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O' WOMAN, GREAT IS YOUR FAITH
kv{Xotb, \ns³d hnizmkw henbXv
By H.G. Dr. Yohanon Mar Chrysostomos Metropolitan
Diocesan Metropolitan of Niranam Diocese, Malankara Orthodox Church

Fourth Sunday of Great Lent henb t\m¼nse \memas¯ RbdmgvN:
tbip AhnSw hn«p, tkmÀ kotZm³ Fó {]tZi§fnte¡p hm§nt¸mbn. B tZi¯p \nóp Hcp I\m\y{kvXo hóp, Aht\mSp: IÀ¯mth, ZmhoZp]p{Xm, FtómSp IcpW tXmtóWta; Fs³d aIÄ¡p `qtXm]{Zhw ITn\ambncn¡póp Fóp \nehnfn¨p ]dªp. Ah³ AhtfmSp Hcp hm¡pw D¯cw ]dªnñ; Ahs³d injyòmÀ ASps¡ hóp: AhÄ \½psS ]nómse \nehnfn¨psImïp hcpóp; Ahsf ]dªbt¡Wta Fóp Aht\mSp At]£n¨p. AXn\p Ah³: bn{kmtbðKrl¯nse ImWmsX t]mb BSpIfpsS ASp¡te¡ñmsX Fsó Ab¨n«nñ Fóp D¯cw ]dªp. Fómð AhÄ hóp: IÀ¯mth, Fsó klmbnt¡Wta Fóp ]dªp Ahs\ \akv¡cn¨p. Aht\m: a¡fpsS A¸w FSp¯p \mbv¡p«nIÄ¡p C«psImSp¡póXp \óñ Fóp D¯cw ]dªp. AXn\p AhÄ: AtX, IÀ¯mth, \mbv¡p«nIfpw DSbhcpsS taibnð \nóp hogpó \pdp¡pIÄ Xnópópïtñm Fóp ]dªp. kv{Xotb, \ns³d hnizmkw henbXp; \ns³d Cãw t]mse \n\¡p `hn¡s« Fóp ]dªp. B \mgnIapXð AhfpsS aIÄ¡p skuJyw hóp. (a¯mbn 15:21þ28)

hnip² aÀt¡mknsâ kphntijw Ggmw A[ymbw 24þ-31 hmIy§fnepw CtX kw`h¯nsâ hnhcWw \mw hmbn¡pópïv. Nne Cw¥ojv ]cn`mjIfnð IÀ¯mth Fsó klmbn¡Wta Fóv ]dªv hoWp \akvIcn¨p FóÀ°apÅ hm¡v D]tbmKn¡pópïv. Aht\m a¡fpsS A¸saSp¯v \mbv¡p«nIÄ¡v sImSp¡póXv \óñ Fóv D¯cw ]dªp. HmÀ¯tUmIvkv k`bnð henb t\m¼nse \memas¯ RbdmgvNbpsS hnip² Gh³tKentbm³ hmb\bmWv Nn´mhnjb thZ`mKw. amÀt¯ma k`bnepw CsXmcp RbdmgvN Gh³tKentbm³ hmb\bmbn Rm³ a\knem¡póp. tbipX¼pcm³ FhnsS t]mbmepw hfscb[nIw BÄ¡mÀ IqSn hcnI ]Xnhmbncpóp; Ahs\ ImtWïXn\v, Ahs\ tIÄt¡ïXn\v, tcmKkuJyw Int«ïXn\v, Imcy§Ä t\SnsbSpt¡ïXn\v, NneÀ ImgvN¡mcmbn, NneÀ Fs´¦nepw IpÁw Iïp]nSn¨v Ahs\ A]am\n¡m\pw hnaÀin¡m\pambn«v. Xnc¡pIfpsS \Sphnð Hcev]w im´Xbv¡pw kzØXbv¡pw thïnbmWv tbip C§s\ Hcp CSw XncsªSp¡póXv.

tbip AhnSw hn«p, tkmÀ kotZm³ Fó {]tZi§fnte¡p hm§nt¸mbn, Fómð CtX kw`hw hnip² aÀt¡mknsâ kphntijw Ggmw A²yb¯nð hnhcn¨ncn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv: Bcpw AdnbcpsXóv Ah³ B{Kln¨p F¦nepw Ah\v adªncn¸m³ Ignªnñ. aÀt¡mknsâ hnhcWw Hcp ho«n\pÅnse CSs]Sembn {]Xn]mZn¡pt¼mÄ, a¯mbnbpsS hnhcWw tbip Hcp bm{Xbnembncpót¸mÄ \Só Hcp kw`hambn hnhcn¡póp. ImcWw, injyòmÀ hóv ]dbpópïtñm, AhÄ \½psS ]nómse \nehnfn¨psImïp hcpóp; Ahsf ]dªbt¡Wta Fóv. hóncn¡póp Fóñ, hcpóp, Hcp XpSÀ¨bmbn bm{Xmthfbnð ]nómse \nehnfn¨psImïp AhÄ hcpóp Fóv. hnip² a¯mbnbpsS kphntij¯nð I\m\y{kvXo FómWv ]cmaÀin¡póXv. BsI¡qSn Adnbmhpó cïv Imcy§sf DÅp. I\m\y{kvXo BWv, AhfpsS aIÄ¡p `qtXm]{Zhw ITn\ambn _m[n¨ncn¡póp. `À¯mhptïm aÁp a¡fptïm Hópadnbnñ. hnip² aÀt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nð kotdm ss^t\mb¡mcn kv{Xo Fóv hntijn¸n¡póp. hmf¡pgn¡mc³ Hcp {InkvXym\n, hmf¡pgn¡mcn Hcp {InkvXym\n Fóv ]dbpóXpt]mse cïpw Hóp Xsó BsWómWv thZ ]ÞnXòmÀ ]dbpóXv. Hóv Bfnsâ hwi¯nsâ, PmXnbpsS ASnØm\¯nð I\m\y{kvXo Fóv ]dbpóp, hnip² aÀt¡mkvv GXp Øe¯p\nóv DÅhfmsWóv FSp¯p ]dbpóp: kpsdms^mboIy PmXnbnepff Hcp bh\kv{Xo.

saUnÁtd\nb³ Xocs¯ t^mb\o¡nb Fó \KcþkwØm\¯nse cïv XpdapJ ]«W§fmWv tkmdpw kotZm\pw. XpdapJ ]«W§Ä BIpt¼mÄ hfsc Xnc¡pÅ I¨hS§fpÅ, [mcmfw BÄ¡mÀ hnhn[ Øe§fnð \nóv IqSn hcpó Hcp ØeamWv. Fómð blqZ PmXnbpw, blqZòmcpw, bn{kmtbð¡mcpw, Cu {]tZi¯pÅhcpw X½nð \qÁmïpIÄ ]g¡apÅ _² i{XpX \ne\nóncpó Hcp ØeamWv. PmXnbptSbpw hwi¯ntâbpw ASnØm\¯nð \n§Ä¡v Ahsc ]pÑambncn¡mw; \nÊmcambncn¡mw, Ahtc¡mÄ t{ijvTcmsWóv \n§Ä A`nam\n¡pópïmhmw. tkmdpw kotZm\pw ]pdPmXn taJebmsW¦nepw tkmdnt\bpw kotZmt\bpw Ipdn¨v {InkvXp hfsc A`nam\t¯msS kvacn¡pó Hcp kµÀ`apïv. "tImckot\, \n\¡p lm Iãw; t_¯vkbntZ, \n\¡p lm Iãw; \n§fnð \Só hocy{]hr¯nIÄ tkmcnepw kotZm\nepw \Sóncpóp F¦nð AhÀ ]ïpXtó c«nepw sh®odnepw am\km´cs¸Spambncpóp. Fómð \ymbhn[nZnhk¯nð \n§sf¡mÄ tkmcnópw kotZmópw kln¡mhXmIpw Fóp Rm³ \n§tfmSp ]dbpóp.' (a¯mbn 11:21þ22)(eps¡mkv 10:13þ14)

hoïpw hnip² a¯mbnbnepw hnip² aÀt¡mknepw \½Ä Hóv HmSn¨p t\m¡nbmð hfsc hniZambn CXv BhnjvIcn¨ncn¡póXv hnip² a¯mbn Çolm BWv. hnip² aÀt¡mkv hfsc ]cnanXamb hm¡pIfnemWv CXv AhXcn¸n¡póXv. AXmbXv hnip² a¯mbn Çolmbnð \mw ImWpópïv Cu I\m\y ]pdPmXn¡mcn kv{Xo tbipX¼pcmsâ ]pdsI \nehnfn¨psImïv hcpóp. IÀ¯mhv Hcp hm¡pw D¯cw ]dbpónñ. injyòmÀ hóp ]dªp ChÄ \½psS ]pdsI \nehnfn¨psImïv hcpóp, Ahsf ]dªb¡Ww. Hcp ieyam, Cu he F§s\sb¦nepw AhnSpóv Hgnhm¡Ww. At¸mÄ IÀ¯mhv adp]Sn]dbpóp: bn{kmtbðKrl¯nse ImWmsX t]mb BSpIfpsS ASp¡te¡ñmsX Fsó Ab¨n«nñ. Fón«pw B kv{Xo hn«psImSp¡m³ XbmdmIpónñ. AhfpsS {]XnIcWw {i²n¡pI.

AhÄ hoWp \akvIcn¡póp. IÀ¯mth Fsó klmbnt¡Wta. F{X lrZbt`ZIamb, lrZb¯nsâ A´cmßmhnð \nópapÅ Hcp \nehnfnbmWv, IÀ¯mth Fsó klmbnt¡Wta. bn{kmtbð PmXn¡v Ahs\ IÀ¯mhv Fóv ImWphm³, Ahs\ AwKoIcn¡phm³, AXv DÄs¡mÅphm³ {]bmkapÅt¸mÄ Hcp ]pdPmXn kv{XobmWv ss[cyambn«v ]dbpóXv; Lord help me IÀ¯mth AhnSpóv Fsó klmbn¡Ww. At¸mÄ IÀ¯mhv ]dbpóp: a¡fpsS A¸w FSp¯p \mbv¡p«nIÄ¡p C«psImSp¡póXp \óñ. Fón«pw AhÄ hnSpónñ; \mbv¡p«n F¦nð \mbv¡p«n, ]s£ \mbv¡p«nIfpw DSbhcpsS taibnð \nóp hogpó \pdp¡pIÄ Xnópópïtñm Fóp ]dªp. A§v F´pw ]dªpsImÅp, ]s£ Rm³ F´n\pthïn A§bpsS kón[nbnð ISóphóv tIWt]£n¡pópthm AhnSpóv AXv F\n¡v Xtó aXnbmIpIbpÅp!

Fómð aÀt¡mknð CXv \½Ä hmbn¡pt¼mÄ HÁ Imcyw am{Xta ]dbpópÅp. a¡fpsS A¸w FSp¯p \mbv¡p«nIÄ¡p C«psImSp¡póXp \óñ FópÅ {InkvXphnsâ ]cmaÀiw am{XtabpÅp. Fómð hnip² a¯mbnbnð Hóp IqSn ISóv IÀ¯mhv henb Hcp km£yw ]dbpóp: 'kv{Xotb, \ns³d hnizmkw henbXp'. \ns³d Cãw t]mse \n\¡p `hn¡s«.

"BcpsS hnizmkamWv hepXmbn«pÅXv?' aqómw \qÁmïnð, hSt¡ B{^n¡bnð kn{]nb³ Fsómcp k`m]nXmhpïmbncpóp. At±lw càkm£nbmbn XocpIbmbncpóp. At±lw ]dbpópïv: ssZh¯nsâ ap¼msI \mw sImïphcpó hnizmkamIpó ]m{X¯nsâ hep¸¯n\v B\p]mXnIambn«mWv ssZhw \ap¡v Ir] \ðIpóXv. ssZhw Ir] \ðIm³ kZm kó²\mbncn¡póp, Fómð Ahsâ B{Klhpw kar²nbpw A\pkcn¨v \ap¡v AXv DÄs¡mÅphm\pw kzoIcn¡phm\pw Ignbpónsñ¦nð, AXv ssZh¯nsâ GsX¦nepw sXÁv aqeañ, adn¨v \mw Ahsâ ap¼msI sImïphcpó hnizmk]m{Xw hfsc CSp§nbXpw sNdpXpw BbXpsImïmWv. AXn\mð \mw ssZh¯n¦te¡v sImïphcpó hnizmk]m{Xw Ahsâ kar²amb Ir] kzoIcn¡m³ ]cym]vXambncn¡Ww.

]gb\nba¯nse cmlm_v Fó thiybpw tamhm_ybmb cq¯pw ]pXnb\nba¯nse Cu I\m\y kv{XotbmSv kmayapÅhcmsWóv ssZhimkv{X ]T\§Ä kqNn¸n¡póp. ss__nÄ hnZKv[À Ahsc ]e ImcW§fmð XmcXayw sN¿póp. {][m\ambpw, {]XnkÔnIfpsS kab§fnð, cmlm_pw cq¯pw, AhcptSXmb ]Ým¯e§Ä Dïmbncpón«pw, bn{kmtbensâ ssZh¯nð hnizkn¡pIbpw B{ibw shbv¡pIbpw sNbvXp FópÅXmWv. AXpt]mse ]pXnb\nba¯nse ]pXnb bn{ktbensâ (Asñ¦nð hnPmXob hnizmknIfpsS) `mKambn IW¡m¡s¸Spó I\m\y kv{Xo, Xsâ {]XnkÔnbpsS kab¯v IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphns\ kao]n¨p, AhfpsS hnizmks¯ {]Xn[z\n¸n¨p.

cïmw \qÁmïnsâ Ahkm\¯nepw aqómw \qÁmïnsâ XpS¡¯nepw AeIvkm{ïnbbnð Pohn¨ncpó Hcp anI¨ ss__nÄ ]ÞnX\mbncpóp HdnP³. AeIvkm{ïnb³ ]mc¼cy¯nð, Be¦mcnIhpw {]XoImßIhpamb D]aIfneqsS Bg¯nepÅ Bib§Ä {]ISn¸n¡póXv ]Xnhmbncpóp. Cu kao]\ambncpóp AhcpsS Xncpshgp¯v hymJym\§fpsSbpw hniIe\¯nsâbpw {]t_m[\¯nsâbpw Øm]nX coXn.

DZmlcW¯n\v, tbdpkteanð \nóv sbcotlmhnte¡v bm{X sNbvX a\pjysâ D]asb¡pdn¨v, AhÀ AXns\ {]XoImßIambn hyJym\n¨p: IÅòmcpsS CSbnð hoW a\pjy³ a\pjyhwis¯ (Asñ¦nð BZmay ]c¼csb) {]Xn\n[oIcn¡póp. ISópt]mb ]ptcmlnX\pw tehy\pw ]gb\nbas¯ {]Xn\n[oIcn¡póp. AXv Ahs\ c£n¡m³ Ignªnñ. Fóncpómepw, a\pjys\ c£n¡pó \ñ iacym¡mcs\ ]pXnb \nba¯nse tbip{InkvXphmbn a\Ênem¡póp. Bßob kXy§Ä AhXcn¸n¡póXn\mbn Hcp Imcys¯ asÁmópambn XmcXayw sN¿pó AeIvkm{ïnb³ ssienbmbncpóp CXv.

Cu ]mc¼cy¯nse Hcp {][m\ ]ÞnX\mbncpóp HdnP³. I\m\y kv{Xosb¡pdn¨pÅ hniIe\¯nð, At±lw kv{Xosb k`bpambpw AhfpsS aIsf k`bv¡pÅnse Hcp hnizmknbmbpw XmcXayw sN¿póp. kw`h¯nð AhÀ A½bpw aIfpw BsW¦nepw, HdnP³ Ahsc bYm{Iaw k`bmbpw AXnse AwKambpw {]XoImßIambn Nn{XoIcn¨p.

{^m³knkv amÀ]m¸, At±lw ZnhwKX\mbn«v A[nI Imew Bbnñtñm. Øm\taÁtijw k`sb \bn¨ Npcp§nb kab¯n\pÅnð At±lw apgph³ temI¯ntâbpw {i² ]nSn¨p ]Án. cïp {]mhiyw At±ls¯ ImWm\pw ASp¯v kwkmcn¡m\pw F\n¡v Ahkcw e`n¨p. kzbm`nam\¯n\p thïnbñ Rm³ CXv ]dbpóXv. Rm³ At±ls¯ BZyambn Iït¸mÄ At±lw FtómSv ]dªp: Bless me, bless me "Fsó A\p{Kln¡Wta, Fsó A\p{Kln¡Wta' Rm³ At±lt¯mSp ]dªp, "]cnip² ]nXmth, A§sb A\p{Kln¡m³ Rm³ BcmWv?' Who am I to bless you? hnip² ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóXpt]mse AIme{]Pbmb F\n¡v At±ls¯ A\p{Kln¡m³ F´p tbmKyXbmWv DÅXv? CXv tI«Xn\p tijhpw At±lw FtómSv hoïpw ]dªp: Bless me, bless me Xncns¨¯nb tijw Rm³ At±l¯nsâ DtZymKØtcmSv CtX¡pdn¨v tNmZn¨p. At±ls¯ Iïpap«pó bmNItcmSpt]mepw Bless me Fóv ]cnip² ]nXmhv ]dbmdpsïóv AhÀ ]dªp. At±lw alm\mb Hcp a\pjy\mbncpóp. AXn\ptijw Fsâ a\Ênð Rm\dnbmsXXsó At±lt¯mSv Bgamb Hcp _lpam\w hfÀóp hóp. Rm³ At±ls¯¡pdn¨v hmbn¡pIbpw At±l¯nsâ PohnXhpw ]pkvXI§fpw {i²m]qÀÆw ]Tn¡pIbpw sNbvXncpóp.

{^m³knkv amÀ]m¸ hnizmks¯¡pdn¨v ]Tn¸n¨Xv C{]ImcamWv: True faith is demanding. Demanding Fóp ]dªmð Bhiys¸SpI, \nÀ_Ôn¡pI, t{]cn¸n¡pI, Dt¯Pn¸n¡pI Fsóms¡bmWv. ]utemkv At¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóp: \nÀ_Ôw Fsâtað InS¡póp. "{InkvXphns³d kvt\lw R§sf \nÀºÔn¡póp;' (2 sImcn´yÀ 5:14) {^m³knkv amÀ]m¸ ]dbpóXv: icnbmb hnizmkw \nÀºÔn¡póXmWv, t{]cn¸n¡póXmWv, Dt¯Pn¸n¡póXmWv. hnizmkw AhnSw sImïv XocpóXñ. Nne IÀ½§Ä sN¿phm³ \s½ ssZhkvt\l¯nð \nÀºÔn¡póp. ssZhkvt\l¯nð \mw sN¿pó IÀ½§fmbncn¡pw \½psS hnizmk¯nsâ Bghpw BßmÀ°Xbpw {]Xn_²Xbpw hyàam¡póXv.

{InkvXphnt\mSpÅ kvt\l¯nð \nóv kð{]hÀ¯nIÄ sN¿m³ hnizmkw \s½ \nÀºÔn¡póp. {InkvXphnsâ kvt\l¯nð \mw sN¿pó \ñ {]hÀ¯nIÄ \½psS hnizmk¯nsâ Bg¯ntâbpw Kuch¯nsâbpw AfhptImembn hÀ¯n¡póp. \memw \qÁmïnð Pohn¨ncpó tbdpiteanse Hcp k`m]nXmhmb kndnð, Bßob Imcy§Ä¡v cïv hi§fpsïóv \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. Pios doctrine over practices. Hóv `ànbpsS kn²m´hpw asÁmóv AXn\pÅ {]hÀ¯\hpamWv. hnizmkanñm¯ kð{]hÀ¯nIfpw {]hÀ¯nIfnñm¯ `ànbpw ssZhap¼msI ]qÀ®X ssIhcn¡póXnð ]cmPbs¸Spóp.

temI¯nse ]ecpw kð{]hÀ¯nIÄ sN¿pt¼mÄ, {InkvXob k` sN¿pó anjy³ {]hÀ¯\§fpw kphntijthebpw Hcp \ò {]hÀ¯n Fó coXnbnð am{Xañ \ap¡v AXn\v hnizmk¯nsâbpw kphntij¯nsâbpw iàamb ASn¯dbpïmbncn¡Ww. B ASn¯dbnð \nð¡pt¼mÄ, \½psS hnizmk¯nsâ Hcp XpSÀ ]Snbmbn Hcp {]Xn^e\w ImWn¡m³ \mw hnfn¡s¸«ncn¡póp. AXn\mð bYmÀ° hnizmkanñmsX kð{]hÀ¯nIÄ ]cym]vXasñóv Cu hnip² ]nXmhv \t½mSp ]dbpóp. Htc \mWb¯nsâ cïv hi§Ä t]mse `àn]qÀÆamb hnizmkhpw, hnizmk¯n\v B\p]mXnIhpw Dt]mð_eIhpamb kpIrX IÀ½§fpw ]c]qcIambncn¡Ww.

A§s\sb¦nð BcpsS hnizmkamWv hepXmbn«pÅXv? Hóv, A]csâ thZ\ kz´w thZ\bmbn A\p`hs¸SpIbpw B thZ\bv¡v Xómð Bhpó hn[¯nð ]cnlmcw ImWphm³ Bcv {ian¡pópthm AhcpsS hnizmkamWv henbXv. I\m\y kv{Xosb \mw {i²n¡pt¼mÄ t\m¼nse \memw BgvNbnse hmb\ Hcp Bgamb ]T\¯n\v \s½ t{]cn¸n¡póp. I\m\y kv{Xobnð \nóv At\Iw ]mT§Ä \ap¡v DÄs¡mÅm³ Ignbpw. A§s\ Rm³ Isï¯nb Hómas¯ ]mTamWv Sprit of compassion. A½bpw aIfpw FóXn\¸pd¯v k`bpw k`bnse Hcp AwKhpw FópÅ \nebnð A]csâ thZ\ kz´w thZ\bmbn A\p`hs¸SWw. B Hcp tXmóepsImïv am{Xw Ahkm\n¡pónñ. AhcpsS thZ\¡v GsXñmw hn[¯nð ]cn{ian¡póptïm AhcpsS hnizmkamWv henbXv.

tIcf ss{IkvXh kaql¯nð hfsc {it²b\mb Hcp Nn´I\pw {]`mjI\pw Fgp¯pImc\pamWv It¯men¡m k`bbnse Hcp I¸q¨³ ]nXmhmb t_m_n tPmkv IÁn¡mSv Fó A¨³. At±l¯nsâ "Nnñv' Fó Hcp sNdnb ]pkvXIw hmbn¡m\nSbmbn. Hcp AÛpXIcamb hmb\m\p`hw BWv Cu ]pkvXIw. PohnX¯nð t\cn«v {]tbmKn¡m³ Ignbpó Hcp efnXamb XXzNn´. BßobXbpsS efnXamb hi§fnte¡v \s½ sImïpt]mIpó Hcp ]pkvXIw.

B ]pkvXI¯nð A¨³ kaÀ°n¡póXv C{]ImcamWv. A\pI¼, IcpW Asñ¦nð aÁpÅhtcmSv tXmópó A\p`mhw Fsóms¡ AÀ°apÅ Compassion Fó Cw¥ojvbhm¡v klþkl\w (Co-suffering) FóÀ°apÅ emÁn³ ]Z¯nð \nóv DÛhn¨XmWv. Hcpan¨v IjvSs¸SpI Asñ¦nð Hcpan¨v kln¡pI FóXv kqNn¸n¡póXv, HcmÄ aÁpÅhcpsS ZpxJs¯ XtâXmbn IW¡m¡pIbpw, AhcpsS thZ\bnð AhtcmsSm¸w tNcpIbpw, AhcpsS ZpxJ¯nsâ `mKamIpIbpw thWw FómWv. thZ\n¡póhtcmsSm¸w \Sóv Ahsc tNÀ¯p]nSn¡pI FóXmWv Dt±in¡póXv. BXy´nIambn AXv ZpcnXa\p`hn¡póhÀ¡v B´cnI Bizmkhpw kam[m\hpw \ðIpóp. hoïpw B ]pkvXI¯nð Compassion s\ \nÀÆNn¡póXv A\pI¼ FópÅXv aÁpÅhcpsS ZpcnX§tfmSpÅ IcpXepw B ZpcnX§Ä ]cnlcn¡s¸Sphm\pÅ BßmÀ°amb B{Klhpambn«mWv.

kmµÀ`nIambn, Fsâ Hcp hyàn]camb A\p`hw ]¦psh¡s«. Hcp acWho«nð Rm³ t]mbn {]mÀ°\sbms¡ \S¯nbtijw, acn¨ BfpsS kl[À½nWnsb Bizkn¸n¡m³ F\n¡v hm¡pIsfmópw In«nbnñ. Rm³ B ktlmZcnbpsS I¿nð Hóp apdpsI ]nSn¨p. Hcp an\nÁv Rm³ I®S¨p, Rm³ ]nsó ImWmsaóv ]dªp t]mbn. ]nóoSv B kv{Xo AhnSs¯ A¨t\mSv ]dªp; Xncpta\n Hópw ]dªnsñ¦nepw Hcp]mSv ]dbpóXnt\¡mÄ F\n¡v Hcp henb A\p`hambncpóp B kv]Ài\w Fóv. Hcp ImgvNbv¡pthïntbm {]lk\ambnt«m Añ Rm\Xv sNbvXXv. Fómð AXnsâ Bgw F{Xbpïv Fóv A\p`hn¡póhÀs¡ t_m[yamIbpÅp.

At¸mkvXe {]hÀ¯n 12þmw A²ymb¯nð BZna k`bpsS Hcp A\p`hw khnkvXcw {]Xn]mZn¡pópïv. ]t{Xmkns\ Imcm{Kl¯nð C«ncn¡pó kabw, tbmlómsâ ktlmZc\mb bmt¡m_ns\ hmfpsImïv sImóp. AXp sblqZòmÀ¡p {]kmZambn Fóp Iïp, ASp¯Xv ]t{Xmkns\ Dów sh¨v ]s{Xmkns\bpw ]nSn¨p `cWm[nImcnbmb ltcmZmhv I\¯ Imhenð Imcm{Kl¯nð C«ncn¡pIbmWv. At¸mÄ `cWm[nImcnbpsS hmÄ ]t{Xmknsâ PohnX¯nsâ ap¼nð sUtamss¢knsâ hmÄ t¢m¡nsâ s]âpew t]mse BSns¡mïncn¡póp. BZnak`bpsS kao]\w At¸mkvXe {]hÀ¯n 12þmw A[ymbw Aômw hmIy¯nð tcJs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv. AhnsS Aôp hm¡pIÄ Dïv. "k` {i²tbmsS Ahópthïn ssZht¯mSp {]mÀ°\ Ign¨pt]móp.' But prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. FhnSw hscbmWv? BZys¯ hm¡v k` FóXmWv. k` s]s«ópÅ Hcp ktµiw Ab¡pItbm {]Xntj[w Adnbn¡pItbm Añ sNbvXXv. AhÀ BßmÀ°Xbpw Xo£vWhpw \nc´chpamb {]mÀ°\bnð H¯p IqSn.

AhÀs¡mópw henb Xnc¡nñmbncpóp. hm¨v t\m¡nbpw samss_ð t\m¡nbpw Hópañ AhÀ {]mÀ°\bv¡pw tbmK¯n\pw Hs¡ t]mbns¡mïncpóXv. ]t{Xmknsâ A½mbn A½sb¸Án {]Xn]mZn¡póXpsImïv ]t{Xmkv hnhmlnX\mbncpóp Fóv \mw a\knem¡póp. ]t{Xmknsâ ho«pImcñ, ]t{Xmknsâ Iq«pImcñ: The whole Church was there. kphntiI\mb aÀt¡mknsâ A½bmb adnbbpsS amfnIbnð, Aóv AhÀ¡v AhntS Hcp ØeapïmbncpópÅp IqSnhcm³, apgph³ k`bpw ]t{Xmkn\pthïn a[yØ {]mÀ°\ \S¯m³ IqSnhóp.

]nsó, cïmas¯ hm¡v "{i²tbmsS' FóXmWv. {i²tbmsS {]mÀ°n¡pI FóXnsâ AÀ°w F´mWv? Rm³ a\knem¡nbncn¡póXv C{]ImcamWv: Fsâ Bhiy¯n\pthïn Rm³ {]mÀ°n¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ ImWn¡pó BßmÀ°Xbpw, Rm³ \n§fnð Hcph\pthïn {]mÀ°n¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ ImWn¡pó BßmÀ°Xbpw HómsW¦nð AXnsâ t]cmWv {i²tbmSpIqSnb {]mÀ°\. AhÀs¡ñmw hyàn]camb {]iv\§fpw hyànKX Bhiy§fpw _p²nap«pIfpw Dïmbncpóncn¡mw. ]s£ B \nanjw, AhÀs¡ñmw HscmÁ hnjbw am{Xw, ]t{Xmknsâ kpc£sb¡pdn¨p am{Xta AhÀ Bi¦mIpecmbncpópÅp. Peter must be released. ]t{Xmkv hntamNnX\mIWw. AXpsImïmWv HdnK³ ]dbpóXv, A½bpw aIfpw Añ, k`bpw B k`bnse Hcp AwKhpamWv I\m\y kv{Xobpw AhfpsS aIfpw Fóv. Cu Hcp Bßmhns\ B[p\nI k`bv¡v \ne\nÀ¯m³ Ignbptam? A]csâ thZ\ kz´ thZ\bmbn A\p`hs¸SpI, AXn\v Xómð BIpó hn[¯nð ]cnlmcw ImWphm\mbn {ian¡pI.

Rm³ hnip² eqt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nð IÀ¯mhv ]dª cïv D]aIÄ FSp¡s«. Hómat¯Xv [\hmsâbpw emkdnsâbpw D]a. [\hm\v t]cnñ, [q{ahkv{X [mcnbmbn \S¡póp Fópïv. emkdn\v Hópanñ, ]s£ t]cpïv. {hW_m[nX\mbn [\hmsâ ho«p]Sn¡ð InS¡pó emkÀ Fóp ]dbpó a\pjy³. Cu emkdns\ Ipdn¨v \memw \qÁmïnð Pohn¨ k`m]nXmhpw Fsâ Imhð]nXmhpw IqSnbmb St. John Chrysostum Bdv {]kwK§fmWv \S¯nbn«pÅXv. a\km£nbpÅhsâ I®v Cud\Wnbn¡pó {]kwK§fmWv Ah. At±lw tNmZn¡pó Hcp tNmZyw, {hW_m[nX\mbn A§s\ thZ\sImïv ]pfbpó a\pjys\ klmbn¡phm³, Ahs\ Hóv kzm´z\s¸Sp¯phm³ Hcp a\pjy³ t]mepw CñmXncpónS¯v Hcp \mbv am{XamWv DïmbncpóXv. \mbv ]cp]cn¸pÅ AcapÅ \mhpsImïv emkdnsâ {hW¯nse ]gp¸v hen¨p IpSn¡pt¼mÄ cïp Imcy§Ä \S¡póp. Hóv, ]gp¸v amÁpóp. cïv kzm´z\s¸Sp¯póp. St. Chrysostum tNmZn¡póp: a\pjym, a\km£n Dïv Fóv ho¼Sn¡pó a\pjym, ]dbq, FhnsSbmWv a\km£n? BÀ¡mWv a\km£n?

\s½ kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw \mb Fóv ]dbpóXv hfsc tamiamb Hcp Pohnbmbn«mWv \½Ä ]et¸mgpw ImWpóXv. AXv Hcp]mSv sXcphnð Aeªp \S¡póXp sImïmbncn¡mw. \n§Ä¡v AdnbmhpóXpt]mse aebmf at\mcabnð Cós¯ Nn´mhnjbw Fó ]wàn hµy\mb Sn. sP. tPmjzm A¨³ ZnhwKX\mbXn\p tijw ]ecpw FgpXn XpS§n. ]t£ Ct¸mÄ XpSÀóp sImïncn¡póXv tcmlnWn Xncp\mÄ Fóv t]cpÅ HcmfmWv. GXm\pw RbdmgvNIÄ¡v a¼v, s\t¸mfnb³ t_mW¸mÀ«v \S¯nb Hcp bp² If¯nse Hcp cwKambncpóp Nn´mhnjbambn FgpXnbncpóXv. At\I ]SbmfnIÄ apdnthÁp InS¡póp, acn¨hÀ Hcp]mSv InS¡póp. B bp² If¯neqSn s\t¸mfnb³ C§s\ \Sóp hcpt¼mÄ acn¨p hoW Hcp ]«mf¡mcsâ ih¯nsâ AcnsI Ccpóv Hcp \mb Hmcnbn«v i_vZapïm¡pIbpw, CS¡nS¡v B ]«mf¡mc\v Npw_\w sImSp¡pIbpw sN¿pó cwKw Iïp. s\t¸mfnb³ Ipsdt\cw B cwKw t\m¡n \nópt]mbn. At±lw aS§n t]mbn. At±l¯nsâ lrZb¯n\v ]cnhÀ¯\w Dïmbn FómWv Nn´m hnjbw FgpXnb BÄ tcJs¸Sp¯nbncn¡póXv. a\pjy³ aSn¡póXv \mb sN¿m³ XpSn¡póp.

Hcp bphmhv Xsâ hfÀ¯p \mbbv¡v `£Ww sImSp¡pó Hcp hoUntbm ASp¯nsS ImWphm³ CSbmbn. Rm³ IcªpsImïv Iï Hcp hoUntbm BWv. bphmhv Xsâ hfÀ¯p \mbbv¡v sImSp¡phm³ Hcp ]m{X¯nð `£Ww FSp¯p. Xsâ hfÀ¯p\mb DSs\ hóv Ahsâ Imen\cnInð His Master's Voice ð \mw ImWpó ]Sw t]mse, ]n³ImepIfnð Fgpt\Áncpóp. bphmhv Hcp kv]qWnð `£Ww FSp¯v \mbbpsS hmbn¡cnInte¡v sImïphóp. ]t£ \mb AXv Ign¨nñ, ]Icw AXnsâ iq\yamb `£W]m{Xw CSXp ssI sImïv Hóv X«n. bphmhv `£Ww AXnð C«p sImSp¯p. \mb AXp Xnóp. hoïpw bphmhv Hcp kv]qWnð `£Ww FSp¯v £atbmsS Ccpó \mbbpsS hmbn¡cnInte¡v sImïphóp, \mb Ign¨nñ. hoïpw ]m{Xw Hóv X«n. CXv ]e XhW BhÀ¯n¨p. HSphnð bphmhv `£Ww apgph³ \mbbpsS ]m{X¯nð C«psImSp¯n«v Fgpt\Áp t]mbn. \mbbpw `£Wt¯mSpIqsS B ]m{Xw ISn¨p]nSn¨psImïv ]pdt¯¡v HmSn. AXv HmSnbXv aXnen\v ]pd¯v hgntbmc¯v hnióp XfÀó thsdmcp \mbbpsS ASpt¯¡mWv, hnióv £oWn¨p Dd§n InSó B \mbsb X«nbpWÀ¯n. bPam\t\mSv tNmZn¨phm§nb B A[nI `£Ww AtX]Sn hnióncpó B \mb¡v sImSp¯p. Fñmw lrZb kv]Àinbmb cwK§fmbncpóXn\mð Fsâ I®v \ndªpt]mbn.

kzÀ®\mhpImc\mb Cuhm\ntbmkv tNmZn¡pó B tNmZyw Fsâ a\knð DbÀóp hóp. a\pjym, FhnsSbmWv \nsâ a\Êm£n? Hcp arK¯nsâ kzbkn²hpw kzm`mhnIhpamb IcpXepw IcpWbpw; kzmÀ°X ]nSn¨p]Ánb a\pjy\v AXv \jvSambnt¸mbn. [\hmsâ at\m`mhw F´mWv? \nsâ \nÀ`mKyw \nsâ hnjbw! It does not matters to me AXv Fsâ hnjbañ. \nsâ ZuÀ`mKyw \o A\p`hn¨p XoÀ¡Ww. CXmWv Cós¯ \½psSbpw at\m`mhw.

hnip² eqt¡mknsâ kphntijw 10þmw A²yb¯nð \ñ iacnbm¡mcsâ IYbpïv. ]ptcmlnX\pw tehy\pw ISópt]mbn. iacnbm¡mc³ hóp. Aht\m \nsâ ZuÀ`mKyw Fsâ IqsS ZuÀ`mKyamWv, AXv Fsó¡qSn _m[n¡póXmWv; AXpsImïv B ImgvN Ahs\ kv]Àin¡póq. IpXnc¸pd¯p \nópw Cd§n Ahsâ ASp¯p sNñpóp. Ahsâ apdnhpIsf hr¯nbm¡póp. F® ]qin apdnhpIsf sh¨v sI«póp. IqsS sImïp t]mIpóp. ]cnNcn¡m³ Gð¸n¡póp; A[nIw Fs´¦nepw Bbmð aS§n hcpt¼mÄ XópsImÅmw. AXpsImïmWv Dietrich Bonhoeffer Fó temI{]kn²\mb thZimkv{XÚ³ ]dbpópïv {InkvXob injyXzw Fóv ]dbpóXv hfsc {]bmkapÅXpw, _p²nap«pÅXpw, NnethdnbXpamWv. Christian descipleship is very costly. AXv XymK¯ntâXmWv. ImcWw A\ysâ thZ\bv¡v Rm³ ]cnlmcw ImWWw. AXp NnehpÅXmWv, A²zm\w BhiyapÅXmWv. ]eXpw XyPnt¡ïn hcpw.

hnip² aÀt¡mknsâ kphntij¯nð \mw hmbn¡pó (henbt\m¼nse aqómas¯ RbdmgvNbnse hmb\) XfÀhmZnsb tbiphnsâ ASp¯p sImïphó kw`h¯nð icnbmb injyXz¯nse XymKw \mw ZÀin¡pópïv. tbip I^Àótlmanð Hcp ho«nð Dsïóv Adnhp In«n. [mcmfw t]À AhnsS XSn¨pIqSnbncpóp. tbip B ho«nð Dsïóv \mept]À Adnªt¸mÄ AhcpsS a\Ênð BZyw hóXv AhcpsS Bhiy§Ä Bbncpónñ. AhÀ¡p ]cnNbapÅ XfÀópInSó asÁmcp a\pjysâ Imcyambncpóp. AhÀ \mept]cpw tNÀóv Ahs\ AhnsS Iq«ns¡mïphóp. At¸mgpw henb Hcp {]XnkÔn, Ahs\ AIt¯m«p IbÁm³ ]Ápónñ. AhÀ Ahs\ AhnsS XÅnbn«v t]mbnñ. ]pWy{]hÀ¯nIÄ¡v shñphnfnIfpïv. AhnsS AcpatbmsS \nóp; {]iv\w ]cnlcn¨p, AXnPohn¨p. tað¡qc s]mfn¨v I«ntemsS Ahs\ AI¯nd¡n. IÀ¯mhv ]£hmX¡mc\v kuJyw sImSp¯p. B \mept]cpsS hnizmkambncpóp henbXv. AhÀ {]tLmjn¡mt\m, Flex H«n¡mt\m Hópw t]mbnñ. Bgamb hnizmkhpw B\p]mZnIamb IÀ½hpw IpSn tNcpt¼mgmWv AXv ]qÀ®amIpóXv.

2000 apXð 2025 hscbpÅ Ccp]¯nbôv hÀj§fnð kaql¯nð Dïmb `bm\Iamb ]cnhÀ¯\§sf Ipdn¨v at\mcabpsS k¹nsaânð {it²bamb Nne Ipdn¸pIÄ Dïmbncpóp. A]ISIcamb hyXnbm\§Ä:

  1. IpSpw_ k¦ð¸¯n\v amÁw hóp.
  2. hnhml k¦ð¸¯n\v amÁw hóp. sNd¸¡mcnð \sñmcp ]¦n\v hnhmlw thï. hnhmlw Ign¨mð Xsó, AhÀ¡v Ip«nIÄ thï.

IpSpw_w FóXv ssZhw Øm]n¨ kwhn[m\amWv. AXv XymK¯nsâbpw, IcpWbptSbpw, IcpXensâbpw `qanbnse ]dpZokbmWv. FhnsSbmWv Hcp IpSpw_w ]dpZokbmIpóXv? ]ckv]capÅ kvt\lhpw IcpXepw Du«nbpd¸n¡pt¼mÄ IpSpw_w ]dpZokbmIpóp. Rm³ hoïpw St. John Crysostum ]dªXv ]dbs«. When the husaband and wife truely love and respect each other nobody can overtake them. At±lw hnhml IpSpw_s¯ Hcp henb tIm«tbmSmWv D]an¨ncn¡póXv. At±lw hoïpw ]dbpóp: Husaband and wife are called to serve each other. AhnsSbmWv s\m¼c§Ä AdnbpóXv. Xm§pw XWepw _ehpw XpWbpw CWbpw Hs¡bmbn amdpóXv.

F§s\bmWv cmlm_v Fó thiybpw cq¯v Fó tamhm_y kv{Xobpw I\m\y kv{Xobv¡v XpeycmIpóXv? Risking one life for the sake of others. aÁpÅhcpsS c£bv¡pthïn, aÁpÅhcpsS kt´mj¯n\pw kam[m\¯n\pw thïn kz´ PohnXs¯ A]ISs¸Sp¯póhcpsS hnizmkamWv henbXv. tbiphnsâ ASp¯p hóXv Hcp ]pdPmXn¡mcn kv{XobmWv. Aós¯ kmaqly hyhØnXnbnð A§s\bpÅhÀ¡v tbiphnsâ ASp¯p hcphm³ {]bmkambncpóp. InWÁpIcbnse iacym¡mcn kv{XotbmSv kwkmcn¡pIbpw kwhZn¡pIbpw ]nóoShsf ssZhmßmhnð t\SnsbSp¡pIbpw sNbvX IÀ¯mhn\v Cu kv{XotbmSpw AIð¨ Hópapïmbncpónñ. Fómð kapZmb¯nse shdp¸v hepXmbncpóp. Fómð AsXmópw hIshbv¡msX ss[cyambn«mbncqóp AhÄ IÀ¯mhnsâ ASpt¯¡v hóXv. Xsâ aIÄ¡pthïn AhÄ kz´w Pohs\ A]ISs¸Sp¯n. AXpsImïmWv thZ ]ÞnXòmÀ cmlm_ns\bpw cq¯nt\bpw I\m\y kv{XotbmSv XmcXays¸Sp¯póXv.

tbmiph ZoÀLZÀinbpsS ]pkvXIw BZy A[ymb§fnemWv \mw cmlm_ns\ Ipdn¨v BZyambn AdnbpóXv. I\m\ytZiw HÁpt\m¡phm³ tbmiph cïv Nmcòmsc Ab¨p, {]tXyIn¨v I\m\y tIm«bpsS iàn, AXnsâ hn\ymkw, kwLS\, ssk\nI kÖoIcWw, {IaoIcW§Ä Fónh hnebncp¯phm³. AhÀ¡v cmlm_v Fó thiy A`bhpw kwc£Whpw \ðIn. King George Edition Bible cmlm_ns\¡pdn¨v ]¯p XhW ]cmaÀin¨n«pïv. F{_mb teJ\w 11þmw A²ymbw 31þmw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp: "hnizmk¯mð dmlm_v Fó thiy HäpImsc kam[m\t¯msS ssIs¡mïp AhnizmknItfmSpIqsS \in¡mXncpóp.' IqSmsX, bmt¡m_nsâ teJ\w 2þmw A²ymbw 25þmw hmIy¯nð ]dbpóp: AÆ®w cmlm_v Fó thiybpw ZqXsc ssIs¡mÄIbpw thsdmcp hgnbmbn ]dªb¡bpw sNbvXXnð {]hr¯nIfmð Añtbm \oXoIcn¡s¸«Xp?' cmlm_v Hcp I\m\y kv{XobmsW¦nepw, Hcp thiybmbn ap{Z Ip¯s¸«ncpóp G¦nepw AhfpsS t]cv tbip{InkvXphnsâ hwimhenbnð DÄs¸Sp¯nbn«psïóv AdntbïXv {][m\amWv. a\pjy³ ]pdsabpÅXv t\m¡póp, ssZhtam lrZb§sf tim[\ sN¿póp.

cmlm_v hnizmk¯mð ss[cyw {]m]n¨v Nmcòmsc Xsâ ho«nð Hfn¸n¨p ]mÀ¸n¨p. NmcòmÀ hóncn¡póp Fóp sbcotlm cmPmhnóp Adnhp In«n. sbcotlmcmPmhp cmlm_ns³d ASp¡ð Bfb¨p: AhÀ Fs³d ASp¡ð hóncpóp F¦nepw FhnSp¯pImÀ Fóp Rm³ Adnªnñ. Ccp«mbt¸mÄ ]«WhmXnð AsS¡pó kab¯p, AhÀ ]pds¸«pt]mbn; FhntS¡p t]mbn Fóp Rm³ Adnbpónñ; thK¯nð AhcpsS ]nómse sNñphn³; Fómð Ahsc Iïp]nSn¡mw Fóp ]dªp. Fómð AhÄ Ahsc ho«n³ apIfnð sImïpt]mbn AhnsS ASp¡nsh¨ncpó NW¯ïpIfpsS CSbnð Hfn¸n¨ncpóp. Ahkm\w AhÄ Ahsc InfnhmXneqsS Hcp Ibdp sI«n Cd¡nhn«p. AhÄ AhtcmSv Hcp Imcyw ]dªp: btlmh Cu tZiw \n§Ä¡p Xóncn¡póp. Fómð \n§Ä Cu cmPyw ]nSn¨S¡pt¼mÄ FtómSpw Fsâ IpSp_t¯mSpw Zb sNbvXp c£n¡Ww Fóv At]£n¨p. ASbmf¯n\mbn Ahsc Cd¡nhn« B InfnhmXnð¡ð Hcp Nph¸pNcSp sI«pIbpw sNbvXp. A\zjn¡m³ hóhÀ hosSmóv Acn¨ps]dp¡n FSp¯ncpóp F¦nð AhfpsS PohnXw A]ISs¸Spambncpóp. \½Ä Hcp ]m«v ]mSpasñm:

      hcpósX´pw hcs«óñmsX\n¡p ]mSnñ.

C\nbpw, cq¯ns\ F´n\mWv I\m\y kv{XotbmSv D]an¨ncn¡póXv? Those who put other's need before their own. X§fpsS Bhiy§sf¡mÄ aÁpÅhcpsS Bhiy§Ä¡v ap³KW\ sImSp¡póhcpsS hnizmkamWv henbXv. I\m\y kv{Xobn¡v aÁt\Iw {]iv\§fpïmbncpóncn¡mw. ]s£ AhÄ¡v Htó ]dbm\pÅp. Fâ aIfpsS `qtXm]{Zhw amdWw. HdnK\nte¡v aS§n hómð A½ k`bpw aIÄ k`bnse HcwKhpamWv. cq¯v A½mhnb½ Bb \thmantbmSp ]dbpóp: "\nsó hn«p]ncnhm\pw \ns³d IqsShcmsX aS§nt¸mIphm\pw FtómSp ]dbcptX; \o t]mIptóS¯p Rm\pw t]mcpw; \o ]mÀ¡ptóS¯p Rm\pw ]mÀ¡pw; \ns³d P\w Fs³d P\w, \ns³d ssZhw Fs³d ssZhw. \o acn¡ptóS¯p Rm\pw acn¨p AS¡s¸Spw; acW¯meñmsX Rm³ \nsó hn«p]ncnªmð btlmh X¡h®hpw A[nIhpw FtómSp sN¿pamdmIs«.' (cq¯v 1:16þ17) "\nsó sImónt« Rm³ t]mIpIbpÅp', A§s\bñ: AXv Cós¯ ]ecptSbpw Nn´mKXnbmWv. cq¯v bn{kmtbensâ ssZhs¯ `bs¸SpIbmWv.

AhfpsS kz´¡mcpw ho«pImcpw Fñmw DÅ Øe¯p \nóv, AhÄ P\n¨p hfÀó Hcp kwkvImc¯nð \nóv, `À¯mhpw \jvSs¸« kab¯v thsdmcp kmlNcy¯nte¡v Hcp aSnbpw IqSmsX A½mhnA½tbmsSm¸w t]mIphm³ cq¯v XbmdmIpóp. That was her commitment for the sake of others. Fómð ssZhw Ahsf ssIhn«nñ. AhÄ hnizkn¨ bn{ktbensâ ssZhw Ahsf ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n. aÁpÅhsc IcpXpóhsc ssZhw IcpXpóp. aÁpÅhsc XymK]qÀÆambn ip{iqjn¡pIbpw klmbn¡pIbpw sN¿póhÀ¡v ssZhw XpWbmIpw. AXn\v GÁhpw \ñ DZmlcWamWv cq¯v. Gentate¡nsâ NmÀ¨¡mc\mb t_mhmkv Ahsf hnhmlw Ign¡póp. t_mhmknð cq¯n\v Hmt_Zv Fóp ]dbpó Hcp aI³ P\n¡póp. B Hmt_ZmWv ZmhoZv cmPmhnsâ ]nXmhmb bnimbnbpsS ]nXmhv Asñ¦nð ZmhoZv cmPmhnsâ ap¯Ñ³. cq¯n\pw CSw In«n IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ hwimhenbnð. \n§fpsS t]cpIÄ kzÀ¤¯nð FgpXs¸SpóXpsImïmWv \n§Ä kt´mjnt¡ïXv.

almßmKmÔnbpsS Hcp hmNIw: "\n§sf Xsó Isï¯phm\pÅ GÁhpw \ñ amÀ¤w aÁpÅhsc ip{iqjn¡póXnð \n§sf Xsó \jvSs¸Sp¯pI FóXmWv.'

bmt¡m_v amÀ sFtd\ntbmkv Xncpta\n FgpXnb ss__nÄ {]tLmjW§Ä Fó Hcp ]pkvXIw Dïv. AXnð Xncpta\n ]dbpó cïv hmNI§Ä Rm³ D²cn¡pIbmWv. "hnip² dqlmbmð \ndbpóhÀ A]csâ \òbv¡v thïn F´v XymKhpw thZ\Ifpw kln¡phm³ Fópw kó²cmbncn¡pw. XymK]qÀ®amb kvt\lPohnXamWv GÁhpw henb AÛpXw.'

{]ikvX djy³ t\mhenkvÁpw sNdpIYmIr¯pw \mSIIr¯pw Bbncpóp Anton Chekhov. At±l¯nsâ ]e cN\Ifpw Bg¯nð kv]Àin¡póXpw I®ocWnbn¡póhbpw BWv. At±l¯nsâ {]kn²amb Hcp IYbmWv The Begger '`n£¡mc³'. HcpIme¯v henb k¼¯pw {]ikvXnbpw {]Xm]hpw DÅ Hcp {]kn² KmbI\mbncpó, Fómð ISp¯ aZy]m\mkàn ImcWw, i_vZhpw D]Poh\ amÀ¤hpw DÄs¸sS Fñmw \jvSs¸« Hcp a\pjys\¡pdn¨v IYbnð ]dbpóp. At±l¯nsâ PohnXw AÀ°iq\yambn: At±lw ]«nWn InSóp, `£W¯n\mbn bmNn¡m³ \nÀºÔnX\mbn.

Hcn¡ð, klXm]hpw [m\[À½hpw t\Sm³ IÅw ]dbm³ {ian¨psImïv AbmÄ Hcp A`n`mjIsâ ASpt¯¡v t]mbn. h¡oð AbmfpsS hô\ Xncn¨dnªp. Fóncpómepw AbmÄ¡v hndIpsh«pó tPmen sImSp¯p. h¡oen\v HmÄK Fó Hcp ]mNI¡mcn Dïmbncpóp. B a\pjy\v taðt\m«w hln¡m³ AhtfmSv Bhiys¸«p. B kab¯v, B a\pjy³ XnI¨pw elcnbnembncpóp, AbmÄ¡v \nhÀóv \nð¡m³t]mepw {XmWnbpïmbncpónñ. Fóncpómepw, Hcp aWn¡qdn\ptijw, Ah³ Fñm tPmenIfpw hnPbIcambn ]qÀ¯nbm¡nbXmbn HmÄK dnt¸mÀ«v sNbvXp.

h¡oð B a\pjy\v \nch[n {]`mjW§fpw D]tZi§fpw \ðIn ]dªb¨p. Ipsd Ime§Ä¡ptijw AbmÄ Xncns¨¯n, aZy]m\w Dt]£n¨p Fóp ]dªp. Xsâ D]tZi§Ä B a\pjys\ amÁn Fóp IcpXn A`n`mjI³ kt´mjn¨p. Fómð, Xm³ am\km´cs¸«Xv h¡oensâ {]`mjW§Ä sImïñ, adn¨v HmÄK Fó kv{XobpsS Zbm]qÀÆamb CSs]Sepw {]hÀ¯nIfpw sImïmsWóv B a\pjy³ shfns¸Sp¯n. AhÄ A\pI¼tbmsS s]cpamdn. Hópw sN¿m³ Ignbm¯hn[w aZy]n¨ncpó AbmÄ¡v hndIv apgph\pw sh«nsImSp¯p. AXv AbmfpsS a\kns\ kv]Àin¨p, AbmfpsS PohnXw amÁm³ Ahs\ t{]cn¸n¨p. HmÄK the¡mcnbmsW¦nepw ssZhIcpWbpsS {]XoIambncpóp.

D]kwlmcambn, St. John Chrysostom sâ Hcp hmNIw IqSn Rm³ D²cn¡póp: Mercy imitates God and disappoints Satan.IcpW ssZhs¯ A\pIcn¡póp; km¯ms\ \ncmis¸Sp¯póp. AXv At±l¯nsâ hm¡pIÄ. At±l¯nsâ injy\pw \ma[mcnbpamb Rm³ (Chrysostomos) AXnt\mSv Iq«nt¨À¡póp: Mercylessness saddens God and imitates Satan. IcpWbnñmbva ssZhs¯ ZpJn¸n¡póp; km¯ms\ A\pIcn¡póp.

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