Nimerejea Kutoka Kanisani

Nimetoka kanisani kusali, na ninaona ni sawa tu kuandika habari hiyo hapa katika blogu yangu. Hii si mara ya kwanza kwangu kuandika habari ya namna hiyo.

Kwanza napenda kuwajulisha ndugu, marafiki na wote wanaofuatilia habari zangu, kwamba afya yangu imeendelea kuwa bora. Zaidi ya huu mkongojo ninaotembea nao, uonekanao pichani, hakuna dalili ya tatizo. Naendesha gari mwenyewe, hata umbali mrefu. Natembea na mkongojo kwa kuwa daktari anataka nitembee nao. Nina kila sababu ya kumshukuru Mungu.

Kama ilivyo kawaida, katika ibada ya misa ya leo tumewaombea watu wote. Tumewakumbuka waumini wenzetu wanaosali makanisani, misikitini, na katika nyumba za ibada za dini zingine, tukiombea amani ulimwenguni. Wa-Katoliki hatujiombei wenyewe tu, bali wanadamu wote.

Kila Jumapili, tangu Baba Mtakatifu wa sasa, Papa Francis II, alipotoa waraka wake wa kichungaji, Laudato Si, tumekuwa tukisali sala yake ya kuiombea dunia:

A prayer for our earth

All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united
with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle
for justice, love and peace.

Leo Papa Francis yuko upande huu wa dunia, ziarani Cuba, akiwa njiani kuja Marekani na kuhutubia bunge la Marekani na pia Umoja wa Mataifa. Kuna msisimko mioyoni mwa watu, wanapongojea kusikia mawaidha ya kiongozi huyu aliyejipambanua kwa kutetea wanyonge na uangalifu wa dunia hii ambayo ni msingi wa maisha yetu na ya viumbe vyote.

Dini Inayoenea kwa Kasi Kuliko Zote Tanzania

Mara kwa mara ninawasikia watu wakiongelea suala la dini inayoenea kwa kasi kuliko zote Tanzania, Afrika au duniani kwa ujumla. Kila mtu ana mtazamo wake. Wengine wanatoa pia takwimu, ambazo sijui kama ni za kweli au ndoto. Ni mchezo wa kuringiana nani zaidi kwa kutumia takwimu, wakati dini ni suala la mtu binafsi. Wala hutaingia ahera kwa msingi kuwa dini yako hapa duniani ilikuwa na wafuasi wengi kuliko dini nyingine.

Kwa mtazamo wangu, dini inayoenea kwa kasi kuliko zote Tanzania ni ufisadi na ushirikina. Ufisadi na ushirikina huo unaendelea kushamiri kiasi kwamba unajitokeza hata kwenye nyumba za ibada za dini mbali mbali. Hebu tutafakari hilo.