalo, ra rata go
lo abela le matshelo a rona, e
seng Efangele ya Modimo fela;
gonne lo ne lo diregile baratwi ba
rona (1 Bathesalonika 2:7-8).
Gonne moo go a lebosega, fa
motho a ka itshokela ditlhoko-
fatso ka ntlha ya segakolodi se se
utlwang Modimo, a bogisiwa a se
na molato. E ka nna boipoko jwa
eng, fa e ka re lo itewa lo sena go
leofa, lo a go itshokela? Mme fa lo
around like a roaring lion looking placed you in, no matter how dys-
alone in the streets without being for someone to devour.” functional it may get sometimes,
robbed or kidnapped or killed. laugh, play, make memories, and
It is our responsibility to ensure don't stress too much about
It also takes me back to a time that our children are safe, well tomorrow, because that carefree
where I was only responsible for cared for, loved and raised accor- time will be over before you know
my own thoughts, doing simple ding to the will of the Lord. And in it. Don't forget who you are, what
things that made me happy, just the areas where you feel you you love doing, and who you love
being around family and just might lack, submit everything doing it with. Do not change for
laughing till your tummy aches. I fully to the Lord; remember they anyone unless it's for the better,
look at my kids and I feel sad are His children. And there is no and before taking on the respon-
because they don't have that kind one, not even you, no matter how sibility of another person, before
of life. Unfortunately we live in a much you love them, that can do a becoming someone's mommy,
society where children are no better job of looking after them someone's wife, someone's
longer protected. Although we than God. conscience, someone's point of
pray for our children's protection, light, make sure your mind is
we as parents still have to be To all the children out there - try to right, make sure you are aligned
vigilant. The Bible says in 1 Peter stay a child for as long as with God!
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bogisiwa mogang lo dirang lemoga ditshegofatso le dimpho
molemo, mme lo go itshokela, tse o ntse o sa di boneng. Ka
gone foo go lebosega fa pele ga mafoko a mangwe, go raya gore o
gona moo. Keresete le ene o bona ditlhokego tsa ba bangwe
bogisitswe ka ntlha ya lona, a lo tse o ne o sa di bone pele.
tlogelela sekao gore lo gate (2) Ga o tlhole o tlhoka go Johan Zerwick
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2:19-21) ka go itwela mo bophelong. O
simolola o bona batho ba ba tenega gantsi. Ga a a godisa
DIKAKANYO lorato le bopelotelele e le batho ba lentswe gantsi. A ne a iketla le
Paulo o kwala a re, "Go diragala o ratang go ikatametsa le bone. bana le batlhoki. A ne a rata batho
eng fa re phela ka mokgwa wa Paulo o kwadile a re, "Re itshwere mme a ba godisa. Wena a o phela
jalo? Beibele ya re ke mokgwa o
Modimo? Re amogela temosi ya ka bonolo mo gare ga lona"
kutlwelobotlhoko mme re itemo- (1 Bathesalonika 2:7). Paulo e ne e wa bophelo o wena o kopiwang
gela gore ga re tlhole re tlhoka go le motho yo a siameng! Nako e gore o bo tsene" (1 Petero 2:21).
ikgantsha mo bophelong. Re nngwe re akanya fa re sa gaisane Bophelo bo re tshwanetseng go
phela ka kagiso. Re phela maungo mo bophelong mme re batla go bo phela ke bophelo jo bo
a mowa. A re lebeleleng mekgwa e tabogela kwa pele mme re gata ba tshwanang le ba ga Jesu!"
mebedi e ya Bakeresete. bangwe re akanya gore re ka
(1) O tlala ka kutlwelobotlhoko. O bonwa re se na maatla mme re THAPELO
emisa go bona batho ba le dilo le nyatswa mme re bonwa re tlhoka Ntate wa rona re kopa o re thuse
didiriso fela ba ba tshwanetse go maatla. Re bonwa gore re fenng- re kgona go dirisa sekao sa ga
dirisiwa fela mme ba go direle wa ke ba bangwe. Go tshaba go Jesu fa re phela mo gare ga batho
fela, ba go tlisetse mesola. Ka fenngwa le go fetiwa ke batho ba ba bangwe le mo lefatsheng. Re
nako e Jesu a ne a leba batho a ne bangwe mo bophelong ke se se re thuse re phele maungo a mowa
a ba leba mme a tlala ka kutlwelo- utswetsang kagiso mo bophe- mme re tshwane le Jesu. Re
botlhoko mme a ba utlwela long. O tshaba gore yo mongwe a fetole dipelo gore di tlale ka lerato
botlhoko (Matheo 9:36). Fa se se ka na le se wena o se nang sone mme re phedisane ka lerato la
diragala go diragala dimakatso mme a na le khumo go go feta. Se Jesu. Re lebogela lerato la Gago
tse pedi. Sa ntlha o fenya mowa se go utswetsa kagiso le boi- mme re kopa o re tlatse ka lerato
wa boikgopolo mme o amega ka tumelo. Bophelo jaanong e nna le mo dibekereng tsa rona gore le
ditlhokego tsa batho ba bangwe fela, se mphete ke go fete. Lebe- rona di penologele le ba re kgaba-
mme o sa ikgathale fela o le nosi. lela fela bophelo jwa ga Jesu. Ga a ganyang ditsela tsa bophelo le
Sa bobedi o amogela mowa wa go nke a lala a itlhaganetse. Ga a a bone. AMEN.