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FEBRUARY 2005 SERMON - MALAYALAM
VOL:4 ISSUE:02

ENDURANCE IN CHRIST
IÀ¯mhnð ss[cys¸Spho³

By REV. FR. T. J. JOSHUA
(Professor, Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam)
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As´ym¡ybnepw Cs¡m\ybnepw ep{kvXbnepw F\n¡p kw`hn¨ D]{Zhhpw Iãm\p`hhpw \o Iïdnªncn¡póphsñm; Rm³ Fs´ñmw D]{Zhw kln¨p: AXnseñmänð\nópw IÀ¯mhp Fsó hnSphn¨p. Fómð {InkvXptbiphnð `IvXntbmsS Pohn¸m³ a\ÊpÅhÀ¡p Fñmw D]{Zhw DïmIpw.
(2 Xotam¯n 3:11þ12)

{InkvXobPohnX¯nð `àntbmSpw, BßobXbpsS ]cn]qÀ®XtbmSpw Pohn¡phm³ B{Kln¡póhÀ¡p Fñmw PohnX¯nð IãXbpw D]{Zhhpw DïmIpw Fó kXyw hnip²\mb ]utemkvÇolm Xsâ hmÕeyinjy\mb XotamsYtbmkns\ HmÀ½s¸Sp¯pó hN\§fmWv Cu thZ`mK¯nð \mw ImWpóXv. temINcn{X¯nsâ Bcw`w apXð GZ³tXm«w apXð Xsó, ho£n¨mð \ap¡v ImWm³ km[n¡póXv, AÔImc¯nsâ iàn shfn¨t¯bpw shfn¨¯nsâ a¡tfbpw IogS¡n AÔImc¯nsâ tXÀhmgvN km²yam¡¯¡h®w {]hÀ¯n¡pó Hcp {]hWXbmWv. Cu {]hWX Fñm Ime¯pw Dïmbncpóp.

temI¯nð F¡mehpw HcmÄ am{Xsa GÁhpw ]pWyhm\mbn, bmsXmcp ]m]hpw sN¿m¯h\mbn Pohn¨ncnón«pÅp. B ]pWyhm\mbncn¡pó, temI¯nsâ shfn¨ambncn¡pó tbip{InkvXphns\ t]mepw IogS¡phm³ X¡h®w AÔImciànIÄ BªSn¨Xmbn \mw ImWpóp. AXmWsñm B shÅnbmgvN Znhkw kw`hn¨Xv. B ZpJshÅnbmgvNZnhkw {]Imi¯nsâ IncW§Ä Ftó¡pambn sI«S§n Fóv ZpjvSiànIÄ \ncq]n¨p. B henb {]Imiw AWªpt]mbn Fóv AhÀ hnNmcn¨p. tdma³ \mSphmgnbmb ]oemt¯mknsâ `ocpXzw Hcp hi¯v, ]pcpjmc¯nsâ \nkwKXzw, lómhv, I¿^mhv apXemb aXta[mhnXz¯nsâ kzmÀ°Xmev]cy§Ä XpS§nb kwKXnIÄ asÁmcp hi¯v, tdmam¡mcpsS \njvTqcX, Chsbñmw IqSn ka\zbn¨t¸mÄ F´mWv kw`hn¨Xv? AÔImc¯nsâ iànIÄ XnòbpsS tLmc{]hml¯nð ssZh]p{Xsâ {]Imi[mcIÄ AWbv¡phm\pÅ Hcp ]mgv{iaw \S¯pIbmbncpóp. {Ipintòð InSópsImïv 'Fs³d ssZhta, Fs³d ssZhta, \o Fsó ssIhn«Xp F´p' Fóp D¨cn¡phm³ t]mó Hcp Zb\obamb AhØbnte¡p temI¯nsâ B henb {]Imis¯ hen¨ng¡phm³ AÔImciànIÄ InWªp ]cn{ian¨p Fó kXyamWp \mw ChnsS ImWpóXv.

Cu shÅnbmgvNbpsS A\p`hw \½psS Hmtcmcp¯cptSbqw PohnX¯nð Dïmbn«pïv, DïmIpópapïv. IjvSXbptSbpw {]bmk§fptSbpw thZ\bptSbpw \oÀ¡pgnbnð ]et¸mgpw \mw Hs¡bpw s]«pt]mbn«pïmImw. PohnX¯nsâ {]hml¯nð ]ecpw amcItcmK§Ä¡p ASns¸«pt]mIpóp. ]eÀ¡pw hnhn[ ImcW§fmð AhcpsS PohnX¯nsâ Nncn \jvSs¸«pt]mIpóp. Ahcnð ]ecpw Hcp]s£ tNmZn¡pópïmhmw, ssZhw \ñhs\¦nð F\n¡p CsX§s\ kw`hn¨p! F´mWv CXn\p \ap¡p D¯cw ]dhm\pÅXv? tbip{InkvXp \t½mSp hyàambn ]dªncn¡póXp, 'temI¯nð \n§Ä¡p IjvSXIÄ Dïv' FómWv.

PohnXbm{Xbnð \mw A`napJoIcnt¡ïnhcpó ZptcymK§Ä \½psS ]m]¯nsâtbm sNbvXpt]mb GsX¦nepw AIrXy¯ntâtbm ]cnWnX^eamsWóp Atijw Rm³ hnizkn¡pónñ. ImcWw, XnòIÄ \ndª Cu temI¯nð, ssZh¯nsâ Ir]bnð\nópw A\ywhn«pt]mb Cu temI¯nð ss]imNnIamb iànIÄ¡p XnòbpsS B[n]Xyw hym]cn¡póXpsImïv a\pjysâ Cu ZpÀLSmhØ kw`hn¡póp, AXp kw`hn¨psImtïbncn¡pw. ]cn]qÀ®ambn XnòbpsS B[n]Xyw \nÀamÀÖ\w sN¿s¸Sm¯ Cu AhØbnð AXns\ AXnPohn¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡póp FóXmWv \mw ssZhIr]bnð Bbncn¡póp Fó B henb A\p`hw.

\oXnam\mb Ct¿m_nsâ A\p`h§sf¡pdn¨p \msams¡bpw hmbn¨dnªn«pÅhcmWsñm. At±ls¯¸Án km£yw ]dªncn¡póXp; At±lw \njvIf¦\pw t\cpÅh\pw ssZh`à\pw tZmjw hn«Iepóh\pw Bbncpóp. Ah³ kIe ]qÀÆZnKzmknIfnepw alm\mbncpóp. Hón\p ]ndsI Hsómómbn At±l¯n\p kw`hn¨ Zpc´§Ä F{Xtbm ItTmcambncpóp. AXpt]mseXsó At\IcpsS A\p`h§Ä \ap¡p ImWphm³ km[n¡pw.

IÀ¯mhnsâ A½bmIphm³ `mKyw e`n¨ hmgv¯s¸« adnbmant\mSp ]cnip² inatbm³ ]nXmhv ]dªXv '\nsâ lrZb¯nðIqSn Hcp hmÄ IS¡pw' FómWv. kXyambpw B lrZb¯nðIqSn Hcp hmÄ ISópt]mbn. Fs´ñmw IjvSXIfmWp B amXmhn\p PohnX¯nð A\p`hnt¡ïnhóXv. Xsâ {]nbaI³ Ipcninð InSóp ]nSªp acn¡póXp Ipcninsâ Nph«nð \nópsImïv ImtWïnhó ZpÀ`mKyamWp B A½bv¡v DïmbXv.

CltemI¯nse {InkvXobPohnX¯nð IjvSXIÄ Dïv Fó ]cakXyw \mw AwKoIcnt¨ aXnbmhp. a\pjy\mbn PòsaSp¯ ssZh]p{X\p IjvSXbpsS ssI¸p\oÀ GÁhpw A[nIambn IpSn¡phm³ ImcWamsb¦nð \msams¡bpw AXnð\nópw hyXykvXcñ. CXv F\n¡pw \n§Ä¡pw e`n¨ncn¡pó Hcp `mKyambn IcptXïnbncn¡póp.

temI¯nð \ap¡p t\cntSïnhcpó ZpcnXm\p`h§sf F§s\ A`napJoIcn¡mw FóXmWp cïmaXmbn \mw Nn´nt¡ïXp. tbip{InkvXp \t½mSp ]dªncn¡póp: "IÀ¯mhnð \n§Ä ss[cys¸Spho³'. tbip{InkvXphnepÅ hnizmkhpw {InkvXphnt\mSpÅ _Ôhpw Hóp am{Xsa temI¯nsâ IjvSXIsf t\cnSphm\pw AXnPohn¡phm\pw \s½ {]m]vXcm¡pópÅp. temI¯nsâ [\tam aÁp hn`h§tfm kzm[o\tam CXnte¡p D]bpàamIpónñ.

hnip²\mb ]utemkv At¸mtkvXme³ tdmamteJ\¯nð \s½ DXvt_m[n¸n¡póp: "hnizmk¯mð \oXoIcn¡s¸«n«p \½psS IÀ¯mhmb tbip{IkvXp aqew \ap¡p ssZht¯mSp kam[m\w Dïp.' (tdma. 5:1) {InkvXphnepÅ Cu ka[m\w F§s\ \ap¡p {]m]yamIpóp. IãX \½nð klnjvWX Dfhm¡póp. klnjvWX \½psS kz`mhs¯ cq]oIcn¡póp. A\´c^eambn {]Xymibpw {]XymibneqsS {InkvXphnepÅ ka[m\hpw \ap¡p ssIhcpóp. IãXbnð \nópw {]Xymibnte¡p \s½ \bn¡póXp {InkvXphpambn \½p¡pÅ _Ôhpw Iq«mbvabmWv. Fómð Cu {]Xymit¡m Hcp\mfpw `wKw hcpónñ.

{InkvXp temIs¯ Pbn¨XpsImïmWv ss[cyambncn¸m³ \s½ DXvt_mZn¸n¡póXv. "Rm³ temIs¯ Pbn¨ncn¡póp' Fóp {InkvXp ]dbpt¼mÄ Xm³ Dt±in¡póXv acWt¯bpw, ]mXmft¯bpw, ssZh¯n\p FXncmbn {]hÀ¯n¡pó ss]imNnIiànItfbpw, Fñm A[aiànItfbpw, Fñmhn[ XnòItfbpw Pbn¨ncn¡póp FómWv.

F§s\bmWv {InkvXp temIs¯ Pbn¨ncn¡póXv? tbip{InkvXp kÀÆm[n]XnbmWv. kIe¯ntòepw Pbw hcn¨h\mWv. shfn]mSp ]pkvXIw \t½mSp km£n¡póp: "Rm³ acn¨h\mbncpóp; Fómð CXm, Fsótó¡pw Pohn¨ncn¡póp; acW¯ns³dbpw ]mXmf¯ns³dbpw Xmt¡mð Fs³d ssIhiapïp.' (shfn]mSp 1:18) Pbmfnbmb {InkvXphns\ C{X at\mlcambn Nn{XoIcn¡pó thsd Hcp ]pkvXIhpw ]pXnb\nba¯nenñ. {InkvXp kIe¯ntâbpw kÀÆm[n]Xn Fóp ]e {]mhiyw Cu ]pkvXI¯nð FSp¯p ]dªncn¡póp. "...lsñeq¿m! kÀÆiIvXnbpÅ \½psS ssZhamb IÀ¯mhp cmPXzw Gäncn¡póp.' (shfn]mSp 19:6)

kÀÆm[n]Xnbpw Pbmfnbpw Bb tbip{InkvXp "ss[cyambncn¸n³' Fóp \s½ DXvt_m[n¸n¡pó kmlNcy¯nð aqóp Imcy§Ä hfsc {it²bambncn¡póp:

  1. "]p{X³ F¦nepw Xm³ A\p`hn¨ Iã§fmð A\pkcWw ]Tn¨p XnIªh\mbn Xsó A\pkcn¡pó GhÀ¡pw \nXyc£bpsS ImcW`qX\mbn¯oÀóp.' (F{_mbÀ 5:8þ9) {InkvXp \ap¡p Pbhpw ss[cyhpw Bizmkhpw \ðIpóXp Xm³ Xsó IjvSXbpsS ]m\]m{Xw apgph\mbpw A\p`hn¨n«v, IjvSXbmð IjvSXsb ambn¨psImïmWv.

  2. {InkvXp ]m]t¯bpw acWt¯bpw Pbn¨h\mWv. ]m]¯nsâ in£sb Xsâ IjvSm\p`h§fmð GÁphm§ns¡mïv ]m]¯ntâbpw acW¯ntâbpwtað X\n¡p hnPbw hcn¡phm³ Ignªp. DbÀs¯gptóÁh\mb IÀ¯mhv Ahkm\s¯ i{Xphmb acWt¯bpw IogS¡nbh\mWv. tbip{InkvXp \s½ Bizkn¸n¸m³ IgnhpÅh\mWv. "Xm³ Xtó ]co£nX\mbn Iãa\p`hn¨ncn¡bmð ]co£n¡s¸SpóhÀ¡p klmbn¸m³ IgnhpÅh³ BIpóp.' (F{_mbÀ 2:18) \s½ klmbn¸m\pÅ Xsâ {]m]vXn asÁmcnS¯pIqSn FSp¯p]dbpóp: "AXpsImïp Xm³ apJm´cambn ssZht¯mSp ASp¡póhÀ¡p thïn ]£hmZw sNbvhm³ kZm Pohn¡póh\mIbmð Ahsc ]qÀ®ambn c£n¸m³, Ah³ {]m]vX\mIpóp.' (F{_mbÀ 7:25) \½psS {]bmk§fnepw \½psS IjvS¸mSpIfnepw \s½ klmbn¡phm\pw \s½ c£n¡phm\pw IgnhpÅh\mb tbip{InkvXphmWv \ap¡p ss[cyw \ðIpóXv.

  3. CXp IqSmsX \s½ Bizkn¸n¡phm\pw \s½ ss[cys¸Sp¯phm\pw Hcp Bizmk{]Zs\ Ab¨pXcnIbpw sNbvXp. Ftó¡pw \t½mSpIqsS Ccnt¡ïXnópw \t½mSpIqsS hknt¡ïXnópw \s½ cq]m´cs¸Spt¯ïXnópw kÀÆhpw A`napJoIcn¡póXn\p \s½ {]m]vXcmt¡ïXnópw ]cnip²dqlmsb ]nXmhnð \nópw Ab¨pXcnIbpw sNbvXp. "Fómð Rm³ ]nXmhnt\mSp tNmZn¡pw; Ah³ kXy¯ns³d Bßmhp Fóasämcp ImcyØs\ Ftó¡pw \n§tfmSp IqsS Ccnt¡ïXnóp \n§Ä¡p Xcpw.' "Ah³ \n§sf kIe kXy¯nepw hgn \S¯pw.' Cu ]cnip²mßiànbmWv At¸mtkvXmenI k`bpsS DdhnSambn \mw ImWpóXv.

hnizmknIfpsS ssZ\wZn\ PohnX¯nð ]cnip²mßmhnsâ {]tNmZ\w \jvSambn«psï¦nð AXp Xncn¨dntbïnbncn¡póp Fs´ómð \ap¡p e`n¨ncn¡pó GÁhpw henb Zm\w ]cnip²mßmhmWv. ]cnip²mß {]tNmZ\¯nsâ {]Xy£amb {]IS\w Fñmw s]mdp¡pó Fñmw £an¡pó ssZhtkv\amWv. Cóv k`bnepw IpSpw_¯nepw hyànIfnepw Bhiyambncn¡pó ]cnip²mß {]tNmZ\w ssZhtkv\amWv. Cu temI¯nð \ap¡p A`napJoIcnt¡ïn hcpó Fñm IjvSXIÄ¡pw hym[nIÄ¡pw DÅ {]Xnhn[nbpw Cu ]cnip²mß {]tNmZ\w XsóbmWv. Fsó ià\m¡póh³ \nan¯w Rm³ kIe¯nepw aXnbmbh\mIpóp Fó Bßhnizmkw \ap¡p ss[cyw ]Ics«.

[Extract from Sermon at Mid Travancore Orthodox Convention-2004, Makkamkunnu, Pathanamthitta
Reported By - E.S. John Australia]
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