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AUGUST 2005 SERMON - MALAYALAM
VOL:4 ISSUE:08

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ASp¯p hóp Fs³d ssIIsf ImWpI

By REV. FR. T. J. JOSHUA
(Professor, Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam)

"]nsó tXmamknt\mSp: \ns³d hncð Ct§m«p \o«n Fs³d ssIIsf ImWpI; \ns³d ssI \o«n Fs³d hnem¸pd¯p CSpI; Ahnizmkn BImsX hnizmknbmbncn¡ Fóp ]dªp.' (hn. tbmlóm³ 20:27)

BgvNh«¯ns³d Hómw \mÄ Bb B Znhkw kÔykab¯p, IÀ¯mhv Xsâ A´yA¯mgw Hcp¡nb aÀt¡mknsâ amfnIapdnbnð IÀ¯mhnsâ ]¯p injyòmÀ IqSnbncns¡ D°nX\mb tbip hóp \Sphnð \nópsImïp: \n§Ä¡p kam[m\w Fóp AhtcmSp ]dªp. Fómð tbip hót¸mÄ ]´ncphcnð Hcph\mb ZnZnsamkv Fó tXmamkv AhtcmSp IqsS Dïmbncpónñ. IÀ¯mhns\ X§Ä Iïp Fóp atä injyòmÀ tXmamknt\mSp km£n¡pt¼mÄ tXmamkv AXp hnizkn¡phm³ X¿mdmIpónñ. Rm³ Ahs³d ssIIfnð BWn¸gpXp ImWpIbpw BWn¸gpXnð hncð CSpIbpw Ahs³d hnem¸pd¯p ssI CSpIbpw sNbvXn«ñmsX hnizkn¡bnñ Fóp Ah³ AhtcmSp ]dªp. IÀ¯mhv tXmamknsâ Bhiyw \ntj[n¡pónñ. F«p Znhkw Ignªn«p tXmamkpw IqsSbpÅt¸mÄ IÀ¯mhv Xsâ ssIIsf \o«ns¡mïv tXmaknt\mSp ]dbpó aqóv hmIy hmNIamWv \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡póXv; "Fs³d ssIIsf ImWpI'.

IÀ¯mhnsâ Cu Ic§fmWv ChnsS \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡póXv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp tXmamkn\p t\sc At±l¯nsâ kwib\nhmcW¯nómbn \o«nb B Ic§fpsS {]tXyIX F´mbncpóp? temI¯nse Fñm ssIIsf¡mfpw hyXyØamb ssIIfmbncpóp AXv. AXnImbnIiànbpÅ ssIIfmbncpónñ AXv. BWn¸gpXpIfpÅ ssIIfmbncpóp IÀ¯mhnsâ B ssIIÄ.

  1. IÀ¯mhnsâ krãn \S¯nb ssIIÄ:
    HómaXmbn, krãn \S¯nb ssIIfmbncpóp IÀ¯mhnsâ B ssIIÄ. B \o«s¸« ssIIÄ ImWs¸SpóXpw ImWs¸Sm¯Xpamb kIe {]]ô¯nsâbpw krãn¡p ImcW`qXamb Ic§fmbncpóp. sbi¿mhnsâ ]pkvXIw 48mw A²ymbw 13mw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp: "Fs³d ssI `qan¡p ASnØm\an«p; Fs³d hess¦ BImis¯ hncn¨p; Rm³ hnfn¡pt¼mÄ Ah Hs¡bpw Dfhmbnhcpóp.' krãnbnð ]p{Xsâ Øm\w shfnhm¡ns¡mïv hn.tbmlóm³ ]dbpóp: kIehpw Ah³ apJm´cw Dfhmbn; DfhmbXp Hópw Ahs\ IqSmsX DfhmbXñ. A§s\sb¦nð, Cu {]]ôs¯ apgph\pw sa\sªSp¯ iàamb Xsâ Ic§sf ImWpóXn\mWv IÀ¯mhv \t½mSp Bhiys¸SpóXv. Cu {]tabw Xsó hyàam¡ns¡mïmWv ]usemkv As¸mkvXe³ Xsâ sImtekyÀs¡gpXnb teJ\¯nð ]dbpóXv: "kzÀ¤¯nepÅXpw `qanbnepÅXpw ZriyambXpw AZriyambXpw knwlmk\§Ä BIs« IÀ¯rXz§Ä BIs« hmgvNIÄ BIs« A[nImc§Ä BIs« kIehpw Ah³ apJm´cw krãn¡s¸«p; Ah³ apJm´chpw Ah\mbn«pw kIehpw krãn¡s¸«ncn¡póp.' Npcp¡¯nð Cu {]]ôw apgph³ krãn¡s¸«ncn¡póXp ]p{Xsâ Ic§fnð IqSnbpw ]p{X\pthïnbpamWv.

    ]cnWma¯nð¡qSntbm [Theory of Evolution] Hcp h³ s]m«ns¯dnbnð¡pSntbm [Bigbang Theory] Cu {]]ôw kzbambn DfhmbXmsWóp hmZn¡póhÀ IÀ¯mhnsâ Ic§fpsS iànsb FXnÀt¯¡mw. bpànNn´I³ Fó \nebnð kp{]kn²\mbncpó, Bwt¥btemIw BcpsS hm¡pIÄ¡p thïn sNhn IqÀ¸n¨p {i²n¨ncpópthm, B s_À{Sm³Uv sdÊð ]dbpóp: 'World does not need any explanation, it is just there, that is all.' C{X henb Hcp _p²ncm£ksâ BtemN\bnð DXnÀ¯ _meniamb Nn´mKXn! UmÀhn³ Xsâ ]cnWmakn²m´w {]kn²oIcn¨tijw ]nð¡me¯p hnhn[`mK¯p\nópw \ninXamb hnaÀi\§sf t\cntSïnhóp. Xsâ Nn´mKXnIfnð hó hyXnbm\§Ä ]nð¡me¯p UmÀhnsâ aI³ {]kn²oIcn¡pIbpïmbn. At±lw Xsâ Ubdnbnð Ipdn¨psh¨ncpó Hcp hmNIw hfsc {it²bamWv. 'To my mind I cannot believe that these all been made by chance' UmÀhnsâ Cu Ipdn¸v kqNn¸n¡póXv ssZh¯nsâ B Ic§fmWv Cu {]]ôs¯ apgph\pw krãn¨sXó kXyw BÀ¡pw \ntj[n¡phm³ km[n¡m¯ HómWv.

    \mkvXnI\pw bpànhmZnbpamb HcmÄ Xsâ Hcp kvt\lnXsâ hoSv kµÀin¡pIbpïmbn. Xsâ kvt\lnXsâ ho«nse tai¸pd¯p sh¨ncpó kucbqY¯nsâ amXrI At±ls¯ hfscb[nIw BIrjn¨p. CXv FhnsS \nópw e`n¨p, BcmWXp \nÀ½n¨Xp Fóv At±lw Xsâ kvt\lnXt\mSp Bcmªp. CXv X\nsb \nÀ½nXamsWópw kzbta BImi¯p\nópw Cd§nhóXmsWópw B kvt\lnX³ {]XnhNn¨p. F{X \nÀºÔn¨n«pw B kvt\lnX³ Xsâ D¯c¯nð Dd¨p\nóp. At¸mfmWv B \ncoizchmZnbmbncpó imkv{XÚ\p a\ÊnembXv, B kucbqYamXrI¡p Hcp \nÀ½mXmhpw ZmbI\pw Dsïóp iTn¡pó Xm³ IdbÁXpw Ipdhnñm¯Xpw AXohkpµchpamb bYmÀ° kucbqY¯n\pw Cu alm{]]ô¯n\pw krãmhpw ]cn]meI\pw Csñó Xsâ hmZw F{Xsbm _meniamsWóv. C{X _rl¯mb imkv{Xob]ptcmKXn ssIhcn¡phm\pÅ a\pjycminbpsS Ignhp Bcq \ðInbncn¡pópshóp \mw Nn´nt¡ïnbncn¡póp. AXp ssZhZmbIasñ?

    CXns\¸än hfsc `wKnbmbn 139mw k¦oÀ¯\¯nð ZmhoZv ]mSnbncn¡póp: "`b¦chpw AXnibhpambn Fsó krãn¨ncn¡bmð Rm³ \n\¡p tkvXm{Xw sN¿póp; \ns³d {]hr¯nIÄ AÛpXIcamIpóp; AXp Fs³d Dffw \ñh®w Adnbpóp.' (k¦oÀ¯\w 139:14) Cu kÀÆ {]]ôt¯bpw krãn¡pIbpw, \s½ Hmtcmcp¯tcbpw \½psS A½bpsS DZc¯nð sa\sªSp¡pIbpw, AXym[p\nI imkv{Xt\«§Ä¡p thï _p²nbpw hn`h§fpw a\pjy\p {]Zm\w sN¿pIbpw sNbvX Xsâ Ic§sfbmWv Hóp ImWpóXn\mbn IÀ¯mhv ChnsS \t½mSp Blzm\w sN¿póXv.

  2. IÀ¯mhnsâ hosïSp¡pó ssIIÄ:
    a\pjyhÀ¤s¯ apgph³ hosïSp¡póXn\p thïn BWn¸gpXpIÄ ]Xnª ssIIfmWv IÀ¯mhnsâ ssIIÄ. CXns\¸Án sbi¿m{]hmNI³ hfsc¡mew ap¼pXsó {]hNn¨ncpóp. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ ZmhoZpw CXp ap³Iïncpóp: "AhÀ Fs³d ssIIsfbpw ImepIsfbpw Xpsf¨p.' (k¦oÀ¯\w 22:16) IpcnipacWw in£mamÀ¤añmXncpó Hcp ImeL«¯nemWv Cu cïp {]hN\§fpw \S¯nbsXóp {i²nt¡ïnbncn¡póp. CsX´psImïmWv kw`hnt¡ïsXóp skJcym{]hmNI³ \ap¡p shfns¸Sp¯n¯cpóp: "Fómð Aht\mSp: \ns³d I¿nð ImWpó Cu apdnhpIÄ F´p Fóp tNmZn¡póXn\p Ah³: Fsó tkv\ln¡póhcpsS ho«nð sh¨p Rm³ ASn sImïXmIpóp Fóp D¯cw ]dbpw.' (skJcymhv 13:6) IÀ¯mhnsâ ImeL«¯n\p \qÁmïpIÄ¡p ap¼v Pohn¨ncpó {]hmNI\mWv skJcymhv. Xsâ IpÁ§fpsS in£bmbn«ñ, ]nótbm Fsâ IpÁ§Ä¡p ]cnlmcambn«mWv Ah³ ASnIÄ GÁXv. Xsâ ASn¸nWcpIfmð \s½ c£n¨, \s½ kuJyam¡nb, \s½ D²mcWw sNbvX B Ic§fmWv IÀ¯mhnsâ ssIIÄ.

    acp`q]nXm¡òmcpsS IYIfnð hfsc {it²bamb Hcp IYbpïv. BZnak`bnse Hcp k\ymknhcy³ IÀ¯mhns\ Hcp t\m¡p ImWWsaóp BßmÀ°ambn B{Kln¨p. Xsâ B{Kl\nhÀ¯n¡mbn B Xt]mhcy³ Xo{h D]hmk¯nepw {]mÀ°\tbmSpw AXoh Znhy GIm{KXtbmsS Im¯ncpóp. Hcp Znhkw tbip Xsâ ap¼nð {]Xy£s¸«p hóp \nð¡póXpt]mse Bt±l¯n\p A\p`hs¸«p. Xsâ kwib\nhmcW¯n\mbn At±lw B ssIIfnð BWn¸gpXpIfptïm Fóp ]cntim[n¡phm³ aptóm«p Ibdn. s]s«óp B cq]w A{]Xy£ambn. IÀ¯mhnsâ Ic§Ä BsWóp Dd¸phcp¯phm\pÅ cmk]cntim[\bmWv A\p]ahpw kam\clnXhpamb Xsâ ssIIfnse BWn¸gpXpIÄ.

  3. IÀ¯mhnsâ kuJyam¡pó ssIIÄ:
    aÀt¡mknsâ kphntijw 1-mw A²ymbw 41mw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp; "tbip a\Êenªp ssI\o«n Ahs\ sXm«p: F\n¡p a\Êpïp, ip²amI'. sshZy\mb hn.eqt¡mkv B a\pjys\ sshZy`mjbnð Nn{XoIcn¡póXv, "icocw apgph³ Ipãw _m[n¨ a\pjy³' FómWv. IÀ¯mhnsâ kuJyam¡pó ssIhncepIÄ Ahsâ icocs¯ Hóp kv]Àin¨t¸mÄ Ah\p kuJyw hcphm³ ImcWambn¯oÀóp.

    aÀt¡mkv Xsâ kphntij¯nð ]dbpóp; Ah³ hn¡\mtbmcp sNInSs\ ]pcpjmc¯nð \nóp thdn«p Iq«ns¡mïp t]mbn, Ahs³d sNhnbnð hncð C«p, Xp¸n Ahs³d \mhns\ sXm«p, Aht\mSp: Xpdóp hcnI Fóp AÀ°apff F^Ym Fóp ]dªp. ChnsSbpw \mw ImWpóXv, IÀ¯mhnsâ kuJyam¡pó Ickv]Ài\w B a\pjysâ \mhnsâ sI«gnbphm³ ImcW`qXambn FómWv. ]gb\nba¯nð btlmhbmb ssZhw hfsc {]tXyIambn AhImis¸Spó Hcp kwKXnbmWv: "Rm³ kuJyam¡pó ssZhamIpóp'. \½psS AkzmkvXy¯nð icoc¯nsâbpw a\Ênsâbpw thZ\Isft]dn PohnXw XpScWsaóp ssZhw \s½¡pdn¨p B{Kln¡pónñ. kÀƯn\pw D]cnbmbn Bßmhnsâ hnSpXepw kuJyhpw IqSnbmWv IÀ¯mhv \ap¡p hmKvZ¯w sNbvXncn¡póXv.

    IÀ¯mhnsâ ]ckyip{ipjbpsS Hcp {][m\ LSIambncpóp tcmKim´n. aqóp Imcy§fmbncpóp IÀ¯mhv sNbvXXv; {]`mjWw, {]t_m[\w, tcmKim´n. {]t_m[\w {]`mjWs¯ ]n´pScpóp. tcmKim´n Ch cïnt\bpw ]qÀ®am¡póp. IqSmsX, ssZhcmPyw kphntijn¡pI, `qX§sf ]pd¯m¡pI, tcmKnIsf kuJyam¡pI Fóo aqóv Imcy§fmWv IÀ¯mhv Xsâ injyòmÀ¡p \ðInb \ntbmKw. \½psS {]mÀ°\ AÛpXIcamb km²yXIÄ DÅXmWv.

  4. \s½ \nXyhpw ]cn]men¡pó IÀ¯mhnsâ Ic§Ä:
    \s½ AXnibIcambn \nXyhpw \S¯pIbpw ]cn]men¡pIbpw sN¿pó Ic§fmWv IÀ¯mhnsâ Ic§Ä. tami Xsâ acWw ASp¯p Fóp a\knem¡n bn{kmtbð P\§sfsbñmw ]mfb¯nte¡p hnfn¨phcp¯n AhÀ¡p A´ysamgn \ðIpóp; "]pcmX\\mb ssZhw \ns³d kt¦Xw, Iosg imizX`pP§Ä Dïp.' (BhÀ¯\w 33:27) IÀ¯mhnsâ Ic§Ä amdnt¸mIm¯Xpw klmb¯n\p IpdpInt¸mIm¯XpamWv. klmb¯n\mbn \o«s¸« B Ic§Ä Hcn¡epw IpdpInt¸mIm¯ Ic§fmWv. kz´w A½bpsS Ic§Ät]mse IÀ¯mhnsâ hniz\obhpw amdnt¸mIm¯XpamWv.

    tbip{InkvXp Cósebpw Cópw Fótó¡pw A\\y\mbn Pohn¡póp. B Ic§fnð ]nSn¨p\nð¡m\pw ]n¨]nSn¨p \S¡m\pw X¡h®w iàamWv. Ah³ \½psS Bhiy§sf Adnbpóp, B Ic§Ä \ap¡mbn IcpXpóp.

  5. \ymbhn[n \S¯pó IÀ¯mhnsâ Ic§Ä:
    FñmÁn\pw D]cnbmbn Ahkm\hn[n IqSn \S¸m¡pó Ic§fmWv IÀ¯mhnsâ Ic§Ä. Zm\ntbensâ ]pkvXI¯nð FgpXnbncn¡póp; "BIbmð Ah³ B ssI¸¯n Ab¨p Cu Fgp¯p FgpXn¨p. FgpXnbncn¡pó Fgpt¯m: sat\, sat\, sXt¡ð, Du^Àko³'. ssZhw \ns³d cmPXzw F®n, AXn\p A´w hcp¯nbncn¡póp, Xpemknð \nsó Xq¡n, IpdhpÅh\mbn Iïncn¡póp. _m_ntemWnb³ cmPmhmb t_ðiÊdnsâ \ybhn[nbmbncpóp B Ic§Ä cmPsIm«mc¯nsâ `n¯nIfnð FgpXnbXv. ssZhw \ns³d cmPXzw F®n, AXn\p A´w hcp¯nbncn¡póp, FóXmbncpóp B \ymbhn[n. ]usemkv Çolm tImcn´nbÀ¡v FgpXnbncn¡póp; "Ah\h³ icoc¯nð Ccn¡pt¼mÄ sNbvXXp \ñXmInepw XobXmInepw AXn\p X¡h®w {]m]nt¡ïXnóp \mw Fñmhcpw {InkvXphns³d \ymbmk\¯ns³d ap¼msI shfns¸tSïXmIpóp.' ]nXm¡òmÀ Ft¸mgpw HmÀ¡phm³ \s½ DZvt_m[n¸n¡pó \mep Imcy§fnð {]m[m\ytadnb HómWv \ymbhn[n. CXv kp\nOnXhpw Hgn¨pIqSm¯XpamWv.

    \mkvXnI\mb Hcp IÀjI\pïmbncpóp. hnizmknIfmb Xsâ klIÀjIÀ hnip²Znhk§sf Bcm[\¡mbn amÁnsh¨t¸mÄ Ct±lw Xsâ apgph³ kabhpw Irjn¡mbn hn\ntbmKn¨p. hnfshSp¯t¸mÄ At±l¯nsâ hnfhmbncpóp asÁñmhcptSXnt\¡mÄ sa¨ambncpóXv. k´pã\mb At±lw hnip²Znhk§fnð Irjnbnð {i²n¡msX BßobImcy§fnð {i²n¨ Xsâ klIÀjIsc ]pÑn¨p A`nam\t¯msS ]{Xm[n]À¡p Hcp Is¯gpXn. hnthInbmb B ]{Xm[n]À kkt´mjw B I¯p {]kn²oIcn¨p, HcSn¡pdn¸pw C§s\ FgpXn; "Ións¡mbv¯nepw aIcs¡mbv¯nepw Añ ssZhw Xsâ IW¡p XoÀ¡póXv.' ssZh¯nsâ \ymbk\¯n\p ap¼msI \msañmhcpw \nðt¡ï Hcp Znhkw hcpw.

B Znhkw kt´mjIcamb Hcp A\p`hapïmIphm³ \s½ krãn¨v hosïSp¯v kuJyw \ðIn ]cn]men¨ B Ic§fnte¡p \s½¯só kaÀ¸n¡mw.

[Speech delivered at Orthodox Convention-2005 at St.Thomas Church, Philadelphia]
Reported by Editor Dr. Rajan Mathew Philadelphia
Courtesy to Alex Pothen Philadelphia for the Photo of Achen


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