]utemkv At¸mkvXesâ teJ\§fnð NnXdn¡nS¡pó ]e {]À°\Ifpw hnhn[ teJ\§fnembn \½Ä ]cnNn´\w sNbvXp. At±l¯nsâ Hmtcm At¸mkvXenI teJ\§fnepw DÅ {]mÀ°\IÄ Htcmómbn FSp¯v A]{KY\w sNbvXv Ahbnse Bßob aqey§Ä Cós¯ \½psS PohnX¯nð GsXñmw hn[¯nemWv kzm[o\amIpóXv Fóv \mw ImWpIbmbncpóphsñm sNbvXXvv. At¸mkvXetâXv Fóp hnizkn¡s¸Spó Ahkm\s¯ teJ\amb F{_mbteJ\¯nse Hcp {]mÀ°\bmWv Cu teJ\¯nð \mw hnjbam¡póXv.

F{_mbteJ\w ]utemkntâXmtWm Fóv ktµln¡póhcpïv. AXns\¸Án ]e thZimkv{X ]ÞnXòmcpw `nó A`n{]mb§Ä tcJt¸Sp¯nbn«pïv. Gsd ]¦v BfpIfpw ]utenkntâXñ FómWv hmZn¡póXv. cïmw \qÁmïnsâ Ahkm\¯nð Pohn¨ncpó HmdnK¬ Fó ]nXmhv t]mepw F{_mbteJ\w ]utemkntâXñ Fó hmZw Dóbn¨ncpóp. Fómð ]mc¼cyambn \mw hnizkn¡póXv ]utemkntâXmsWóp XsóbmWv. At±l¯nsâ Nn´m[mcbmWv Fóp XsóbmWv k` hnizkn¡póXpw IcpXnt¸mcpóXpw. AXpsImïmWv F{_mbteJ\¯nse {]kvXpX {]mÀ°\ ]utemknsâ {]mÀ°\bmbn IcpXn AXns\ hnNn´\w sN¿m³ Rm³ B{Kln¡póXv.

Cu {]mÀ°\bnð ]nXmhmb ssZht¯bpw tbip{InkvXphnt\bpw]Án ]dªn«pÅ Imcy§Ä thZimkv{X]cambn hfsc {][m\yw AÀln¡pó AÀ°]qÀ®amb {]kvXmh\IfmWv. BZyambn ]nXmhmb sZhs¯¸Án cïp Imcy§fmWv ]dbpóXv. Hóv, ssZhw kam[m\¯nsâ ssZhamWv. cïv, ssZhw iànbpsS ssZhamWv. CXv hfsc {it²bamb {]kvXmh\IfmWv. ssZhw kam[m\w ssIhcp¯pó ssZhamWv. AXmWv At¸mkvXe³ sImcn´nbÀs¡gpXnb teJ\¯nð ]dbpóXv: "ssZhw Ie¡¯ns³d ssZhañ kam[m\¯ns³d ssZhat{X.' (1 sImcn´yÀ 14:33) kXyw! ssZhw FhnsSbptïm, ssZhw FhntS¡p ISóphcpópthm, AhnsS kam[m\w Dïv. hyànPohnX¯nð Ie§n adnªv AkzØambncn¡pó lrZbt¯msS s\m¼cs¸«pw `mcs¸«pw s\SphoÀ¸n«pw IgnªpIqSpó A\p`h¯nð ssZhw ISóphcs«, AhnsS kam[m\¯nsâbpw kzØXbptSbpamb A\p`hw ssIhcpw FópÅXv kp\nÝnXamWv. AXpsImïmWv AKkvXot\mkv ]dªXv; "Rm³ \nónð kzØX Isï¯póXphscbpw Fsâ Bßmhv AkzØambncn¡pw.' My soul will be restless until I find rest in thee.

ssZhw ISóphcpt¼mÄ `nón¨ncn¡pó IpSpw_§fnð, tbmPn¸nsâbpw kam[m\¯nsâbpw Bßmhpw A´co£hpw AhnsSbpïmhpw. i{XpXsb AIÁn, hntZzjs¯ amÁn, kam[m\w AhnsS hcphm³ ImcWamIpóp. adn¨v, kam[m\w Cñ F¦nð, ssZhw AhnsS Cñ, ssZhw AhnsS\nópw AIópt]mbn FómWv AXnsâ AÀ°w. ImcWw ssZhw kam[m\¯nsâ DdhnSamWv.

tbiphns\ acW¯nð\nópw DbÀ¸n¨ ssZhw iànbpÅ ssZhamWv. DbÀ¸ns\¸Án ]dbpt¼mÄ ]nXmhmw ssZhw Ahs\ DbÀ¸n¨p FómWv ]dbpóXv. He was raised by the Father. ]nXmhmw ssZhw ]p{Xs\ temI¯nte¡v Ab¨p. Xsâ ]p{Xs\ \ðIphm³ X¡h®w ]nXmhmw ssZhw temIs¯ kvt\ln¨p FómWv FgpXnbncn¡póXv. ]nXmhnsâ CãamWv ]p{X³ \nhÀ¯n¨Xv. B ]nXmhp XsóbmWv ]p{Xs\ acW¯nð\nópw DbÀ¸n¨Xv. acn¨hcnð\nópw {InkvXphns\ DbÀ¸n¨XneqsS ssZh¯nsâ iànbmWv shfns¸«phóXv. CXv ssZhimkv{X¯nð hfsc {]m[m\yaÀln¡pó Hcp hnjbamWv. tbip{InkvXphnsâ ]p\cp²m\saóXv a\pjy_p²n¡v AtKmNcamb clkyamWv. At¸mkvXesâ AZayamb B{Klw {InkvXphnsâ ]p\cp²m\¯nsâ iàn X\n¡v A\p`hn¡phm³ CSbmIWw FóXmbncpóp. AXpsImïv ssZhiànbpsS GÁhpw henb \nZÀi\amWv ]p\cp²m\w. an{kbnanð ^dthmsâ ASnaXz¯nð \nópw bn{ktbð P\Xsb hnSphn¨v AXnibIcambn \S¯ns¡mïphóXmWv ssZh¯nsâ henb iànbpsS \nZÀi\ambn ]gb\nba¯nð ]dbpóXv. Fómð ]pXnb\nba¯nð am{Xañ a\pjycminbpsS Ncn{X¯nð ssZhiànbpsS GÁhpw henb {]IS\w ]p\cp²m\w XsóbmWv. XnòbpsStað PbtLmjw sImÅpó, ss]imNnI iànIsf Dßqe\w sN¿pó, acW¯nsâtað Pbw hcn¡pó henbXpw KpcpXchpamb kw`hamWv ]p\cp²m\w.

]nXmhmb ssZh¯nsâ khntijXIsf¸Án ]dªtijamWv tbip{InkvXphns\¸Án ]dbpóXv. tbip{InkvXphns\¸Ánbpw cïp Imcy§fmWv ]dbpóXv. Hómat¯Xv, tbip Bcmbncpóp FópÅXpw; cïmat¯Xv, tbip F´p sNbvXp FópÅXpw BWv ]cmaÀin¡póXv. tbip BSpIfpsS henb CSb³ BsWómWv At¸mkvXe³ hntijn¸n¡póXv. \nXy\nba¯nsâ cà¯mð Hcp henb DS¼Sn Dïm¡pIbmWv tbip sNbvXXv. tbip{InkvXp kzbw hntijn¸n¨Xv Rm³ CSb\mIpóp FómWv. Xm³ cmPm[ncmPmhmsWtóm aiolm BsWtóm Hópw BZyw DZvtLmjn¡pItbm AhImis¸SpItbm sNbvXnñ. IÀ¯mhv Xsó¯m³ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯m³ Cãs¸« Hcp hntijWamWv \ñ CSb³ FópÅXv. BSpIsf t]ÀsNmñn hnfn¡póh\mWv B \ñ CSb³. Hmtcmóns\bpw hyàn]cambn Adnbpóh\mWv. hgn \S¯m\mbn BSpIfpsS ap¼nð \S¡póh\mWv. Ahsb \ñ ta¨nð]pdt¯¡v sImïpt]mIpóh\mWv. Ahbv¡p thïsXms¡bpw \ðIpóh\mWv. FñmÁn\pw amXrIbmbn Ahsc \bn¡póh\mWv. C{]ImcapÅ Hcp Nn{XamWv CSbs\¸Án IÀ¯mhpXsó \ap¡p \ðInbncn¡póXv.

]pXnb\nba¯nð CSb³ Fó hm¡nt\mSv A\p_Ôn¨v aqóp hntijW§Ä \ðInbncn¡póXmbn \mw ImWpóp. Hómat¯Xv, \ñ CSb³ FópÅXmWv. Good Shepherd. tbmlómsâ kphntijw ]¯mw A²ymb¯nemWv \mw AXp ImWpóXv. "Rm³ \ñ CSb³ BIpóp; \ñ CSb³ BSpIÄ¡p thïn Xs³d Pohs\ sImSp¡póp.' (tbmlóm³ 10:11) cïmat¯Xv henb CSb³ FópÅXmWv. Great Shepherd. \½psS Nn´mhmIyamb F{_mbteJ\w ]Xnaqómw A²ymbw 20þmw hmIy¯nemWv \mw CXv ImWpóXv. aqómat¯Xv, apJy CSb³ Asñ¦nð CSbt{ijvT³ FópÅXmWv. ]t{Xmknsâ teJ\¯nemWv \mw CXv ImWpóXv. "Fómð CSbt{ijvT³ {]Xy£\mIpt¼mÄ \n§Ä tXPÊns³d hmSm¯ IncoSw {]m]n¡pw.' (1 ]s{Xmkv 5:4) A§s\sb¦nð, Cu aqóp hntijW§fpw tbip{InkvXphn\p am{Xambn AÀlambn«pÅXmWv.

ASp¯Xmbn ]dbpóXv tbip{InkvXp F´psNbvXp FópÅXmWv. Xsâ cà¯mð \nXyamb Hcp DS¼Sn Dïm¡n. cà¯mð DS¼Sn Dïm¡pI FóXv a\Ênem¡m³ Að¸w {]bmkapÅ hnjbamWv. ]gb\nba ]Ým¯e¯nð¡qSn am{Xsa AXp a\Ênem¡m³ \ap¡p km[n¡bpÅp. ko\mbn aebnðsh¨v btlmhbmw ssZhw bn{ktbepambn DS¼Sn Dïm¡póXns\¸Án ]pd¸mSp ]pkvXI¯nð \mw hmbn¡pópïv. "At¸mÄ tamsi càw FSp¯p P\¯ntòð Xfn¨p; Cu kIe hN\§fpw B[mcam¡n btlmh \n§tfmSp sNbvXncn¡pó \nba¯ns³d càw CXm Fóp ]dªp.' (]pd¸mSp 24:8) ssZhw bn{ktbð P\hpambpÅ DS¼Sn Dd¸m¡n, amÁanñm¯Xm¡n, ØncoIcn¡póXv BSnsâ càw Xfn¨psImïmWv. AXpsImïv càw apJm´ncamWv DS¼Sn ØncoIcn¡s¸SpóXv. tamibpsS Ime¯pïmb B DS¼Sn \ngð am{Xambncpóp. Fómð hcm\ncpó imizXamb DS¼Snsb¸Án {]hmNI³ ]dbpópïv. "Rm³ bn{kmtbðKrlt¯mSpw sblqZmKrlt¯mSpw ]pXntbmcp \nbaw sN¿pó Imew hcpw Fóp btlmhbpsS Acpf¸mSp.' (bnscaymhp 31:31)

temIw apgph³ B ]pXnb DS¼Sn¡pthïn Im¯ncn¡bmbncpóp. amfnIapdnbnðsh¨v ]m\]m{Xw FSp¯v hmgv¯n, CXv ]pXnb \nba¯n\pÅ Fsâ càw Fóp ]dªv AhÀ¡p sImSp¯p. CXp \n§Ä ]m\w sN¿phn³. CXp ]pXnb DS¼Sn Dd¸m¡póXn\pthïnbpÅ càw BWv. ap³Ipdnbmbn AXp ]dsª¦nepw B càw sNmcnªXv Imðhdnbnse {Iqinð Bbncpóp. A§s\ Xsâ cà¯mð tbip{InkvXp Hcp ]pXnb DS¼Sn Dïm¡n. AXv Hcp \nXy DS¼SnbmWv. Eternl Covenant. CXv Hcn¡epw Agnªpt]mIm¯ amÁanñm¯ imizXamb Hcp DS¼SnbmWv. CXmWv At¸mkvXe³ Xsâ {]mÀ°\bnð \s½ HmÀ½n¸n¡póXv. B DS¼SnbneqsS Rm³ Ah\pÅh\pw Ah³ F\n¡pÅh\pw BIpóp. Cu A\p`hw Hmtcm hnizmknbpsSbpw lrZb¯nð ]Xntbï HómWv. Rm³ Fsâ hIbñ, Rm³ AhtâXmWv Fó HmÀ½ \s½ Ft¸mgpw `cnt¡ïXpïv. IÀ¯mhv hm¡p amdm¯h\mWv. Ah³ \½psS IÀ¯mhpw DSbh\pw ]cn]meI\pambn \nesImÅpóp Fó kwkÀ¤amWv B DS¼SnbpsS B[mcw.

Ahkm\ambn, Fñm \òbnepw \s½ bYmØm\s¸Sp¯phm³ thïnbmWv At¸mkvXe³ {]mÀ°n¡póXv. To make us perfect in all goodness. bYmØm\s¸Sp¯pI FóXv aqe`mjbnð {it²bambncn¡pó HómWv. aqe`mjbnð Cu hm¡n\v ]e AÀ°Xe§Ä Dïv. aÁp `mjbnð AXnsâ ]cn]qÀ® AÀ°w {Klns¨Sp¡m³ {]bmkamWv FóXmWv {Ko¡p`mjbpsS k¼óX. hfscb[nIw AÀ°]qÀ®amb Hcp hm¡mWv ChnsS D]tbmKn¨ncn¡póXv. `nón¨ncn¡póhsc Hón¨m¡pI FóXmWv bYmØm\s¸Sp¯pI Fó hm¡nsâ apJyamb Bibw. Nnó`nóambncn¡póXns\ H«n¨ptNÀ¡pI, ]nW§nbncn¡pósc sFIy¯nte¡p sImïphcnI, Iodnt¸mbXv XbvNv tISp \óm¡pI, HSnª AØnIsf _Ôn¸n¡pI, sk_Zna¡Ä sNbvXncpóXpt]mse Iodnb hesb \óm¡pI, Fón§s\ At\I AÀ°§fnð Cu hm¡v D]tbmKn¨n«pïv. tbm²m¡Ä bp²¯n\p ]pds¸Spt¼mÄ X§fpsS ]St¡m¸pIsfñmw kamlcn¨v kq£n¨p IcpXpóXn\pw [Equipping themself] Cu hm¡p XsóbmWv D]tbmKn¨n«pÅXv. Fñm \òbnepw ssZhw \n§sf bYmØm\s¸Sp¯s« Fóp {]mÀ°n¡pt¼mÄ Cu Fñm AÀ°hpw ChnsS {]kàamWv. {InkvXob PohnX¯nð tað¸dª Fñm AÀ°§fnepw bYmØm\s¸tSïXmb Bhiyapïv FóXmWv Xsâ {]mÀ°\bneqsS At¸mkvXe³ \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv.

IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphn\v Ftó¡pw alXzapïmIs« Fó kvXpXnhmIyt¯msSbmWv [Doxological terms] At¸mkvXesâ {]mÀ°\ kam]n¡póXv. kzÀ¤ob Bcm[\bpsS Hcp henb Nn{Xamb shfn]mSp ]pkvXI¯nð C¯c¯nepÅ kvXpXnhmIy§Ä \mw [mcmfw ImWpópïv. "AhÀ AXyp¨¯nð: Adp¡s¸« IpªmSp iànbpw [\hpw Úm\hpw _ehpw _lpam\hpw alXzhpw kvtXm{Xhpw e`n¸m³ tbmKy³ Fóp ]dªp.' (shfn¸mSp 5:12) kzÀ¤ob A´co£¯nð IqSnbncn¡pó Bbncw ]Xn\mbnc§fpsS \mhnð \nópw, IWvT¯nð \nópw Dbcpó ]hn{X apJcnXamb i_vZamWv, IpªmSn\p alXzw FópÅXv. Xsâ bmK¯memWv IpªmSv alXzapÅh\mbn¯oÀóXv. c£bpw hosïSp¸pw DÅ Hcp ]pXnb bpKw DïmIphm³ temI¯nsâ ]m]s¯ hln¡pó ssZh¯nsâ IpªmSv ImcW`qX\mbn¯oÀóp. Ahkm\w, IpªmSpw k`bpw X½nepÅ henb hnhml_Ô¯n\pthïn {]XymitbmsS t\m¡n¸mÀ¡pó Hcp Nn{XamWv \mw shfn]mSp ]pkvXI¯nð ImWpóXv. B IpªmSn\v iànbpw [\hpw Úm\hpw _ehpw _lpam\hpw alXzhpw kvtXm{Xhpw DïmIs«.

]utemknsâ {]mÀ°\IfpsS teJ\ ]c¼c¼cbpsS ]cnkam]vXn Fó \nebnð At±l¯nsâ hnhn[ {]mÀ°\Ifnð¡qSn \ap¡p e`n¨ DÄ¡mgvNIÄ Fs´ñmw FópÅXv Cu Ahkc¯nð Hóv Xncnªpt\m¡n AhtemI\w sNbvXv A¡an«v \nc¯póXv DNnXambncn¡psaóv Rm³ IcpXpóp.

1. ]utemkv {]hÀ¯\ \ncX\mbncpóXpt]mseXsó {]mÀ°\bnð kZm PmKcn¨ncpó Hcp hyànbmbncpóp. He was a man of prayer. At±lw Hcp {]mÀ°\m a\pjy\mbncpóp. {]mÀ°\bmWv At±l¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\§Ä¡v iàn ]IÀóncpóXv. At±l¯nsâ hnPb¯ns\ñmw ImcWw At±lw {]mÀ°\bv¡p Nnehn« \nanj§fpw Ahbnð¡qSn e`n¨ Ir]IfpamWv.

2. At¸mkvXe³ GXp ktµihpw BÀ¡p \ðIpt¼mgpw, AXp k`bv¡mbncpómepw hyàn¡mbncpómepw AXp \ðIpóXv {]mÀ°\bpsS A´co£¯nepw ]Ým¯e¯nepambncpóp. Fñm ktµihpw kamcw`n¡póXpw kam]n¡póXpw {]mÀ°\tbmsS Bbncpóp. At¸mkvXesâ thZimkv{X Nn´Isfñmw {]mÀ°\bnð A[njvTnXambncpóp. bmsXmópw Xsâ kzb_p²nbnð\nópw DXnÀóphcpóXñmbncpóp. Fñmw {]mÀ°\bnð\nópw cq]wsImïXmbncpóp.

3. At¸mkvXesâ {]mÀ°\Ifnð¡qSn ]nXmhmw ssZhs¯¸Ánbpw ]p{X³X¼pcms\¸Ánbpw ]cnip²mßmhns\¸Ánbpw DÅ At±l¯nsâ DÄ¡mgvNIÄ F{X DóXamWv Fóv a\Ênem¡phm³ Ignbpóp. A{]Imcw {XnXzs¯¸ÁnbpÅ ZÀi\w At±l¯nsâ {]mÀ°\bnð Zriyambncpóp. ssZh¯nsâ c£mIc{]hÀ¯\s¯bpw kvt\lt¯bpw Xsâ {]mÀ°\bneqsS {]ISam¡nbncpóp.

4. kvt\labnbmb Hcp ]nXmhnsâ cq]hpw `mhhpamWv Xsâ {]mÀ°\IfneqsS At¸mkvXe³ \ap¡v A\p`hs¸Sp¯n¯cpóXv.

5. Aós¯ k`Isf Dt±in¨pw e£yam¡nbpw {]mÀ°n¨ {]mÀ°\IÄ Cós¯ k`bv¡pw hyànIÄ¡pw hfscb[nIw {]kàamWv. AXv Aót¯¡p am{Xañ Cót¯¡pw Fót¯¡papÅ {]mÀ°\IfmWv.

At¸mkvXesâ Cu {]mÀ°\IÄ Ct¸mgpw Fñmbvt¸mgpw \ap¡p {]tNmZ\ambn¯ocpIbpw Ah \½psS Bßob DÄ¡mgvNbv¡p \nZm\hpambn¯ocs« Fóp {]mÀ°n¡póp.