Daniel visualize the feet of Lord, strong like that made in colored and polished brass, while St. John see His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace. At the nail-scarred feet of Jesus we receive remission of our sins, enlightenment and consolation. We should learn the Word of God at His feet and reach His feet to give our thanksgiving for His blessings.

ssZh¯nsâ hN\amIpó kphntijw Poh\pw c£bpw \ðIpóXmWv. IpSpw_ambpw hyàn]cambpw \mw F{Xam{Xw ssZhhN\t¯mSp _Ôs¸«ncn¡póp. IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯ncpóv XncphN\w {ihn¡póXpw ssZht¯mSp B`n-ap-Jy-hpw BZchpw kpZrV_Ôhpw Øm]n¡póXpw \½psS PohnX¯nsâ A\p`hambn amdWw.

ssZhhN\w tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ ssZh¯nsâ ]mZ]oT¯nencpóp sImïmWv \mw AXp {ihn¡pósXó t_m[w \½nepïmbncn¡Ww. km[pkpµÀknwKv {InkvXphnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nencpóp ]Tn¨ Imcy§sf Xsâ "kzman ]mZm´nIw' Fó Hcp sNdnb ]pkvXIcq]¯nð {]kn²oIcn¨ncn¡póXp, hfscb[nIw Bß{]tPmZ\w \ðIpóXmWv. IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nsâ {]tXyIXIÄ Fs´ñmamsWóXmWv ChnsS \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡póXv.

1. IÀ¯mhnsâ kpiàamb ]mZ]oTw:
   Zm\ntbensâ ]pkvXI¯nepw tbmlómsâ shfn]mSv ]pkvXI¯nepambn cïp ZÀi\§Ä \mw ImWpóp. Cu cïp ]pkvXI§fpw, Hóp ]gb\nba¯nepw atÁXp ]pXnb\nba¯nepambn ZÀi\§Ä DÄs¡mÅpóXpw Bibkam\ ho£W§fpÅXpamb ]c]qcI At¸m{In^ð {KÙ§fmWv. "Ahs³d tZlw tKmtaZIw t]msebpw apJw anóð {]Imiw t]msebpw I®p Xo¸´w t]msebpw `pP§fpw ImepIfpw an\p¡nb Xm{a¯ns³d hÀ®w t]msebpw Ahs³d hm¡pIfpsS i_vZw Hcp ]pcpjmc¯ns³d Bchw t]msebpw Bbncpóp.' (Zm\ntbð 10:6) a\pjy]p{Xsâ Xm{aXpeyamb ImepIfpsS _ehocyw BWv Zm\ntbensâ Cu ZÀi\¯nð shfnhmIpóXv. CtX Bib¯nepÅ Hcp hÀ®\bmWv tbmlómsâ shfn]mSp]pkvXI¯nse ZÀi\¯nepw \mw ImWpóXv. "\nehnf¡pIfpsS \Sphnð \neb¦n [cn¨p amd¯p s]m³I¨ sI«nbh\mbn a\pjy]p{Xt\mSp kZri\mbhs\bpw Iïp...Ahs³d Imð Debnð Np«p ]gp¸n¨ shtÅm«n\p kZriw.' (shfn]mSv 1:15) CXnse Be¦mcnIhpw {]XoImßIhpamb ]Z{]tbmK§Ä¡ñ {]m[m\yw, ]nósbm a\pjy]p{Xsâ ImepIfpsS km{µXtbdnb temlkam\ iànbpw Icp¯pw BWv ZÀin¡s¸SpóXv. Cu cïp ZÀi\hÀ®\b\pkcn¨v IÀ¯mhnsâ ImepIÄ BIÀjIambXpw, A\izchpw, A{]Xntcm[yhpw, kpØnchpw, kpiàhpw, BÀ¡pw XSbm\mIm¯Xpw BWv FómWv \ap¡v a\ÊnemIpóXv.

   B ]mZ§Ä CfInt¸mIpótXm, sImgnªpt]mIpótXm, DSªpt]mIpótXm Bbn«pÅXñ adn¨v ZrVambpw kpØncambpw \nð¡póXpw kIet¯bpw Imð¡ogm¡n Xnòbmbn«pÅXns\ `kvaoIcn¡phm\pw X¡h®w iànbpw Icp¯pw ZrVXbpw DÅXmWv. CfInadnbpó temI¯nð Nen¨psIïncn¡pó kmlNcy§fnð Cf¡anñm¯Xpw amÁanñm¯Xpamb IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nð AWbphm³ \ap¡v `mKyw e`n¨ncn¡póXp F{Xtbm BizmkIcamWv.

2. IÀ¯mhnsâ Xpf¡s¸« ]mZ§Ä:
   IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ§Ä kpiàsa¦nepw Ah BWnIfmð Xpf¡s¸«XmWv. 22mw k¦oÀ¯\w 16mw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp; "AhÀ Fs³d ssIIsfbpw ImepIsfbpw Xpsf¨p.' ZmhoZv Xsâ A\p`hañ ChnsS ]dbpóXv. hcpw Ime¯p ZmhoZp]p{X³ Fódnbs¸Spó tbiphnsâ ]oTm\p`hs¯¡pdn¨mWv ]cnip²mß{]tNmZnX\mbn \qÁmïpIÄ¡p ap¼v k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ZÀin¡póXv.

   Xm{aw t]msebpw shtÅmSp t]msebpw iàamb B IepIÄ Xpf¡phm\pÅ ImcWw Fs´óp \mw {i²tbmsS a\Ênemt¡ïnbncn¡póp. Ahsâ kz´ IpÁIrXy¯nsâ in£bmbn«ñ \½psS Hmtcmcp¯cpsSbpw A[À½§fpsS ]cnlmcambn«mWv B ImepIÄ Ip¯n¯pf¡s¸«Xv. \qÁmïpIÄ¡p ]cnip²mß \ndhnð {]hNn¡s¸«n«pÅ kXy§Ä ]nð¡me¯p ]pXnb\nbaIme¯p A£cw{]Xn \nhÀ¯nbmIs¸SpóXp ImWpt¼mgmWv XncphN\¯nsâ alXzw \ap¡v shfnhmIpóXv.

   Ipcninð Xd¨p sImñpóXv ZmhoZnsâImes¯ Hcp coXn Bbncpónñ. Isñdnªp sImñpIbmbncpóp Aós¯ ]Xnhv. tdm½mkm{¼mmPyhpw AXnsâ \S]Sn{Ia§fpw \nehnð hótijw am{XamWv IpcnipacWw h[in£ amÀ¤ambn hyhØoIcn¡s¸«Xv. A§s\bncns¡ tdm½mkm{¼mmPys¯¸Ánsbm IpcnipacWs¯¸Ánsbm bmsXmcp Adnhpw CñmXncpó ZmhoZv IÀ¯mhnsâ ImepIsf Ip¯n¯pf¡póXmbn ImWpóXv BßobI®pIfnð IqSn am{XamWv.

IÀ¯mhnsâ Xr¸mZ§fnð \mw AWbpt¼mÄ Fs´ñmw A\p{Kl§fpw A\p`h§fpw \ap¡pïmIpóp FóXmWv ASp¯Xmbn \ap¡p Nn´n¡phm\mbn«pÅXv.

1. IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nð \ap¡v ]m]tamN\w e`n¡póp:
   eqt¡mknsâ kphntijw 7mw A²ymbw 38mw hmIy¯nð \mw ImWpóp; "B ]«W¯nse ]m]nbmb Hcp {kvXo ]pdInð Ahs³d Imð¡ð IcªpsImïp \nóp I®p\oÀsImïp Ahs³d Imð \s\¨p XpS§n; XeapSnsImïp XpsS¨p Imð Npw_n¨p ssXew ]qin...]nsó Ah³ AhtfmSp: \ns³d ]m]§Ä tamNn¨p Xóncn¡póp Fóp ]dªp.' CXv Keoembnð \Só Hcp kw`hamWv. \½psS IÀ¯mhv iotamsâ kð¡mcw kzoIcn¸m³ B `h\¯nte¡p F¯nbt¸mÄ Hcp kv{Xo B `h\¯nte¡p ISóphcpóp. AhfpsS ]m]`mc¯mð AhÄ IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯n¦ð s\SphoÀ¸n«p Icªp, Xsâ _mjv][mcsImïv Ahsâ ImepIsf IgpIn XeapSnsImïv B ]mZ§sf XpS¨pW¡n. IÀ¯mhv AhtfmSp ]dbpóp; "aIsf \nsâ ]m]§Ä £an¨ncn¡póp, \o kam[m\t¯msS t]mIpI.' IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nte¡p A\pXm]t¯msS ISóphcpóhÀ¡p ]m]tamN\w e`n¡póp FóXp {]Xymi \ðIpó A\p`hamWv. ]m]n¡p kt¦Xambn«pÅXp tbiphnsâ ]mZ§fmWv.

   Cós¯ temI¯nð ]m]`mc¯mð hebpó At\Icpïv. Atacn¡¡mc\mb hneyw ]mÀ¡À PohnXm\p`h§sf \ómbn hniIe\w sNbvXp FgpXmdpÅ Hcp \ñ {KÙImc\mWv. a\pjya\Ênsâ kpØnXn¡p lm\n hcp¯póXp {][m\ambpw \mep LSI§fmsWóp At±lw \nÀhNn¨ncn¡póp.

   `bw A]IÀjXmt_m[w AImcWamb IpÁt_m[w hyànsshcmKyw

   tbmlóm³ Xsâ teJ\¯nð ]dbpóp; "\½psS ]m]§sf Gäp ]dbpóp F¦nð Ah³ \t½mSp ]m]§sf £an¨p kIe A\oXnbpw t]m¡n \s½ ip²oIcn¸m³ X¡h®w hnizkvX\pw \oXnam\pw BIpóp.' (1 tbmlóm³ 1:9)

   CXnð FÁhpw Kuchambn IW¡mt¡ïXp IpÁt_m[amsWóp Rm³ A\pam\n¡póp. CXp \s½ kaql¯nð\nópw AIÁn\nÀ¯póp. CXnð \nópw DSseSp¡pó am\ÊnI kwL«\§fpw ]ncnapdp¡§fpw Hcp at\mtcmKhnZKvZsâ ap¼nð A\mhcWw sN¿pt¼mÄ At±l¯n\v {]iv\§Ä A]{KYn¨p Nne D]tZi§fpw ]cnlmchn[nIfpw \nÀ±in¡m³ km[nt¨¡mw. Fómð \½psS ]m]`mc¯nð \nópw Hcp ]qÀ®hnSpXensâ Dd¸p \ap¡p e`n¡póXp tbiphnsâ Xr¸mZ¯nð am{XamWv. tbiphnð \nópw tbip aptJ\bpamWv ]m]tamN\w e`n¡póXv. "Ah³ Xs³d P\s¯ AhcpsS ]m]§fnð \nóp c£n¸m\ncn¡sImïp \o Ahóp tbip Fóp t]À CtSWw Fóp ]dªp.' temI¯nsâ ]m]]cnlmcI\pw c£I\pw tbiphmWv.

2. IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nð \ap¡v Bß{]Imi\w e`n¡póp:
   ept¡mknsâ kphntijw 10mw A²ymbw 39mw hmIy¯nð asÁmcp kv{Xosb IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nð \mw ImWpóp. "AhÄ¡p adnb Fó Hcp ktlmZcn Dïmbncpóp. AhÄ IÀ¯mhns³d Imð¡ð Ccpóp Ahs³d hN\w tI«psImïncpóp.' CXp sblqZybnse _Ym\ymbnð hyXykvXkz`mhapÅXpw hyXykvX A´co£¯nepw \SóXmb Hcp kw`hamWv. ssZhoIktµiw {ihn¡phm\pw Znhyamb ZqXv DÄs¡mÅphm\pw Dð¡Samb BImwjtbmSpw {]Xo£tbmSpw IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nð AWªncn¡pó emkdnsâbpw amÀ¯bptSbpw ktlmZcn adnbsbbmWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv. Xsâ ktlmZcnbpsS {]hÀ¯nbnð ]cn`hs¸Spó amÀ¯tbmSp IÀ¯mhv adnbsb ÇmLn¨p ]dbpóp; "Fómð Aev]ta thïp; Añ, Hóp aXn. adnb \ñ Awiw XncsªSp¯ncn¡póp; AXp Bcpw AhtfmSp A]lcn¡bpanñ.'

   IÀ¯mhnsâ CltemI hym]cImeL«¯nð Xsâ kaImenIcmbn Pohn¡phm\pw IÀ¯mhns\ apJmapJw ImWphm\pw IÀ¯mhnsâ XncpsamgnIÄ t\cn«p {ihn¡phm\pw DÅ AkqbmÀlamb ku`mKyw \ap¡p e`n¨nsñ¦nepw, {]hmNIòmÀ apósa {]kvXmhn¨n«pÅXpw IÀ¯mhnsâ \mhnð \nópw t\cn«p {ihn¨v As¸mkvXeòmÀ ]nð¡me¯p tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pÅXpamb XncphN\w IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nencpóp ]Tn¡phm³ \ap¡v e`n¨ncn¡bmð \mw [\ycmWv.

   hnip² ]s{Xmkv IÀ¯mhnt\mSp Hcn¡ð ]dbpIbpïmbn; "IÀ¯mth R§Ä BcpsS ASp¡ð t]mIpw? \nXyPohs³d hN\§Ä \ns³d ]¡ð Dïp.' (tbmlóm³ 6:68) IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nð AWªp B Xncp\mhnð \nóp hogpó tX³samgnIÄ Hmtcmópw lrZb¯nð DÄs¡mÅpt¼mÄ \mw Bß{]Imi\w {]m]n¡póp.

3. IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nð \ap¡v Bizmkw e`n¡póp:
   "tbip Ccn¡ptóS¯p adnb F¯n Ahs\ Iïn«p Ahs³d Imð¡ð hoWp: IÀ¯mth, \o ChnsS Dïmbncpóp F¦nð Fs³d ktlmZc³ acn¡bnñmbncpóp Fóp ]dªp.' ( tbmlóm³ 11:32) Bizmkw ssIs¡mÅpóXn\pthïn IÀ¯mhnsâ Xr¸mZ¯nð AWbpó adnbsbbmWv \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv. hoïpw _Ym\ymbmWv cwKw. Xsâ kvt\lnX\mb emkdnsâ tcmKhnhcw IÀ¯mhns\ Adnbn¨ncpóp. Fómð \mep Znhk¯n\p tijamWv IÀ¯mhv AhnsS F¯póXv. At¸mtg¡pw emkÀ acn¨p, AS¡hpw Ignªncpóp. XIÀó lrZbt¯msS IÀ¯mhnð \nópw Bizmkw Isï¯phm\mWv adnb HmSn tbiphnsâ ]mZ¯n¦ð F¯póXv..

   Bizmk¯n\pthïn Xsâ ]mZ¯n¦ð A`bw {]m]n¡póhsc IÀ¯mhv Bizkn¸n¡póp. XIÀó lrZbs¯ IÀ¯mhv \nckn¡pIbnñ. ZpJhpw \ncmibpw a\t¢ihpw \s½ Ae«pt¼mÄ Bizmk¯n\pthïn HmSn F¯phm\pÅ GIØeamWv IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oTw. iapthð{]hmNIsâ A½bmIm³ `mKyw kn²n¨ lómsbt¸mse \½psS lrZbw ]Icpt¼mÄ Bizmkw \ðIpóh\mb IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóp; "A²zm\n¡póhcpw `mcw Npa¡póhcpw BbptÅmtc, Fñmhcpw Fs³d ASp¡ð hcphn³; Rm³ \n§sf Bizkn¸n¡pw.' tbip{InkvXphnð BIrã\mb Hcp _me³ Hcn¡ð ]dbpIbpïmbn tbip{InkvXphnsâ Akam\amb cïp hmKvZm\§fmWv Xsó GÁhpa[nIambn tbiphnte¡p BIrjn¨sXóv. HómaXmbn "Fsâ ASp¡ð hcpho³, Rm³ \n§sf Bizkn¸n¡mw Fó Xsâ Blzm\w. cïmaXmbn, "temImhkm\t¯mfpw Fñm\mfpw Rm³ \n§tfmSp IqsS Ccn¡pw' Fó Xsâ hmKvZm\w.

4. \µnbpw kvXpXnbpw AÀ¸n¡phm³ \mw AWtbï IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oTw::
   eqt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nð \mw iacym¡mc\mb Hcp IpãtcmKnsb ImWpóp. "Ahs³d Imð¡ð Ihn®p hoWp Ahóp \µn ]dªp; Aht\m iacy¡mc³ Bbncpóp.' (eqt¡mkv 17:16) Cu a\pjy³ ]m]]cnlmc¯ns\m, hN\w {ihn¡póXnt\m, Bizmk¯nt\m Añ IÀ¯mhnsâ ]mZ]oT¯nð F¯nbXv. X\n¡p IÀ¯mhnð \nópw e`n¨ Ir]¡mbn \µnbpw kvXpXnbpw kvtXm{Xhpw AÀ¸n¡phm\mbn«mWv hóncn¡póXv. IÀ¯mhv ]¯p IpãtcmKnIsf BWv kuJyam¡nbXv. kzPmXnbnðs¸« H³]Xp t]À Xncnªpt\m¡nbnñ. AXnð ]pdPmXn¡mc\mb HcmÄ am{XamWv \µn ]dbm³ Xncns¨¯nbXv. IÀ¯mhv Aht\mSp tNmZn¡póp; "]¯p t]À ip²cmbn¯oÀónñtbm? H¼Xpt]À FhnsS ?' k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ \s½ HmÀ¸n¡póp: "F³ a\ta, btlmhsb hmgv¯pI; Ahs³d D]Imc§Ä Hópw ad¡XpXp.'