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MARCH 2005 SERMON - MALAYALAM
VOL:4 ISSUE:03

BEHOLD, SOMEONE GREATER THAN JONAH AND SOLOMON!
CXm, tbm\mbnepw itemtam\nepw henbh³!
By REV. FR. JOSEPH KARUKAYIL

At¸mÄ im{kvXnamcnepw ]coiòmcnepw NneÀ Aht\mSp: Kptcm, \o Hcp ASbmfw sNbvXpIm×m³ R§Ä CÑn¡póp Fóp ]dªp. Ah³ AhtcmSp D¯cw ]dªXp: tZmjhpw hy`nNmchpapÅ Xeapd ASbmfw Xncbpóp; tbm\m {]hmNIs³d ASbmfañmsX AXnóp ASbmfw e`n¡bnñ. tbm\m ISem\bpsS hbänð aqóp cmhpw aqóp ]Iepw CcpóXpt]mse a\pjy]p{X³ aqóp cmhpw aqóp ]Iepw `qanbpsS DÅnð Ccn¡pw. \os\th¡mÀ \ymbhn[nbnð Cu XeapdtbmSp Hón¨p Fgptóäp AXns\ Ipäw hn[n¡pw; AhÀ tbm\bpsS {]kwKw tI«p am\km´cs¸«phtñm; CXm, ChnsS tbm\bnepw henbh³. sXs¡cmÚn \ymbhn[nbnð Cu XeapdtbmSp Hón¨p DbnÀs¯gptóäp AXns\ Ipäw hn[n¡pw; AhÄ itemtams³d Úm\w tIĸm³ `qanbpsS AdpXnIfnð \nóp hóphtñm; ChnsS CXm, itemtam\nepw henbh³.
(a¯mbn 12:38--42)

temI¯nð BßobXsbóp ]dªmð {]iv\clnXamb, hnja§fnñm¯ Hcp PohnXsaómWv ]ecptSbpw hnh£. tbip{InkvXp CXn\p hn]coXambn«mWv \s½ Dðt_m[n¸n¡póXv. a\pjysâ IjvSXIfpw thZ\Ifpw A\pZn\w A[nIcn¨phcnIbmWv. HcpIme¯v ]«nWnbpw Zmcn{Zhpw Bbncpóp IjvSXbpsS apJap{Zsb¦nð CóXñ. kar²nbpsS \Sphnð BWv Cóv a\pjy³ IjvSX A\p`hn¡póXv. [\nI\pw Zcn{Z\pw Cóv thZ\bmWv. ]ÞnX\pw ]mac\pw Cóv thZ\bmWv. Xncpta\n¡pw sslta\n¡pw Cóv thZ\bmWv. FñmhÀ¡pw Cóv thZ\bmWv. thZ\IÄ¡p ]e adp]SnIfpw DïmImw. thZ\IÄ IqSpt´mdpw AÛpX§Ä ImWm\pÅ a\pjysâ hy{KX Gdnhcpóp.

{]kvXpX thZ`mK¯nð \mw ImWpóXv ASbmf§fpw AÛpX§fpw Xncbpó Xeapdsb sXs¡cmÚn DbnÀs¯gptóäp \ymbw hnn[¡pw FómWv. Cu sXs¡cmÚn BcmWv? ASbmfw A\zjn¡pó Xeapdsb \ymbw hn[n¡m³ X¡h®w AhfpsS {]tXyIXIÄ Fs´ñmamWv? XncphN\w {i²n¨mð H³]Xv {][m\amb {]tXyIXIÄ sXs¡cmÚnbnð ImWm³ km[n¡pw. 2 Zn\hr¯m´w 9mw A²ymbw 1-þ12 hmIy§fnð \nópw Cu {]tXyIXIÄ \ap¡p a\knem¡m³ km[n¡pw.

si_mcmÚn itemtams³d IoÀ¯n tI«n«p ISsamgnIfmð itemtams\ ]co£nt¡ïXnóp AXnal¯mb ]cnhmct¯mSpw kpKÔhÀ¤hpw A\h[n s]mópw cXv\hpw Npaó H«I§tfmSpIqsS sbcpiteanð hóp; AhÄ itemtams³d ASp¡ð hótijw Xs³d at\mcYw Hs¡bpw Aht\mSp {]kvXmhn¨p. AhfpsS kIe tNmZy§Ä¡pw itemtam³ kam[m\w ]dªp; kam[m\w ]dhm³ IgnbmsX Hópw itemtamóp ads]mcpfmbncpónñ. si_mcmÚn itemtams³d Úm\hpw Ah³ ]WnX Aca\bpw Ahs³d taibnse `£Whpw Ahs³d `rXyòmcpsS Ccn¸pw Ahs³d ip{iqjIòmcpsS \nebpw AhcpsS DSp¸pw Ahs³d ]m\]m{XhmlIòmscbpw AhcpsS DSp¸ns\bpw btlmhbpsS Beb¯nte¡pff Ahs³d Fgpsóff¯pw Iïn«p A¼cópt]mbn. AhÄ cmPmhnt\mSp ]dªXp Fs´ómð: \ns³d Imcy§sfbpw Úm\s¯bpw Ipdn¨p Rm³ Fs³d tZi¯p sh¨p tI« hÀ¯am\w kXyw Xtó; Rm³ hóp kz´ I®psImïp ImWpwhsc B hÀ¯am\w hnizkn¨nñ; Fómð \ns³d Úm\amlmßy¯ns³d ]mXnt]mepw Rm³ Adnªncpónñ, Rm³ tI« tIÄhnsb¡mÄ \o t{ijvT\mIpóp. \ns³d `mcyamÀ `mKyhXnIÄ; \ns³d ap¼nð Fñmbvt]mgpw \nóp \ns³d Úm\w tIÄ¡pó Cu \ns³d `rXyòmcpw `mKyhmòmÀ. \ns³d ssZhamb btlmsh¡pthïn cmPmhmbn«p Xs³d knwlmk\¯nð \nsó Ccp¯phm³ \nónð {]kmZn¨ncn¡pó \ns³d ssZhamb btlmh hmgv¯s¸«h³; \ns³d ssZhw bn{kmtbens\ Ftó¡pw \ne\nev¡pamdmt¡ïXnóp Ahsc tkv\ln¨XpsImïp \oXnbpw \ymbhpw \S¯phm³ \nsó AhÀ¡p cmPmhm¡nbncn¡póp. AhÄ cmPmhnóp \qäncp]Xp Xme´v s]mópw A\h[n kpKÔhÀ¤hpw cXv\hpw sImSp¯p; si_mcmÚn itemtam³ cmPmhnóp sImSp¯Xpt]msebpff kpKÔhÀ¤w ]nsó Dïmbn«nñ. Hm^ocnð\nóp s]móp sImïphó lqcmans³d Zmkòmcpw itemtams³d Zmkòmcpw Nµ\hpw cXv\hpw sImïphóp. cmPmhp Nµ\acwsImïp btlmhbpsS Beb¯nópw cmP[m\n¡pw AgnIfpw kwKoX¡mÀ¡p Inóc§fpw hoWIfpw Dïm¡n; Cu hI ]ïp sblqZmtZi¯p Atijw Iïn«nñ. si_mcmÚn cmPmhnóp sImïphóXnð ]cambn AhÄ B{Kln¨Xpw tNmZn¨Xpsams¡bpw itemtam³ cmPmhp AhÄ¡p sImSp¯p; A§s\ AhÄ Xs³d `rXyòmcpambn kztZit¯¡p aS§nt¸mbn.
(2 Zn\hr¯m´w 9:1-þ12)


CtX kw`hw Xsó 1 cmPm¡òmÀ 10mw A²ymbw 1-þ13 hmIy§fnepw hnhcn¡póp.

ZmhoZvcmPmhnsâ aI\mbncpóp itemtam³. temI¯nð BZyambn Hcp tZhmebw ]WnX cmPmhmbncpóp itemtam³. PvRm\nIfnð PvRm\nbmbncpóp itemtam³. GÁhpw henb `cWm[n]³ Bbncpóp itemtam³. Cu \mep {]tXyIXIÄ kt½fn¨ alm\mbncpóp itemtam³. CXm itemtam\nepw henbh³ \t½mSpIqsS ChnsS! itemtam³ ZmhoZnsâ ]p{X\msW¦nð tbip ZmhoZvtKm{X¯nse _meknwlamWv. itemtam³ BZytZhmebw ]WnX BfmsW¦nð kIe tZhmeb§fptSbpw IÀ¯mhmWv tbip. itemtam³ `cW\n]pW\mb cmPmhmbncpsó¦nð Xsâ cmPXz¯n\v Ahkm\anñm¯ cmPy¯nse cmPm[ncmP\mWv tbip. itemtam³ PvRm\nIfnð PvRm\nbmbncpópsh¦nð kIe PvRm\¯ntâbpw DdhnSamWv tbip. Cu alm\mb itemtam³ cmPmhnsâ ASpt¯¡mWv thsdmcp cmÚn ISóphcpóXv. Cu cmÚnbpsS {]tXyIXIÄ {i²n¡pI:

  1. PvRm\w A\zjn¨ si_mcmÚn.
    btlmh`IvXnbmWv Úm\¯ns³d Bcw`w. k¦oÀ¯\]pkvXIw 14mw A²ymbw Hómw hmIy§fnð ]dbpóp; "ssZhs¯ At\zjn¡pó _p²nam\ptïm Fóp Im×m³ btlmh kzÀ¤¯nð\nóp a\pjy]p{Xòmsc t\m¡póp.' ssZhs¯ At\zjn¡póh\mWv Úm\n. Fómð im{kvXnamcpw ]coiòmcpw tbiphnsâ ASp¡ð At\zjn¨Xp Úm\añ: ASbmf§fpw AÛpX§fpamWv. Cóv {InkvXym\nIfnð ]ecpw At\zjn¡póXp btlmh`IvXnsbó Úm\añ: X§fpsS {]iv\§sf ZqcoIcn¡m³ IgnhpÅ ASbmf§fpw AÛpX§fpamWv. X§fpsS Zpjv{]hWXIsf hn«pXncnªp ssZhkón[nbnte¡p ASp¯phcmt\m, PvRm\w {Kln¸mt\m, ssZhs¯ ssZhambn AwKoIcn¡mt\m, a\ÊpXncnbmt\m, cq]m´cs¸Smt\m X¿mdmImsX ASbmf§fpw AÛpX§fpw am{Xw A\zjn¡póhsc \ymbw hn[n¡m³ am{Xw tbmKybmWv Úm\w A\zjn¨nd§nb si_mcmÚn. temI¯nð \ap¡p {]bmk§fpïv, IjvSXIfpïv. Fómð CXnsâ ]cnlmc¯n\mbn AÛpX§Ä Xncbphm\ñ, Úm\¯nsâ DdhnSamb Xónte¡p ASp¯phcpóXn\mWv tbip Blzm\w sN¿póXv. Úm\w Fs´óp k`m{]kwKn hniZam¡póp. "Rm³ kqcyóp Iosg C§s\bpw Úm\w Iïp; AXp F\n¡p hepXmbn tXmón; sNdntbmcp ]«Ww Dïmbncpóp; AXnð a\pjyÀ Npcp¡ambncpóp; hentbmcp cmPmhp AXns³d t\sc hóp, AXns\ \ntcm[n¨p, AXnsóXnsc henb sIm¯f§Ä ]WnXp. Fómð AhnsS km[phmtbmcp Úm\n ]mÀ¯ncpóp; Ah³ Xs³d Úm\¯mð ]«Ws¯ c£n¨p; F¦nepw B km[p a\pjys\ Bcpw HmÀ¯nñ.' (k`m{]kwKn 9:13þ15) Xsó Bcpw IcpXnbnsñ¦nepw B km[p a\pjy³ kzb_p²nsImïv Xsâ sNdnb ]«Ws¯ ià\mb i{XpcmPmhnð \nópw c£n¨p. PvRm\nbmbncpó itemtam³ Xncn¨dnª hepXmb Úm\ambncpóp AXv.

  2. AdnhpIÄ A\p`h§fm¡m³ ISóphó si_mcmÚn.
    si_mcmÚn itemtams\¸Án hfsc A[nIw tI«ncpóp. Xm³ tI«ncpó AdnhpIsf t\cnð Iïp a\Ênem¡póXn\pthïnbmWv AhÄ ISóphóXv. ]eÀ¡pw hn]peamb AdnhpIÄ Dïv. Fómð AdnhpIÄ sImïpam{Xw Bßc£ {]m]yañ. \½psS ]nXm¡òmÀ¡v Adnhñ A\p`hamWv DïmbncpóXv. Ct¿m_v Xsâ A\p`hw ]dbpóp; "Rm³ \nsó¡pdn¨p Hcp tIÄhn am{Xta tI«ncpópffp; Ct¸mtgm, Fs³d kz´I®mð \nsó ImWpóp.' (Ct¿m_v 42:5) CXmWv B²ymßnIPohnX¯nsâ A\p`hw.

  3. Xs³d at\mcYsams¡bpw cmPkón[nbnð Xpdóp {]kvXmhn¨ si_mcmÚn.
    At\I a\ÊpIÄ \odn¸pIbpó Aán]ÀÆX§fmWv. \½psS hyk\§Ä BcpsS ap¼nð Xpdóp ]dbpw? CXp \½nð ]ecptSbpw henb Hcp {]iv\amWnXv. BgvNh«¯ns³d Hómw \mÄ AXnIme¯p Iñsd¡ð F¯nb {kvXoIfpsS a\Ênse Hcp henb hy[bmbncpóp; "\ap¡pthïn BÀ Iñp Dcp«n¡fbpw'. ASbmf§fpw AÛpX§fpw XncªpsImïñ \½psS {]iv\§Ä¡p ]cnlmcw ImtWïXv. cmPm[ncmP\mb tbiphnsâ ap¼nð \½psS at\mcYsams¡bpw XpdópIm«pt¼mgmWv \½psS {]iv\§Ä¡p imizX]cnlmcw e`yamIpóXv. a\pjy³ tXSpó aqóp Imcy§fmWv kpJw, kt´mjw, B\µw. `uXoIhkvXp¡fpambn _Ôs¸Spt¼mÄ e`n¡pó A`nImayamb Hcp A\p`qXnbmWv kpJw. hyànIfpambn _Ôs¸Spt¼mÄ e`n¡pó A\p`qXnbmWv kt´mjw. Fómð ssZhkman]y¯mð e`n¡pó henb Hcp A\p`hamWv B\µw. ssZhoIB\µw ss\anj A\p`qXnbñ, AsXmcp henb A\p`hamWv. kXyA\pXm]¯nð e`yamIpó A\p`hamWv ssZhoIB\µw.

  4. Xs³d kIe tNmZy§Ä¡pw cmPkón[nbnð D¯cw Isï¯nb si_mcmÚn.
    si_mcmÚn¡p D¯cw In«m¯ [mcmfw tNmZy§fpïmbncpóp. [mcmfw {]iv\§Ä AhÄ¡pïmbncpóp. AhfpsS kIe tNmZy§Ä¡pw itemtam³ kam[m\w ]dªp; kam[m\w ]dhm³ IgnbmsX Hópw itemtamóp ads]mcpfmbncpónñ. \½psS Hmtcmcp¯cptSbpw PohnX¯nepw D¯cw In«m¯ tNmZy§Ä [mcmfapïv. kam[m\w In«m¯ {]iv\§Ä ]eXpïv. a\pjyÀ¡v \½psS Fñm tNmZy§Ä¡pw D¯cw Xcm\pÅ Ignhnñ. Fómð kIe tNmZy§Ä¡pw D¯cw Xcm\pw Fñm {]iv\§Ä¡pw kam[m\w \ðIm\pw IgnhpÅ Hcmfpïv. tbip. Ah\mWv itemtam\nepw henbh³.

  5. cmPmhns\bpw cmPmhn\pÅXnt\bpw icnbmb coXnbnð Iïv AwKoIcn¨ si_mcmÚn.
    si_mcmÚn itemtams³d Úm\hpw, Aca\bpw, Aca\bnse s]cpamÁcoXnIfpw Iïn«p A¼cópt]mbn. ssZhoIImcy§fpw ssZhw Xón«pÅ A\p{Kl§fpw ip{iqjIfptSbpw Bcm[\bptSbpw aÀ½§fpw icnbmb coXnbnð ImWm³ km[n¡msX t]mIpóXmWv PohnX¯nsâ ]cmPbw. cmPkón[nbnð \nð¡pó Fhcpw `mKyhmòmcpw `mKyhXnIfpw BsWóp AhÄ AwKoIcn¡póp. itemtamt\¡mÄ henbh\mb ssZh¯nsâ kón[nbnð \nð¡pó Fhcpw F{Xsbm A[nIw `mKyhmòmcpw `mKyhXnIfpw BIpóp.

  6. cmPmhn\p ta¯camb s]mópw kpKÔhÀ¤hpw cXv\hpw ImgvNsh¨ si_mcmÚn.
    cmPmhv k¼ó\mbncpóp. bmsXmópw ImgvNbmbn Ah\v Bhiyapïmbncpónñ. Bcm[\ Hcp AÀ¸WamWv. \½Ä AÀ¸n¡pó sNdnb ImgvNIÄ Ah\p kzoImcyamWv. hn[h Hcp Nnñn¡miv sImSp¯p. APvRmX³ IgpXsb sImSp¯p. aÀt¡mkv amfnI sImSp¯p. AcnaXy¡mc³ tPmk^v Xsâ Iñd sImSp¯p. Fñmw Ah³ kzoIcn¨p. AÀ¸WanñmsX AÛpX§Ä am{Xw A\zjn¡póhsc hn[n¡m³am{Xw t]móhfmWv cmPmhn\p ImgvNIfÀ¸n¨ si_mcmÚn.

  7. cmPmhnð \nópw kar²nbmbn A\p{Klw Xncn¨phm§nb si_mcmÚn.
    AhÄ cmPmhnóp sImïphóXnð ]cambn AhÄ B{Kln¨Xpw tNmZn¨Xpsams¡bpw itemtam³ cmPmhp AhÄ¡p sImSp¯p. ssZhw X¼pcm³ \mw AÀ¸n¡pó Htcm sNdnb ImgvNIÄ¡pw Cc«nbmbn {]Xn^ew \ðIm³ aXnbmbh\mWv. k¡mbn Xsâ hkvXphIbnð ]mXn Zcn{ZÀ¡p sImSp¯p; hñXpw NXnhmbn hm§o«psï¦nð AXnsâ \mep aS§p aS¡nsImSp¯p. tbip Ah\pw Ahsâ apgph³ IpSpw_¯n\pw c£ {]Xn^eambn sImSp¯p. \mw tNmZn¡póXnepw \ns\¡póXnepw AXy´w D]cnbmbn Xcphm³ aXnbmbh\mWv \½psS ssZhw. ssZhw X¼pcm³ \½nð AÛpX§sf {]hÀ¯n¡m³ IgnhpÅh\mWv.

  8. Xr]vXnbmbn kztZit¯¡p aS§nt¸mb si_mcmÚn.
    Cu temI¯nse PohnXw Ignªp kz´tZit¯¡p \aps¡mcp bm{Xbpïv. Hcp hnizknbpsS kz´tZiw Cu `qanbñ. kz´tZit¯¡pÅ \½psS bm{X kwXr]vXntbmsS Bbncn¡Ww. temI¯nð \ap¡p IjvSXIfpïv, {]bmk§fpïv. Fómð \½psS aS¡bm{X kwXr]vXntbmsS Bbncn¡Ww. ]utemkv Çol ]dbpóp; "BIbmð \mapw km£nIfpsS C{X hentbmcp kaqlw \ap¡p Npäpw \nev¡póXpsImïp kIe `mchpw apdpsI ]äpó ]m]hpw hn«p \ap¡p ap¼nð sh¨ncn¡pó Hm«w ØncXtbmsS HmSpI.' (F{_mbÀ 12:1)

  9. cmPmhns\m¸w \nXyw hkn¡póXn\mbn XncnsI hó si_mcmÚn.
    XncphN\¯nð ]dbpónsñ¦nepw hnhn[ ]mc¼cy§Ä hnizkn¡póXv AhÄ XncnsI hóv cmPmhnt\mSpIqsS hkn¨pshómWv. FtXym]ybnse cmPIpSpw_§Ä si_mcmÚnbpsS ]c¼cIfmbn AhImis¸Spóp. {InkvXobPohnXw ChnsS Ahkm\n¡pónñ. a\pjy]p{Xòmtc! ]qgnbnð\nópw Xncn¨phcphn³ Fó Imlfi_vZw tIÄ¡pw. cmPmhnt\mSpIpsS \mw \nXyambn hkn¡pw. ssZht¯mSpIqsSbpÅ \nXyamb hmkw: AXmWv {InkvXym\nbpsS {]Xymi.

Cu temI¯nse \½psS PohnXw ]et¸mgpw IjvXIfptSbpw {]bmk§fptSbpw \SphnemWv. AÛpX§fpw ASbmf§fpw \ðIpó kam[m\añ \ap¡mhiyw. kIe¯n\pw D¯chpw kam[m\hpw \ðIm³ IgnhpÅ, Xsâ IjvSXbmð acWs¯ Pbn¨ cmPm[ncmP\mb tbiphnð \nópapÅ imizXkam[m\amWv \ap¡mhiyw. tbm\mbnepw itemtam\nepw henbh\mb tbiphnt\mSp tNÀópÅ \nXyhmkw HmÀ¡pt¼mÄ sRmSnt\ct¯¡pÅ \½psS Cu eLphmb Iãw GXpanñ. CXmWv IjvSXbpsS bmYmÀ°yX. CXmWv B²ymßob PohnX¯nsâ alXzw.

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


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