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MARCH 2009 ARTICLE - MALAYALAM
VOL:08 ISSUE:03

WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER
ssZhw Iq«nt¨À¯Xv

By REV. ABRAHAM ZACHARIAH, MARTHOMA CHURCH

IpSpw_ hyhØIsf¡pdn¨pÅ hfsc Kuchamb Nne D]tZi§fmWv hnip² ]utemkvÇolm Cu thZhN\¯nðIqSn \ap¡p \ðIpóXv. At¸mkvXesâ Fñm teJ\§Ä¡pw {]tXyIamb Hcp LS\bpïv. teJ\¯nsâ BZy`mK AhXmcnIbnð tbip{InkvXphnð ssZhw \ap¡v F´p sNbvXp Fóp {]Xn]mZn¡póp. {]kvXpX teJ\¯nð At¸mkvXe³ hnhcn¡pó ssZhoI A\p{Kl§Ä C{]ImcamWv. tbip \ap¡p ]m]¯nð \nópw c£ \ðIn. acW¯nð\nópw hosïSp¸p \ðIn. ZqcØcmb \s½ kao]Øcm¡n. thÀ]mSnsâ \Sp¨phcpIsf CSn¨pIfªp. C§s\ At\Iw Imcy§Ä ssZhw \ap¡p sNbvXXmbn BZys¯ aqóv A²ymb§fnð hnhcn¡póp. C{]Imcw ssZhw ]eXpw sNbvXncns¡ \mw ssZh¯n\v F´p sN¿Ww?

IpSpw_s¯ Hcp Organic relaionship Bbn«mWv At¸mkvXe³ IW¡m¡póXv. CXv Hcp kwLS\m]camtbm bm{´nIamtbm DÅ Hcp _Ôañ. ]ckv]cw Hómbn¯ocpó Hcp Pohsâ _ÔambmWv At¸mkvXe³ hntijn¸n¡póXv. k`bpsS LS\sb hnhcn¡pó AtX ssien XsóbmWv At¸mkvXe³ IpSpw_s¯ hnhcn¡m\pw D]tbmKn¡póXv. A¸\pw A½bpw Ipªp§fpw ssZhkvt\l¯nð Hómbn¯ocpó Hcp kao]\amWv At¸mkvXe³ kzoIcn¡póXv.

hoSv, Krlw, `h\w Chsb cïp hyXykvXamb hm¡pIfmWv Cw¥ojnð D]tbmKn¡póXv. House and Home. House is made of hands, but the home is made of hearts. hoSns\ IñpIfmð Dd¸n¡pt¼mÄ `h\s¯ Dd¸n¡póXv _Ô§fmemWv. hnhml_Ô¯nepÅ IcmÀ cïp hyànIfnsemXp§pónñ. Icmdnð DÄs¸SpóXv aqóp hyànIfnemWv. h[p, hc³, ssZhw. IpSpw_¯nð AZriyambn ssZh¯nsâ kmón²yapïv. hnhmlw tZhmeb¯nð BinÀhZn¡pt¼mÄ ImÀ½nIsâ am\pjyIc§fñ, ssZh¯nsâ AZriy Ic§fmWv h[qhcòmsc BinÀhZn¡póXv. ]«¡mc³ AXnð Hcp apJm´ncw am{Xambn {]hÀ¯n¡póp.

ssZhs¯ IqSmsX Hcp ]qÀ® {InkvXob IpSpw__Ôw Akm²yamWv. IpSpw_¯nsâ D]ÚmXmhv Xsó ssZhamsWóv thZ]pkvXIw km£n¡póXp XsóXmWv CXnsâ ImcWw. temINcn{X¯nð BZyambn hnhml ip{iqj GZ³tXm«¯nðsh¨v \S¯nbXpw BinÀhZn¨Xpw ssZhamWv. a\pjysâ ZpxJ¯nsâ Ddh Isï¯nb ssZhw, B ZpxJs¯ {InbmßIambn ]cnlcn¡s¸Sphm³thïn Iq«mbn \ðInb ]¦mfnbmWv kv{Xo. A§s\ GZ\nðsh¨v Ahsc ]ckv]cw _Ôn¸n¨v IpSpw_PohnX¯nsâ Bcw`w Ipdn¨Xv ssZhamWv. AXp a\pjysâ Xocpam\{]Imcw DïmbXñ. ssh¯nsâ Xocpam\ambncpóp.

PVnIXmð¸cy§fpsS ]cnlmc¯n\v D]Icn¡m³ thïn cïp t]À tNÀóv krãn¡pó Hcp am\pjnI _Ôañ IpSpw__Ôw. adn¨v ssZhw IqSn DÄs¸Spó Hcp ssZhoI _Ô¯nð \½psS PVnI Bhiy§Ä IqSn \ndthds¸SpIbmWv IpSpw_PohnX¯nð \S¡póXv. AXpsImïmWv, ssZhw Iq«nt¨À¯Xns\ a\pjy³ thÀ]ncn¡cpXv Fóp ]dbpóXv. Hcp IpSpw_¯n\v A\nhmcyamb _ÔamWv ssZht¯mSpÅ _Ôhpw {]Xn_²Xbpw. IpSpw__Ôw ssZh¯mð Du«nbpd¸n¨n«pÅXmWv. IpSpw_ _Ô¯nð ssZh¯nsâ Øm\w \ãs¸Spt¼mgmWv B _Ô¯n\v De¨ð X«póXv.

]mÝmXy cmPy§fnð hnhmlw A[nIhpw \S¯póXv tImSXn apdnIfnðsh¨mWv. ]ecpw ]nóoSv ]ÅnIfnð NS§pIÄ \S¯mdpïv. Fómð A§s\bpÅ ]p\À BtLmj§Ä ]et¸mgpw \S¯póXv AhcpsS Nne kz]v\§fpw k¦ð¸§fpw ]qÀ¯oIcn¡s¸SpóXn\p thïnbmWv. AhnsS ssZh¯n\p Øm\w \ðIpónñ. Fómð ]mÝmXy ]mc¼cy¯nð hnhml _Ô¯nepw ip{iqjbnepw ssZhoI kmón²yw A\nhmcyamWv.

_Ô§fnð F´ns\ñmamWv \mw ap³Xq¡w \ðIpósXóXv hfsc {]m[m\yaÀln¡póXmWv. `uXnIImcy§Ä¡mtWm PohnX aqey§Ä¡mtWm {]m[m\yw \ðIpóXv FóXv Cós¯ ImeL«¯nse henb tNmZyOnÓamWv. ssZhw tNÀóp tbmPn¸n¨ IpSpw_§Ä¡v ]e {]tXyIXIfpïv.

  1. HómaXmbn ssZhoI_ÔapÅ IpSpw_§Ä¡v hyàamb Hcp ASnØm\apïv. It is an unshakable foundation. Cf¡m\mh¯ Hcp ASnØm\amWv AXv. Hcp euIoIiàn¡pw AXns\ X¨pS¡m³ km²yañ. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ ]Tn¸n¡e\pkcn¨v AXv ]mdtað ]WnX hoSn\p kaamWv. hòg sNmcnªp \ZnIÄ s]m§n Imäp ASn¨p B ho«ntòð Ase¨p; AXp ]mdtað ASnØm\apÅXmIbmð hoWnñ.

  2. cïmaXmbn, ssZhoI _Ô¯nð \nesImÅpó IpSpw_§Ä ssZhoI aqey§sf Im¯p kq£n¡póp. XncphN\¯nð A{]ImcapÅ ]e IpSpw_§sfbpw \mw ZÀin¡pópïv. skJcym]ptcmlnXsâbpw Feois_¯nsâbpw IpSpw_s¯¡pdn¨v XncphN\¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv: Ccphcpw ssZhkón[nbnð \oXnbpffhcpw IÀ¯mhns³d kIe Iev]\Ifnepw \ymb§fnepw Ipäanñm¯hcmbn \S¡póhcpw Bbncpóp. AhcpsS PohnX A\p`h§Ä ssI¸p \ndªXmbncpópsh¦nepw km£yapÅ Hcp PohnX{Iaw AhÀ ]men¨ncpóp. AhcpsS \S¸nð IpÁanñmsX PohnX¯nsâ Xnàm\p`h§sf GÁp hmt§ïn hón«pt]mepw kJcnbmhv {]mÀ°\ hn«pIfªncpónñ. a\Êns\ XIÀ¡pó ZpcnX§Ä A\p`hnt¡ïn hón«pt]mepw {]mÀ°\mPohnXw apS¡mXncpóXv kJcnbmhnsâ IpSpw_w aqey§sf Im¯pkq£n¡pó IpSpw_w BbXpsImïmbncpóp.

    ZqX³ Aht\mSp ]dªXp: skJcymth, `bs¸tSïm; \ns³d {]mÀ°\¡p D¯cambn. a\Ênsâ A´cmf§fnð \nópw Ft¸mgpw ssZht¯mSpÅ A`bbmN\ XpSÀópsImsïbncpómð ssZhw B {]mÀ°\ tIÄ¡póp. Hcn¡ð Hcp kphntij tbmK¯nð Hcp kv{Xo Fgpt\Áp \nóv km£yw ]dªp: AhcpsS `À¯mhv aZy]m\¯nð \nópw tamNnX\mbn. A¯cw Hcp amÁ¯nð AhcpsS ]s¦´msWóv Rm³ B kv{XotbmSp tNmZn¨p, AhÀ ]dªXv: A¨m, 17 hÀjambn Rm³ At±l¯nð amÁapïmIpóXn\pthïn {]mÀ°n¡bmbncpóp, FómWv. thsdmcn¡ð sNdp¸¡mcnbmb Hcp s]¬Ip«ntbmSv PohnXw F§s\ t]mIpóp Fóv Rm³ A\zjn¨p. AhÄ ]dªp: A¨m, R§Ä ]ncnbpIbmWv, Abmfpambn C\n Hón¨p t]mIm³ km²yañ. Rm³ AhtfmSp ImcWw A\zjn¨p. AhÄ adp]Sn ]dbpóp: AbmÄ Fsó "FSo' Fóp hnfn¡póp. A§s\ hnfn¡póXv F\n¡nãañ. ]e {]mhiyw ]dªn«pw AbmÄ Iq«m¡pónñ. Cu cïp kv{XoIsf¸Án kmh[m\w Hóp XmcX½ys¸Sp¯n t\m¡q? IpSn¨pIq¯mSn `mcysb ASn¨pw sXdn]dªpw Pohn¡pó `À¯mhn\pthïn 17 \oï hÀj§Ä £atbmsS {]mÀ°n¨ kv{Xo Hcp hi¯v, hnhmlw Ignªv Nne amk§Ä am{Xw ]nón«v, FSo Fóp hnfn¡pó ImcW¯mð hnhmlw tamN\w tXSpó asÁmcp kv{Xo adphi¯v. CXnð GXp Xc¯nð s]SpóXmWv \½psS IpSpw_PohnXsaóv \mw Kucht¯msS Nn´nt¡ïnbncn¡póp.

  3. ssZhoIIpSpw_¯nsâ aqómas¯ {]tXyIX B IpSpw_¯nsâ A¯mWn Asñ¦nð B{ibw ssZhamsWópÅXmWv. ZmhoZnsâ k¦oÀ¯\ {]mÀ°\bnð At±lw DcphnSpóXv C{]ImcamWv: IqcncpÄ Xmgvhcbnð IqSn \Sómepw Rm³ Hcp A\À°hpw `bs¸SpIbnñ. ssZh¯nð A[njvTnXamb Hcp IpSpw_¯nsâ ss[cyw ssZhamWv. Cu temI¯nð Hcp Xc¯nð Asñ¦nð asÁmcp Xc¯nð PohnXN{I¯nsâ GsX¦nepw Hcp ImeL«¯nð IqcncpÄ Xmgvhcbnð IqSn ISópt]mtIïn hón¯n«nñm¯ IpSpw_§Ä hncfambncn¡pw. kJcnbmhnsâ IpSpw_w euInIambn Nn´n¡pt¼mÄ {]XymibpsS Xcnt]mepw Cñm¯ IpSpw_ambncpóp. ImcWw Genk_¯v a¨nbmbncpóp. IqSmsX C\nbpw Hcp IpªpïmIm³ Hcp km²yXbpw Cñm¯ coXnbnð AhÀ Ccphcpw {]mb¯nð Ihnªhcpambncpóp. Fómð kJcnbmhpw Genkt_¯pw PohnX¯nsâ Xnàamb bmYmÀ°y¯nð aSp¯pt]mbnñ, ]Xdnt¸mbXpanñ. AXn\p ImcWw, AhcpsS IpSpw_w ssZh¯nð A[njvTnXambncpóp FóXpsImïmWv.

  4. \memaXmbn, ssZh¯nð AXnjvTnXamb IpSpw_¯nsâ {]tXyIX B IpSpw_¯nse _Ô§Ä hnip²ambncn¡pw FóXmWv. ]cnip²\mb ssZhw DÄs¡mÅpó AkvXnXzw Ahnip²ambncn¡m³ km²yañ. Xsâ ]e teJ\§fnepw hnip² ]utemkv Çolm \s½ {]t_m[n¸n¡póXv \mw `uanItcm PVnItcm Añ FómWv. \mw PV{]Imcw Pohn¡póhcñ, Bßmhns\ A\pkcn¨v Pohn¡póhcmWv. \mw Bßmhns\ A\pkcn¨v Pohn¡póhcmsW¦nð \mw ]qcn¸n¡póXv {InkvXphns\bpw ]cnip²mßmhnsâ CÑtbbpamWv. ssZhimkv{X hymJym\¯nð, hnip²w Fó hm¡p kqNn¸n¡póXv thÀXncn¡s¸«Xv [set apart] FómWv. thÀXncn¡s¸«hsc Adnbs¸SpóXv temI{]Imcañ. a\pjy\v Hcn¡epw kzbw hnip²\mIm³ km²yañ. AXpsImïv IpSpw_w hnip²amIpóXv ssZhw kmón²yw sImïv am{XamWv.

    sImñsâ Bebnð Nphóp ]gp¯ Nqfbnte¡nSpó Ccp¼v \nd¯nepw aÁp kz`mh hntijW§fnepw B Nqfbnse I\epIsft¸mse Bbn¯ocpóp. CXpt]mse Xsó ssZhkman]y¯nð Ignbpó a\pjy\pw IpSpw_hpw ssZh¯nsâ hnip²ntbmSqw kz`mh§tfmSpw XmZmßys¸Spóp. hnip² IpÀºm\bnð ]dbpóXpt]mse ]nXmhpw ]p{X\pw ]cnip² dqlmbpañmsX thsd ]cnip²³ Cñ. AXpsImïv a\pjysâ hnip²n ssZh¯nð \nópw {]hln¡s¸SpóXmWv. {InkvXob IpSpw_w ssZhkmón²y¯nð IgnbpóXv {]mÀ°\bnepsSbmWv.

  5. ASp¯Xmbn, ssZhm[njvTnX IpSpw_¯nse \mbI³ ssZhamWv. IpSpw_¯nse Xocpam\§Ä FSp¡póXpw hchp NnehpIÄ \nb{´n¡póXpw ssZhambncn¡Ww. Ipªp§fnð hnizmkw DSseSp¡póXv _p²n]camb ]T\¯neqsSbñ, Nn«bnepw BßobXbnepw IqSnbpÅ ]cn]me\¯neqsSbmWv. Ipªp§Ä XnI¨pw amXm]nXm¡fpsS A\pImcnIfmsWóv kkq£vaw ]cntim[n¨mð \ap¡p hyàamIpw. amXm]nXm¡Ä ]Tn¸n¡póXñ Ipªp§Ä A\pIcn¡póXv, {]XypX {]hÀ¯n¡póXpw s]cpamdpóXpamWv AhÀ AdnbmsXXsó A\pIcn¡póXv. AXpsImïv {InkvXob IpSpw_w A\pIcn¡s¸Smhpó Hcp Ifcnbpw, ]mTÈmebpw sXmgnðÈmebpamcn¡Ww.

\½psS IpSpw_¯nð Asñ¦nð `h\¯nð tbiphn\pÅ Øm\w F´mWv? ssZh¯mð Øm]n¡s¸«, ssZhw BinÀÆZn¡pó, ssZhs¯ {]ZÀin¸n¡pó Hcp Øm]\ambn {InkvXob IpSpw_§Ä hÀ¯n¡Ww. ssa¡nÄ Bôtem At±l¯nsâ hniyhnJymXamb A´y A¯mg¯nsâ Nn{Xw hcbv¡póXn\v aqóp hÀjw FSp¯p FómWv tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv. AXn\nsS ]ehpcp At±lw AXp Xncp¯n hcbv¡pIbpw amÁw hcp¯pIbpw sNbvXncpóp. Nn{Xw Xmð¡menIambn ]qÀ¯oIcn¨tijw Xsâ {]KÛ\mb Hcp kplr¯ns\ ImWn¨v A`n{]mbw Bcmªp. kplr¯v hfsct\cw B Nn{Xw hniIe\w sNbvX tijw BôtetbmSp ]dªp: "Nn{X¯nð IÀ¯mhnsâ ssI¿nencn¡pó ]m\]m{Xw AXnat\mlcambncn¡póp.' s]mSpós\, ssa¡nÄ Bôtem Xsâ {_jpw ajnbpsaSp¯v B Nn{X¯nse ]m\]m{Xw ambn¨pIfªp. kplr¯v sR«nt¸mbn. ssa¡nfnsâ {]hÀ¯n Iïv AÛpXs¸« kplr¯v tNmZn¨p: "\n§Ä F´p hnÍn¯amWv sN¿póXv Nn{X¯nse AXnat\mlcamb B `mKw F´n\mWv XpS¨p amÁnbXv?' ssa¡nÄ C{]ImcamWv B kplr¯n\p adp]Sn \ðInbXv:' "{InkvXphnt\¡mÄ at\mlcambsXmópw B Nn{X¯n\v Bhiyanñ.' kplr¯p¡sf! ssZht¯¡mÄ alXzambsXmópw \½psS IpSpw_¯n\v Bhiyw Cñ. BZyw Ahsâ \oXnbpw cmPyhpw A\zjn¸n³, AtXmSpIqSn Fñmw \n§Ä¡p e`n¡pw.

Cós¯ ImeL«¯nð \½psSsbms¡ IpSpw_§fnð [mcmfw {]iv\§fpïv. AXnsâ ImcW§fmbn ImWpó cïp Imcy§Ä Fsâ Iu¬knenwKv A\p`h¯nð kqNn¸n¡phm³ B{Kln¡póp. AXnð, Hóv ]e IpSpw_§sfbpw \in¸n¨ IpSpw_ i{Xphmb aZy]m\amWv. `qXIme¯nepw hÀ¯am\ Ime¯nepw `mhnIme¯pw [\]cambn kpiàamb kÀ¡mcnsâ hn`mKamWv aZyhn]W\ hn`mKw. sh¨Sn, sh¨Sn ]ptcmKan¡pó kÀ¡mcnsâ GI hn`mKamWv CXv. IpSpw_¯nsâ cïmas¯ \mitlXp A[mÀ½nIXbmWv. hnhml¯n\p ap¼pw, hnhml¯n\p ]pd¯pw, DïmIpó sseKnI _Ô§Ä, ]W¯nsâ ZpÀhybw, hyànXzlXy, AkXyamb Btcm]W§Ä Chsbñmw IpSpw_s¯ \in¸n¡pó A[mÀ½nIXbmWv.

Cóv ]ecptSbpw lrZb§Ä iq\yamWv. At\Iw kplr¯pIÄ Dsï¦nepw Hóp a\ÊpXpdóp kwkmcn¡m³ Bcpanñ. \mw ]Ww hmcn¡q«pt¼mgpw kar²nIÄ hÀ²n¡pt´mdpw B iq\yX Gdn Gdn hcpóp. GIm´XbpsS Cu ]ncnapdp¡w hÀ²n¨v hÀ²n¨v ]ecpw am\ÊnI kwL«\§fnte¡pw Nnet¸mÄ AXv BßlXybnte¡pt]mepw hgpXnhogs¸Spóp. ku`mKy§fpsS \Sphnð Cóv a\pjy³ AcnãX A\p`hn¡póp. cïpXc¯nepÅ _Ô§fmWv {InkvXob _Ô¯nð DÄs¡mÅpóXv. Hómat¯Xv ssZhhpw \mapambn«pÅ _Ôw; cïmat¯Xv \mapw a\pjycpambn«pÅ _Ôw. Cóv ]e IpSpw_§fpw XIcpóXv cïmas¯ Xc¯nepÅ _Ô¯nsâ De¨nenemWv. \½psS kmaqlnI_Ô§sf¡pdn¨v tbip hnh£n¡póXv \mw kaqls¯ ]pfn¸n¡pó ]pfnamhv Bbncn¡WsaómWv.

hnhmlw Hcp IqZmibmWv. AZriyamb ssZhIr] {]kcn¡s¸Spó ØeamWv IpSpw_w. ssZh¯mð BinÀÆZn¡s¸« IpSpw_¯nð Ahnip²tam AkòmÀ¤nItam Bb Hópw A\ptbmPyañ. ssZhhpambpÅ _Ô¯nð Pohn¡m³ \mw Xmð¸cys¸Spt¼mÄ \½psS a\Ênsâ iq\yX ZqcoIcn¡s¸Spóp. k¡mbn kaql¯nð\nópw HÁs¸« Hcp hyànbmbncpóp. Fómð tbiphnsâ kmón²ya\p`hn¨t¸mÄ Ahsâ iq\yX \o§n. Ahsâ IpSpw_w c£bv¡p tbmKycmbn.

[Message delivered at Mid-Travancore Orthodox Convention 2008, Makkamkunnu, Pathanamthitta
Reported by: P.T. Mathew & E.S. George, Prakkanam]


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