"Ah³ £oWn¨ncn¡póhóp iàn \ðIpóp; _eanñm¯hóp _ew hÀ²n¸n¡póp. _mey¡mÀ £oWn¨p XfÀópt]mIpw; sbuh\¡mcpw CSdnhogpw. F¦nepw btlmhsb Im¯ncn¡póhÀ iànsb ]pXp¡pw; AhÀ IgpIòmsct¸mse NndIp ASn¨p Ibdpw; AhÀ XfÀópt]mImsX HmSpIbpw £oWn¨pt]mImsX \S¡pIbpw sN¿pw.' (sbi¿mhp 40:28þ31)

ASp¯ kab¯p hmbn¨ Hcp ]{XhmÀ¯bnð C§s\ Iïp, tIcf¯nð hnjmZtcmKnIfpsS F®w {IamXoXambn hÀ²n¨psImïncn¡póp. 2010 BIpt¼mtg¡pw amcItcmK§fpsS ]«nIbnð cïmw Øm\w hnjmZtcmK¯n\mbncn¡psaómWv sshZyimkv{XÚòmÀ {]hNn¨ncn¡póXv. \½tf¡mÄ km¼¯nI]cambpw hnZym`ymk]cambpw ]ntóm¡w \nð¡pó D¯cC³Uy³ kwØm\§sf At]£n¨v hnjmZhpw \ncmibpw Ahbnð \nópw DSseSp¡pó am\knI kwLÀjhpw hfsc IqSpXð aebmfnIfpsS CSbnemWv. kmaqlnI imkv{XÚòmÀ Cu ImeL«s¯ hntijn¸n¡póXv Dð¡WvTbpsS \qÁmïv [Century of anxiety] FómWv. BImwjbpsSbpw kwLÀj§fpsSbpw \qÁmïmWnXv.

F´mWv \½psS CSbnð C{Xb[nIw \ncmibpw Dð¡WvTbpw hfÀópbcm³ ImcWw? 42þmw k¦oÀ¯\¯nð ZmhoZv XtómSpXsó tNmZn¡póp: "Fs³d Bßmth, \o hnjmZn¨p Dffnð Rc§pósX´p?' ]pdsa Nncnbpw kt´mjhpw {]ISn¸n¨v, Asñ¦nð A§s\ \Sn¨v Pohn¡pó At\Iw BfpIÄ DÅnð s\cnt¸mSpambn IgnªpIqSpóhcmWv. X§fpsS kwLÀjw BtcmSpw ]¦pshbv¡m³ IgnbmsX Fñmw DÅnð ISn¨aÀ¯n KXntISpsImïv PohXw Ign¡pIbmWv ]ecpw. GXp \nanjhpw s]m«ns¯dn¡mhpó AKv\n]ÀÆX¯nsâ cq]¯nemWv At\Iw BfpIfpw Cóp Pohn¡póXv. \½psSsbñmw PohnXkmlNcy§Ä¡\pkcn¨v AhchcpsS PohnXKXnsb¡pdn¨v Nne IW¡pIq«epIfpw k¦ð¸§fpw FñmhÀ¡pw Dïv. Cu IW¡pIq«epIÄ¡v A\pkcn¨v PohnXw aptóm«p t]mImsX hcpt¼mÄ \mw kwLÀj¯nte¡p hgpXnhogpóp. Fómð kq£vaambn ]cntim[n¡pt¼mÄ \½psSsbñmw k¦ð¸§fpsS am\ZÞw Abð¡mcsâ kar²nbmsWóp ImWphm³ km[n¡pw. \½psS Cñmbvasb¡mÄ \s½ thZ\n¸n¡póXv A\ycpsS kar²nbmWv. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ Xsó AXn\pÅ D¯chpw \ðIpóp: "ssZh¯nð {]Xymi sh¡pI.'

\½psS \ncmi¡pw PohnX¯nse Fñm {]iv\§Ä¡pw imizXamb ]cnlmcw Hóp am{XsabpÅp; sZh¯nepÅ {]Xymi. btlmhbn¦te¡p lrZbw Nmbn¨v Cd§nhcnI. Cu hnjbhpambn tNÀópt]mIpó Hcp thZ`mKamWv ChnsS \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡póXv. _mey¡mcpw iàòmcpw XfÀópt]mbmepw btlmh¡mbn Im¯ncn¡póhÀ Hcp ImcWhimepw XfÀópt]mIbnñ. AhÀ tað¡ptað iàn {]m]n¡pw. k¦oÀ¯\¡mc³ hoïpw 125þmw k¦oÀ¯\w Hómw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp: "btlmhbnð B{ibn¡póhÀ Ipep§msX Ftó¡pw \nð¡pó kotbm³ ]ÀÆXw t]msebmIpóp. ...AhÀ IgpIòmsct¸mse NndISn¨v ]dópbcpw.'

btlmhbnð B{ibn¡póhsc XncphN\w XmcXays¸Sp¯póXv IgpIòmtcmSmWv. XncphN\¯nð ]e`mK¯pw IgpIòmsc¡pdn¨v ]cmaÀiapïv. ]pd¸mSp ]pkvXIw ]s¯m³]Xmw A²ymb¯nð ]dbpóp: "Rm³ \n§sf IgpIòmcpsS NndIntòð hln¨p an{kbnanð \nópw Fs³d ASp¡ð hcp¯nbncn¡póp.' shfn]mSp ]pkvXI¯nð tbip{InkvXphns\ IgpIt\mSp D]an¨ncn¡póp. Fómð Ct¿m_nsâ ]pkvXIw 29þmw A²ymbw 27þ30 hmIy§fnð IgpIsâ Nne {]tXyIXIsf hnhcn¡póp: "\ns³d Iev]s\t¡m IgpI³ tatem«p ]d¡bpw Dbc¯nð IqSp sh¡bpw sN¿póXp? AXp ]mdbnð IpSntbdn cm]mÀ¡póp; ]mdapIfnepw ZpÀ¤¯nepw Xtó. AhnsS\nóp AXp Cc Xncbpóp; AXns³d I®p Zqct¯¡p ImWpóp. AXns³d Ipªp§Ä tNmc hen¨pIpSn¡póp. ]«pt]mbhÀ FhnsStbm AhnsS AXpïp.'

IgpI³ Dbc§fnð IqSp Iq«pó ]£nbmWv. PohnX¯nsâ Bcw`w apXð Ahkm\w hsc IgpIsâ bm{Xbpw Dbc§fnemWv. DbÀó ]mdbpsS apIfntem s]m§n \nð¡pó hr£¯nsâ apIfntem BWv IgpIsâ hoSv. Dbcw c£ tXSm\pÅ amÀ¤amWv. h\§fnð \mbm«n\p t]mIpt¼mÄ h\yarK§fnð \nópw c£ t\Sm³ Dbc§fnð A`bw {]m]n¡póp. AXpsImïmWv ZmhoZv ]mSpóXv: Fsâ hmkØew Dbc§fnð sh¨ncn¡póp, Fsâ icWamb IÀ¯mhp \obmIpóp. Hcp in£bpw Hcp _m[bpw Cu Dbc§fnð _m[n¡bnñ, AXnt\mSp ASp¡pIt]mepanñ.

Dbcw ssZhkmón²y¯nsâ {]XoIw IqSnbmWv. thZ]pkvXI¯nð DbÀó `q{]tZi§sf¸Án ]e {]Xn]mZy§fpïv. A{_lmw bnkvlm¡ns\ _en Ign¡m³ sImïpt]mbXv DbÀó tamdnb aebnemWv. tami btlmhtbmSp kwkÀ¤w sN¿m³ Ibdnt¸mbXv DbÀó ko\mbn aebnte¡mWv. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXp Xsâ ]ckyip{iqj¡me¯v Bcm[\¡mbpw {]mÀ°\¡mbpw XncsªSp¯Xv DbÀó {]tZi§fmWv. tbip adpcq]s¸«Xv DbÀó Xmt_mÀ aebnemWv. tbiphns\ {Iqin¨Xv DbÀó sKmðtKm¯m aebnemWv. tbip kzÀ¤mtcmlWw sNbvXXv DbÀó HenhpaebpsS apIfnð. tað¡ptað ssZhnI A\p{Kl§sf {]m]n¡pt¼mÄ Hcp ssZhnIss]Xð Cu temI¯nsâ XmW \nehmc¯nð \nópw ]Sn]Snbmbn Dbc§fnte¡p IbdpIbmWv.

Cu temI¯n\p A\pcq]s¸SmsX euIoI kmlNcy§fnð \nópw Dbc¯nte¡p Ibdnsb¦nð am{Xsa {]iv\clnXamb Hcp PohnXw ssIhcn¡phm³ km[n¡pIbpÅp. ]utemkv Èolm sImsekytcmSp ]dbpóp: "BIbmð \n§Ä {InkvXphnt\mSp IqsS DbnÀs¯gptóäncn¡póp F¦nð {InkvXp ssZh¯ns³d he¯p`mK¯p Ccn¡pónSamb Dbc¯nepÅXp At\zjn¸n³.' (sImsemÊyÀ 3:1) \njvTbpÅ PohnXhpw {]mÀ°\bpamWv Dbc¯nte¡p Ibdphm\pÅ Nhn«p]SnIÄ Fóp ]nXm¡òmÀ \s½ ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póp. F´mWv {]mÀ°\? F§s\bmWv, F´mWv {]mÀ°nt¡ïXv? {]mÀ°\ A\pXm]¯nsâ {]IS\w BWv. ssZhlnXw \ndthdpóXn\pÅ At]£bmWv {]mÀ°\bpsS kmcmwiw. `bt¯mSpw hndbtemSpw IqSnbmWv {]mÀ°\¡mbn ssZhkón[nð ASp¯phtcïXv.

IgpI³ ]mdbnð IpSntbdn]mÀ¡pó ]£nbmWv. ]md ZrVXbpsS NnÓamWv. ]mdtað hoSp ]Wnbpó a\pjys\ _p²nbpÅ a\pjy\mbn«mWv XncphN\w ]Tn¸n¡póXv. ImcWw, tLmcamcntbbpw sImSp¦mÁnt\bpw sNdp¯p\nð¡m³ AXn\p Ignhpïv. {]XnkÔnIsf t\cnSm³ a\pjy\p kzXkn²amb Nne IgnhpIfpïv. Fómð AXp hn\ntbmKn¡m³ a\pjy³ X¿mdmImsX hcpt¼mÄ Ah³ {]Xn{]hÀ¯\§Ä¡p hiwhZ\mIpóp. ssZh¯nepÅ \½psS B{ib¯nsâ ASnØm\w Dd¸pÅXmbncn¡Ww. ASnØm\w Dd¸pÅXsñ¦nð {]XnkÔnIsf t\cnSm³ IgnbmsX hcpw. Fs´¦nepw Hóp \ãambXpsImïv \ap¡v Fñmw \ãamIpónñ. Hcp hgn ASbpt¼mÄ thsdmcp hgn Xpdóp hcpóp. \mw P\n¨Xpw Pohn¡póXpw X\n¡pthïnbñ Fó Aht_m[w \½nepïmIWw. \½psS PohnXw aÁpÅhÀ¡pthïnbmWv. Bcpw X\n¡mbn¯só Pohn¡pónñ Bcpw X\n¡mbn¯só acn¡pópanñ.

IgpI³ Xsâ Ipªp§Ä¡pthïn at\mlcamb IqSpIq«pó ]£nbmWv. hfsc ckIcamWv IgpIsâ IqSp \nÀ½n¡pó coXn. IgpI³ km[mcW IqSpïm¡póXv IqÀ¯p ]cp]cp¯ Nne hkvXp¡Ä D]tbmKn¨mWv. apÅv, Icn¦ñv apXemb hkvXp¡Ä ASp¡nsh¨v, AXn\p apIfnð ]ªn, XpWn, Xqhð apXemb arZpe hkvXp¡Ä hncn¨v, AXn\p apIfnð ap«bn«v s]mcpónbncpóv Ipªp§sf hncn¡póp. BZysams¡ XŸ£n `£Ww tiJcn¨p Ipªp§Ä hmbv Xpd¡pt¼mÄ hmbnte¡p sh¨psImSp¡póp. A§s\ B IgpI¡pªp§Ä XÅ¡gpIsâ XWenð PohnX¯nsâ bmsXmcp AñepadnbmsX Iq«nse kpJsa¯bnð IgnªpIqSpóp. Ipsd Znhk§Ä Ignbpt¼mÄ XŸ£n Iq«n\pÅnse amÀ±hhkvXp¡sfñmw sIm¯n¸dn¨p Ifbpw. Iq«nð PhnX¯n\v H«pw kpJIcañm¯ ]cnØnXn krãn¡póp. Ipsd Znhk§Ä IqSn Ignbpt¼mÄ XÅ¡gpI³ Ipªp§sf AXnsâ hnimeamb NndIpIfnð hln¨psImïv Dbc§fnð Hcp khmcn ]pds¸Spóp. Ipsd hgnsb¯pt¼mÄ Ipªp§sf Xsâ NndIpIfnð \nópw sIm¯n adn¨nSpw. Xmtg¡p hogpó IgpI¡pªp§Ä bmsXmcp \nhÀ¯nbpanñmsX X§fpsS NndIpIÄ hnSÀ¯n kzbw ]d¡phm³ ]Tn¡póp. ASp¯]Sn XŸ£n sN¿póXv B IqSpIsf¯só Xñns¸m«n¨v \in¸n¨pIfbpóp. Ipsd¡gnbpt¼mÄ IgpI¡pªp§Ä¡p Dbc§fnð ]d¡póXv Hcp lcambn amdpóp.

IgpI¡pªp§fpsS Cu PohnXN{I¯n\p \½psS PohnX¯nsâ A\p`h§fpambn hfscb[nIw kam\Xbpsïóp \ap¡p ImWphm³ km[n¡pw. BZyw Hs¡ Ipªp§Ä¡p XŸ£ntbmSp \ockw tXmóntb¡mw. Fómð, X§Ä Dbc§fnð \nópw Dbc§fnte¡p ]dópbcpóXn\pthïnbpÅ A½bpsS IcpXensâbpw kvt\l¯nsâbpw {]IS§fmbncpóp Ahsbms¡sbóp B Ipªp§Ä ]nóoSv Xncn¨dnbpóp. Fómð \new ]cnNmbn hoWp \in¨pt]mIm³ A\phZn¡m¯h\mWv \½psS ssZhw. hnizmk§fpsS NndIpIÄ hncn¨v Dbc§fnð \nópw Dbc§fnte¡p ]d¡phm³ Ah³ \s½ A`ykn¸n¡póp. {]IrXnbnte¡p \½psS Zrãn ]Xn¸n¨mð, sNdnb ]£nIÄ NndISn¨mWv ]d¡póXv Fóv \ap¡p ImWphm³ km[n¡pw; Fómð IgpIs\t¸msebpÅ henb ]£nIÄ NndIp \nhÀ¯n Dbc¯nemWv ]d¡póXv. bmsXmcp {]XnIqe A´co£hpw AXn\p _m[Iañ. hnizmk hocòmcpsS A\p`hamWnXv. Fómð Aev¸hnizmknIfpw Nôeam\Êcpw sNdnb ]£nIsft¸msebmWv. A{]Xo£nX§fmb A\p`h§Ä PohnX¯nð t\cntSïnhcpt¼mÄ AhÀ NndIn«Sn¡póp.

hnizmk¯nsâ NndIp hnSÀ¯n ]dópbcpt¼mÄ \ap¡pthïn IcpXpóh\mWv \½psS ssZhw. "Fsó hnfn¨t]£n¡; Rm³ \n\¡p¯cw Acpfpw; \o Adnbm¯ al¯mbpw AtKmNcambpw DÅ Imcy§sf Rm³ \nsó Adnbn¡pw.' (bnscaymhp 33:3) "Rm³ \nsó skuJyam¡pó btlmh BIpóp.' (]pd¸mSp 15:26) "Rm³ \n§sf A\mYcmbn hnSpIbnñ;...\n§Ä Fs³d \ma¯nð FtómSp At]£n¡póXp Hs¡bpw Rm³ sNbvXpXcpw.' (tbmlóm³- 14:14,18) "Fs³d ssZhtam \n§fpsS _p²nap«p Hs¡bpw alXzt¯msS Xs³d [\¯nsóm¯h®w {InkvXptbiphnð ]qÀ®ambn XoÀ¯p Xcpw.' (^nen¸nbÀ 4:19) hnfn¨mð D¯cw \ðIpó, _p²nap«pIsfñmw ]qÀ®ambn amÁn¯cpó, ssZh\ma¯nð tNmZn¡pósX´pw sNbvXpXcpó Hcp ssZhw Cópw Pohn¡póp: Ah³ Fópw Pohn¡póp.

Dev¸¯n]pkvXIw ]Xn\mdmw A²ymb¯nð Hcp kv{Xosb¸Án \mw hmbn¡póp. lmKmÀ FómWv AhfpsS t]cv. "]memb\w' Asñ¦nð "Hfnt¨m«w' FómWv AhfpsS t]cnsâ AÀ°w. PohnX¯nð F´p {]iv\§Ä hómepw Hfnt¨mSpI FóXmWv AhfpsS kz`mhw. F´mbncpóp AhfpsS {]iv\w? bPam\sâ `mcy Ahsf {]bmks¸Sp¯nbt¸mÄ bPam\sâ `h\¯nð\nópw AhÄ Hfnt¨mSpóp. Fómð iqÀ Fó acp`qanbnð ssZh¯nsâ ZpX³ AhÄ¡p FXncnSpóp. ssZhZqX³ AhtfmSp cïp tNmZy§Ä tNmZn¡póp. lmKmsc, \o FhnsS\nóp hcpóp? Ft§m«p t]mIpóp? BZys¯ tNmZy¯n\p AhÄ D¯cw ]dªp. Rm³ Fs³d bPam\¯n kmdmbnsb hn«p HmSnt¸mIbmIpóp Fóp ]dªp. btlmhbmb ssZhw AhfpsS {]mÀ°\ tI«p. Fómð Ahsf AhfpsS bPam\¯nbpsS D]{Zh¯nð \nópw c£s]Sp¯nbXmbn \mw hmbn¡pónñ. ]Icambn, \ns³d bPam\¯nbpsS ASp¡ð aS§ns¨óp AhÄ¡p IogS§nbncn¡ Fóp btlmhbpsS ZqX³ AhtfmSp Iev]n¨p. AhfpsS k´Xnsb F®n¡qSmXh®w s]cp¸apffXmbn Gähpw hÀ²n¸n¡pw Fóp ssZhw AhÄ¡p hmKvZ¯w \ðIn. Xsâ bPam\\mb A{_lmansâ `h\¯nð Cu ssZhs¯ AhÄ¡p ]cnNbapÅXmWv. Xsâ bPam\\sâ ssZhw, CXm ASnabmb Xsó Xnc¡n, Bcpw Xsó ImWpIbnsñóp IcpXnbncpó acp`qanbnte¡p ISóphóncn¡póp. Fsó ImWpóhs\ Rm³ ChnsSbpw Iïpthm Fóp ]dªp XtómSp Acpfns¨bvX btlmsh¡p: "ssZhta, \o Fsó ImWpóp', Fóp AhÄ t]À hnfn¨p.

lmKmÀ, AhÄ Bbncn¡pó bPam\sâ `h\¯nð AhfpsS {]iv\§fnepw {]bmk§fnepw CcpópsImïpXsó, Dbc§fnte¡p \S¯phm³ ssZh¯n\p ASnabmb lmKmdns\¡pdn¨v Hcp ]²Xnbpïmbncpóp. \nsó B¡nbncn¡pó Øm\¯v \nsó D²cn¡phm³ ssZh¯n\p Nne Dt±iy§fpïv. AXv {]bmk§fpsSbpw sRcp¡§fpsSbpw \Sphnembncn¡mw. \o AhnsS \nópw Hfnt¨mSnbmð ssZh¯nsâ ]²XnIÄ¡p hnLv\w kw`hn¡pw. ssZhw A\p{Kl§fpsSbpw hmKv¯§fpsSbpw ssZhamWv. Ahsâ ]²XnIÄ A{]tab§fmWv.

]cnanXnIfnñmsX ImgvNiànbpÅ ]£nbmWv IgpI³. Ct¿m_nsâ ]pkvXIw 39þmw A²ymbw 29þmw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp: "AXns³d I®p Zqct¯¡p ImWpóp.' Dbc¯nð IqSv Iq«pt¼mgpw Dbc¯nð ]d¡pt¼mgpw `qanbnð \S¡pó kq£vaamb Imcy§Ä IgpI³ \nco£n¡póp. a\pjysâ imcocnI I®n\p Zqc]cnanXnbpïv. ssZhw a\pjy\p \ðInbncn¡pó Zqc]cnanXn Cñm¯ I®pIfmWv hnizmk¡®pIÄ. F{_mb teJ\IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóp: hnizmkw FótXm Bin¡póXnsâ Dd¸pw ImWm¯ Imcy§fpsS \nÝbhpamIpóp.

A{_lmw Xsâ hnizmk¯nsâ I®pIsf Xpdót¸mÄ ssZhw inev]nbmbn \nÀ½n¨Xpw ASnØm\apÅXpamb Hcp imizXamb \Kcs¯ Xsâ I¬ap¼nð A\mhrXambn Iïp. Xsâ hnizmk¯nsâ I®psImïv A{_lmw ZÀin¨p: Cu Xmakn¡pó IqSmchpw \Kchpw XIÀópt]mIpw, Cu `qan CfInt]mIpw, CXnsâ ASnØm\§Ä XIÀópt]mIpw. AXpsImïv, A{_lmw hmKvZ¯tZi¯v ]ctZis¯ót]mse IqSmc§fnð ]mÀ¯psImïv Xsâ hnizmk¡®mð Iï hmKvZ¯ \Kc¯n\mbn Im¯ncpóp. AXpsImïmWv IÀ¯mhv \t½mSv Ið¸n¨Xv: ssZh¯nð hnizkn¸n³, Fónepw hnizkn¸n³, Rm³ \n§Ä¡mbn Øesamcp¡phm³ t]mIpóp. B `h\¯n\p thïnbmWv A{_lmw Im¯ncpóXpw.

]utemkv As¸mkvXe³ \t½mSp ]dbpóp: ImWpóXns\ Añ, ImWm¯Xns\ At{X R§Ä t\m¡ns¡mïncn¡póp; ImWpóXp Xmð¡menIw, ImWm¯tXm \nXyw. (2 sImcn´yÀ 4:18) btlmhsb Im¯ncn¡póhÀ iànsb ]pXp¡pw; AhÀ IgpIòmsct¸mse NndIp ASn¨p Ibdpw; AhÀ XfÀópt]mImsX HmSpIbpw £oWn¨pt]mImsX \S¡pIbpw sN¿pw. Cu temI¯nsâ ku`mKy§fnepw BÀ`mS§fnepw X«n Deªp \½psS PohnXw \in¨pt]mImsX, \½psS hnizmk¯nsâ I®pIsf Xpdóv, Cu temI¯n\¸pd¯mbn ssZhw \ap¡mbn Hcp¡nbncn¡pó \nXyamb `h\§fpw ku`mKy§fpw ImWphm\pw AXnsâ AhImi§Ä t\Sphm\pw ssZhw \ap¡p kwKXnbm¡s«.