Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire - Malawi

06/09/2026

06/09/2026

Today's Gospel (September 6, 2026)
Matthew 18:15-20

At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the Church; and if he refuses to listen even to the Church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

TODAY’S REFLECTION:
It is interesting to note how far God intends to go with his project of winning over the sinner. If a parent walks a thousand steps to recover a lost child, God would do so seven thousand times seven. God hands this project over to the church with a detailed step-by-step process that targets the achievement of the desired goal. In the end, the one who gets lost is considered irrecoverable, but for God, no one is irrecoverable. The entire mission of Jesus was to save what is lost. Everyone is invited to join the train of ministers of reconciliation. And, indeed, this is what we have become by virtue of our belonging to Christ.

Let Us Pray:
O Father, God of mercy and power, grant me the grace to be a source of joy of people around me. May my life bring glory to your holy name at all times. Give me the grace, Holy Father, to avoid sin and all occasions of sin. Make me thirst for holiness of life through the study of your word and practice of generosity to the church and the less privileged. Like the deer thirsts for water, so my soul thirsts for you O Lord. Amen.

Have a purposeful Sunday and God bless.

06/09/2026

MAU A MULUNGU A LERO OWERENGEDWA PA 06 SEPTEMBER 2026 - LAMULUNGU - MAWU A M'BUKHU LA MNENERI EZEKIEL 33:7-9

“Tsono iwe mwana wa munthu, ndakuika kuti ukhale mlonda wa Aisraele. Ukamva mau anga, uŵachenjeze. Ndikauza munthu woipa kuti, ‘Munthu woipa iwe, udzafa,’ iwe nupanda kumchenjeza kuti aleke makhalidwe oipa, kuti akhalebe ndi moyo, munthuyo adzafadi ali wochimwa, koma iweyo ndidzakuzenga mlandu chifukwa cha imfa yake. Koma munthu woipa ukamchenjeza kuti asiye njira zake zoipa, iye nkupitiriza makhalidwe ake oipawo, adzafa ali wochimwa, koma iweyo udzapulumutsa moyo wako.

Mau a Ambuye

NYIMBO YA SALIMO: SALIMO 95:1-2,6-7abc,7d-9

Lero mukadamverako mau ake! Musaumitse mitima yanu

Bwerani, timuimbire Chauta. Tiyeni tifuule ndi chimwemwe kwa Iye,
thanthwe lotipulumutsa.
Tiyeni, tikafike pamaso pake, tikamthokoze,
tiyeni tifuule kwa Iye ndi chimwemwe, timuimbire nyimbo zotamanda.
Lero mukadamverako mau ake! Musaumitse mitima yanu

Bwerani, timpembedze ndi kumlambira.
Tiyeni tigwade pamaso pa Chauta Mlengi wathu.
Pakuti ndiye Mulungu wathu, ndipo ife
ndife anthu a pa busa lake,
ndife nkhosa zodyera m'manja mwake.
Lero mukadamverako mau ake! Musaumitse mitima yanu

Lero mukadamverako mau ake!
Musaumitse mitima yanu monga ku Meriba kuja,
monganso tsiku lija ku Masa m'chipululu muja,
pamene makolo anu adandiputa mondiyesa ngakhale anali ataona ntchito zanga.

MAU ACHIWIRI A M'KALATA YA PAULO WOYERA KWA AROMA 13:8-10

Musakhale ndi ngongole ina iliyonse kwa munthu wina aliyense, koma kukondana kokha. Wokonda mnzake, watsata zonse zimene Malamulo a Mulungu akunena. Pajatu malamulo amene amati, “Usachite chigololo, usaphe, usabe, usasirire”, ndiponso malamulo ena onse, amaundidwa mkota m'lamulo ili lakuti, “Uzikonda mnzako monga momwe umadzikondera iwe wemwe.” Ngati munthu akonda mnzake, sangamchite choipa ai. Nchifukwa chake amene amakonda mnzake, wasunga zonse zimene Malamulo a Mulungu akunena.

Mau a Ambuye

Aleluya (1 Akor 5:19)
Ndiye kuti mwa Khristu Mulungu ankayanjanitsa anthu a pa dziko lonse lapansi ndi Iye mwini, osaŵaŵerengera machimo ao. Ndipo adatipatsa ifeyo mau onena za chiyanjanitsocho kuti tiŵalalike.
Aleluya

UTHENGA WABWINO MONGA ANALEMBERA MATEYU WOYERA 18:15-20

“Mbale wako akakuchimwira, pita ukamdzudzule muli aŵiri nokha. Akakumvera, wamkonza mbale wakoyo. Koma akapanda kukumvera, utengerepo wina mmodzi kapena ena aŵiri, kuti mau onse akatsimikizike ndi mboni ziŵiri kapena zitatu. Akapanda kuŵamvera iwowo, ukauze Mpingo. Ndipo akapanda kumveranso ndi Mpingo womwe, umuyese munthu wakunja kapena wokhometsa msonkho. “Ndithu ndikunenetsa kuti chilichonse chimene mudzamanga pansi pano, chidzamangidwa ndi Kumwamba komwe, ndipo chilichonse chimene mudzamasula pansi pano, chidzamasulidwa ndi Kumwamba komwe. “Ndikunenetsanso kuti aŵiri mwa inu mutavomerezana pansi pano popempha kanthu kalikonse, Atate anga akumwamba adzakupatsani. Pajatu pamene aŵiri kapena atatu asonkhana m'dzina langa, Ineyo ndili nao pomwepo.”

Uthenga wa Ambuye

04/09/2026

Today's Gospel (September 4,2026)
Luke 5:33-39

At that time: The Pharisees and the scribes said to Jesus, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink." And Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days." He told them a parable also: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it upon an old garment; if he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. And no one puts new w**e into old w**eskins; if he does, the new w**e will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. But new w**e must be put into fresh w**eskins. And no one after drinking old w**e desires new; for he says, 'The old is good."

Today's Reflection:
To be part of the new we need to let go of the old. We are used to taking the teachings of Christ and stuffing them into our familiar world, believing that the purpose of Christ is to bless our former way of life. Our old habits, man-made laws, customs and practices keep us in slavery. Accepting Jesus' ways means that we must give up our old ways and familiar practices and accept the freedom He gives us. The new w**e and the new cloth represent the good news that Jesus came to share with us. Let us be reminded that the new cloth that Jesus gives is not the material for patch-work.

Let Us Pray:
O Father, God of mercy and power, grant me the grace to be a source of joy of people around me. May my life bring glory to your holy name at all times. Give me the grace, Holy Father, to avoid sin and all occasions of sin. Make me thirst for holiness of life through the study of your word and practice of generosity to the church and the less privileged. Like the deer thirsts for water, so my soul thirsts for you O Lord. Amen.

Have a good day and God bless.

04/09/2026

MAU A MULUNGU A LERO PA 4 SEPTEMBER, 2026 - LACHISANU - UTHENGA WABWINO MONGA ANALEMBERA LUKA WOYERA 5:33-39

Afarisi ndi aphunzitsi a Malamulo adauza Yesu kuti: “Ophunzira a Yohane amasala zakudya kaŵirikaŵiri nkumapemphera, chimodzimodzinso ophunzira a Afarisi. Koma ophunzira anu amangodya ndi kumwa.” Yesu adati: “Kani oitanidwa ku ukwati angathe kumasala chakudya pamene mkwati ali nawobe? Chosatheka! Koma idzafika nthaŵi pamene adzaŵachotsera mkwatiyo. Pamenepo ndiye adzayamba kusala zakudya.” Yesu adaŵapheranso fanizo, adati: “Munthu sang’amba chigamba ku chovala chatsopano nkuchisokerera pa chovala chakale. Chifukwa akatero, waononga chovala chatsopanocho, ndipo chigamba chatsopanocho sichidzayenerana ndi chovala chakale chija. Ndiponso munthu sathira vinyo watsopano m’matumba a chikopa akale. Chifukwa akatero, vinyo watsopanoyo amaphulitsa matumba aja. Choncho vinyoyo adzatayika, matumbawo nkutha ntchito. Koma vinyo watsopano amamuthira m’matumba atsopanonso. Ndipo munthu akangolaŵa vinyo wakale, watsopano sangamufune. Pajatu amati: ‘Wakale ndiye vinyo wokoma.’“

Uthenga wa Ambuye