Pfupisa nyaya yacho:  (CNN) Isita yakasiyana nemamwe makarenda echiKristu, inokosha zvikuru mumutambo wegore rechitendero, uye yakagara ichikwanisa kudzivisa kutengeserana uye kurwisana kwetsika kunopoteredza Krisimasi. Chikamu chacho ndechokuti Isita chaizvoizvo inotaura nezvekuti pfungwa dzechitendero, uye miitiro, zvinogona kushanda sei munzira dzinopesvedzera upenyu hwedu. Kunyange zvakadaro, ndinowanzoshamiswa nokuziva kunoita vanhu vashoma, kunyange vaya vanonzi ndevechiKristu, nezveinonzi Vhiki Dzvene uye kuguma kwayo paSvondo yeIsita. Munguva apo tsika dzedu dziri kunetswa nemibvunzo yechivimbo uye yetsika (uye kushivirira) ine zvirevo zvorudzidziso zvakadzama, kunokosha kumbomira kuti tiongorore zororo iri rinokosha - uye kuziva mamiriro ezvinhu omunhu, mukusuwa kwaro kwose nokubwinya, kwarinobereka. Pashure pokurangarira zvose, Svondo Dzvene inodanira zvikurukuru kuavo vanokombamira ndangariro dzavo nemwoyo munzira yaro nechinangwa chakakomba. Kunyange zvakadaro, mheremhere yacho inofanira kuvhiringidza avo vanotarira, vachishamisika kuti izvi zvose zvinorevei. Neiko maKristu achiita zvakawanda kwazvo muvhiki ino yomunguva yechirimo, uye achiita zvakawanda kwazvo pakupera kwevhiki kweIsita? Pane kutaura uko vakawanda havasati vambosangana nako, kunyange pakati pavaKristu: Easter Triduum. Ikoku kunonongedzera kumazuva matatu eIsita ayo anovamba neChishanu Chakanaka, kupfuurira kusvikira kuChitanhatu Chitsvene, uye kugumisa neSvondo yeIsita. Zvirokwazvo kufambira mberi, kunyange zvazvo shoko rimene - triduum - rinogona kunongedzera kumazuva matatu api naapi omunyengetero. Easter Triduum ine rudzi rwemharidzo huru muMaundy China, zuva apo, netsika, Jesu akapemberera Chirairo Chokupedzisira navadzidzi vake mukamuri rapamusoro muJerusarema pausiku asati arovererwa. Pfungwa yeChidyo Chitsvene inotanga nechikafu ichi, icho chakanga chiri chidyo chePaseka. Chokwadi, Jesu aiva muJudha, sezvakanga zvakaita vadzidzi vake vose. Haana kutongoedza kubvisa chiJudha ndokuvamba rudzidziso rutsva. Basa rake raibatanidza kuchinja nokuwedzera chiJudha munzira itsva. PaChina Chitsvene, vaKristu pane dzimwe nguva vanoita tsika yokugeza tsoka, vachiyeuka kuti Jesu akashambidza tsoka dzaiva neguruva dza...
Jay Parini: Apo hunhu hwechitendero, tsika, kushivirira zviri kuvhiringidza tsika, zvakakodzera kutarisa shoko reVhiki Dzvene neIsita. Anotaura kuti tsika dzemazuva matatu aya dzinoyeuchidza kuti nguva nenguva mamiriro ezvinhu evanhu anopfuura murima achienda muchiedza.