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person from one level of change to another. The ka ene, gape le tlholego eo a tshelang mo go
method is to listen to the message the client is yone. Counselling e thusa go fetola motho, e
sending, reflect this to the client in a way that mo tlhatlhose, go tloga mo maemong a a rileng
has meaning to them, and present alternative go ya go kwa a ko godimo. Seno se fitlhelelwa
possibilities, decisions, and behaviours when ka gore counsellor a utlwelele sentle seo se bui-
the client is truly ready to consider them. Peop- wang ke motho yo o senkang thuso, a boeletse
le are unique and thus counselling needs to be seo mosenka-thuso a se buileng (reflecting),
as unique. Neither Christ nor Paul appears to gore a tlhaloganye mafoko a gagwe sentle. Mo-
have used the same formula in their approach to rago, mo-counsellor a neelane ka mekgwa le
people. Jesus approached Nicodemus different- dikaakanyo tse di farologang tseo bothata bo
ly than the woman at the well. Paul discussed ka rarabololwang ka teng ke mosenka-thu-
philosophies with the Athenians and confron- so. Batho ba a farologana, ka jalo counselling
ted the Corinthians. Yet his goal for everyone le yone ga e kake ya tshwana. Morena Jeso le
was the same: that they be imitators of him, in Paulose ga ba a thusa basenka-thuso ka tsela e
order that they become imitators of Christ. e tshwanang, ka le ditlhoko tsa bone di ne di
farologane. Morena Jeso o thusitse Nichodemus
ka tsela e e farologaneng go ka moo a thusitseng
The Gospels clearly indicate compassion was
the dominant characteristic of Christ’s coun- mosadi yo o neng a le kwa mogobeng. Paulose
selling ministry. Compassion is the ability to o ne a sekaseka matlhale le ba-Athenia, mme a
kgorogela ebile a omanya Bakorinte. Fela se a
put yourself, as nearly as possible, in another neng a batla go se fitlhelela e ne le gore botlhe
person’s place. Compassionate counsellors are ba dire jaake ene, ba tsamae mo dikgatong tsa
tender toward counselees and responsive to ga Jeso Kereste.
their needs. Both compassion and loving con- Dikwalo tsa Beibele, di supa sentle gore kutlwe-
frontation are necessary in helping people face lobotlhoko e ne le one mokgwa o o maleba o
the difficult circumstances and painful relation- Jeso a neng a o dirisa fa a ne a thusa batho. Go
ships in their lives. Christian counsellors need nna le kutlwelobotlhoko ke go kgona go ipaa
to continually ask the Lord to expand these gra- mo mannong a motho yo mongwe. Di-counsel-
ces in their lives. lor tse di nang le kutlwelobolhoko di pelonolo
mme ba tlhaloganya maikutlo a basenka-thuso.
The Holy Spirit and His role in counselling Go nna le kutlwelobotlhoko le go bua ka tse di
In John 14:26 Jesus said, “But the Counsellor, amang mosenka-thuso ka lerato, ba kgone go
the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in thusa ka botswerere. Go dira jalo go botlhok-
my name, will teach you all things and will re- wa, ka go thusa batho go lebana le mathata a
mind you of everything I have said to you.” Je- botshelo ao ba rakanang le one. Ba-counsellor
sus took the opportunity to shepherd the dis- ba seKereste ba tlhoka go nna ba tsweletse pele
ciples’ paining hearts. They were so fearful, sad go kopa Modimo go ba nonofatsa ka go godisa
and painfully aware that Jesus would be leaving tshegofatso mo matshelong a bone.
them forever and He took the opportunity to
teach them how the Holy Spirit would lead and Mowa o o Boitshepo le tiro ya gagwe mo coun-
guide them The coming of the Holy Spirit that selling
Jesus referred to would be to their great advan- Mo go Johane 14:26, Jeso o ne a re:” Mogomotsi,
tage beyond any frame of reference they have e leng Mowa o o Boitshepo, o Rara o tla o rome-
known up to this point in their lives. The Holy lang mo leineng la me o tla le ruta dilo tsotlhe,
Spirit would then continue what Jesus had done o obo o le gakolola tsotlhe tseo ke di le bolelet-
(John 16:9) and in so doing the Holy Spirit’s role seng”. Jeso o ne a tsaa sebaka go gomotsa dipelo
would be testifying to Jesus (16:13-15) (Lewis, tse di utlwileng botlhoko tsa barutwana ba gag-
2016). He also promised that the Helper from we. Ba ne ba tletse poifo, ba utlwile botlhoko ka
the Father would take up permanent, uninter- ba ne ba lemoga gore Jeso o a ba tlogela mme ga
rupted residence within His disciples. The Holy a tlhole a bowa, mme ene one tsaya tshono eo
Spirit wouldn’t merely be present with them; but go ba ruta ga mokgwa oo Mowa o o Boitsepo
He would be resident within them permanently. o tla ba rutang le go ba tataisa ka gone. Go go-
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