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JANUARY 2006 SERMON - MALAYALAM
VOL:5 ISSUE:01

HYSSOP, THE BLESSED PLANT
Cutkm¸p Fó A\p{Klkkyw

By REV. FR. MATHEW VAIDYAN

XncphN\mSnØm\¯nð {InkvXobip²oIcWw Cutkm¸psImïpÅ ip²oIcWamWv. ]gb\nba{]Imcw blqZip²oIcWhpw Cutkm¸psImïpÅXmbncpóp. {InkvXym\nbpsS BßobPohnX¯nse ip²oIcWhkvXphmb Cu Cutkm¸v Imðhdnbnð Xsâ càw No´n kzbw ]m]]cnlmcbmKambn¯oÀó tbip{InkvXphmsWóv thZ]pkvXIw \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póp. AXpsImïmWv ]nXm¡òmÀ Bcm[\{Ia§fnð {InkvXphns\ A\p{Klkkyw Fóp hntijn¸n¡póXv.

Cutkm¸v ip²oIcW¯nsâ apJm´ncamWv. Cutkm¸nsâ Hómas¯ ktµiw, ]pd¸mSp ]pkvXIw 12:22 ð \mw ImWpóp: "Cutkm¸p sNSnbpsS Hcp sI«p FSp¯p In®¯nepff cà¯nð ap¡n In®¯nepff càw Ipdp¼Sntaepw I«nf¡mð cïntòepw tXt¡Ww.' blqZaX{]ImcapÅ hnhn[ ip²oIcW ]cn]mSnIÄ¡p Cutkm¸v D]tbmKn¨ncpóp. Cutkm¸psNSnbpsS Xe¸p apdns¨Sp¯v Iq«ns¡«n {_jv cq]¯nem¡n càw ap¡n Xfn¡póXv ip²oIcW{]{InbbpsS `mKambncpóp. "]ptcmlnX³ ]mfb¯nóp ]pd¯p sNtñWw; IpjvTtcmKnbpsS IpjvTw kpJambn Fóp ]ptcmlnX³ Iïmð ip²oIcWw Ignhm\pffhópthïn Poh\pw ip²nbpapff cïp ]£n, tZhZmcp, Nph¸p\qð, Cutkm¸p Fónhsb sImïphcphm³ Iev]nt¡Ww.' (tehy]pkvXIw 14:3-þ4)

Ggp hnhn[ ]Ým¯e§fnð Cutkm¸v ]Zhpambn _Ôs¸«pÅ ip²oIcW Bib§Ä XncphN\w \s½ ]cnNbs¸Sp¯póp.

  1. AIhpw ]pdhpw ip²ambn kq£n¡Ww:
    ]qÀ® ip²oIcW¯nsâ `mKambn \½psS AIhpw ]pdhpw ip²ambn kq£n¡Ww. ]pdw ip²oIcW¯n\mbn \mw [mcmfw ]Whpw kabhpw Nnehgn¡póp. temI¯nð GÁhpw A[nIw Nnehgn¡s¸Spó hkvXp¡Ä icoc ip²oIcW kwhn[m\§fmb kpKÔhyÚ\§fmWv [Cosmetics].

  2. ip²oIcWw IeÀ¸nñm¯ A\p`hamW:
    `mKnIamb ip²n Aip²n XsóbmWv. Ipsd \òbpw Ipsd Xnòbpw tNÀó an{inXw Cutkm¸v ip²oIcWañ.

  3. sXÁpXncp¯nb tcJIÄ hyàhpw ip²hpambncn¡Ww:
    \½psS Bßobhpw `uXoIhpamb PohnX¯nð A£csXÁpIÄ [mcmfapïmImdpïv. C¯cw sXÁpIsf Imem\pkcWw Xncp¯pIbpw Xncp¯nb tcJIÄ kv^pShpw hyàhpambncn¡Ww.

  4. ip²oIcW A\pjvTm\§Ä:
    BNmcm\pjvTm\§fmð Dt]mð_eIamb {IaoIrX ip²oIcWw Cutkm¸v iq²oIcW¯nsâ Hcp khntijXbmWv.

  5. ]XnÀ \o¡nb ip²n:
    Cutkm¸v ip²n, ImÁnð ]ehpcp ]XnÀ DuÁnb [m\yw t]msebpw Xobnð DuXn¡gn¨ kzÀ®w t]msebpw If¦w \o¡nbXmWv.

  6. tZhmeb¯nse hnip² D]IcW§Ä:
    tZhmeb D]IcW§Ä ssZhalz¯n\pthïn am{XapÅXmWv. {]]ôw Hcp tZhmebamWv. Cu {]]ôtZhmeb¯nse D]IcW§fmWv \mw Htcmcp¯cpw. Cutkm¸n\mð ip²oIcn¨ \½psS {]hÀ¯nIÄ ssZhalXz¯n\p apJm´ncamIWw.

  7. IS_m²yX \o¡pó ip²oIcWw:
    Cutkm¸p ip²oIcWw IS§sfñmw sImSp¯pXoÀ¯ hoSpXensâ A\p`hamWv. Cutkm¸mIpó {IokvXphnsâ {IqipacW¯mð IS_m²yXIÄ sImSp¯pXoÀ¯ncn¡póp.

Cutkm¸nsâ cïmas¯ ktµiw 1 cmPm¡òmÀ 4:33 ð \mw ImWpóp; "se_mt\m\nse tZhZmcp apXð Nphcntòð apsf¡pó Cutkm¸phscbpff hr£mZnIsf¡pdn¨pw arKw, ]£n, CgPmXn, aÕyw Fónhsb¡pdn¨pw Ah³ {]kvXmhn¨p.' alm\mb itemtam³ cmPmhnsâ hnf¼c{]kvXmh\bmWv ChnsS {]Xn_mZn¡póXv. Úm\nbmb itemtam³ Cutkm¸nt\bpw tZhZmcphnt\bpw ]pIgv¯n¸dbpIbmWnhnsS. Úm\nIfmð hmgv¯phm\pw ]pIgv¯phm\pw am{Xw khntijXbpÅXmWv Cutkm¸v. bYmÀ°Úm\nIÄ ]pIgv¯póXv t{ijvTambXns\bmWv. AXv `uXnIambncn¡bnñ, ImcWw `uXoIambsXev]mw ]cnanXnbpÅXmWv. kpam{Xbnð kp\manbmð acWs¸«hcnð cïmbnct¯mfw imkv{XÚòmcpw DÄs¸Spóp. kp\man¡p ImcWsamcp¡nb `qKÀ` `qI¼¯nsâ tI{µ_nµp [Epicentre] kpam{X Zzo]n\Snbnð ap¸Xv IntemaoÁÀ Xmsgbmbncpóp. AXp shdpw Aôp IntemaoÁÀ IqSn apIfnembncpópsh¦nð Z£nW C³Uy apgph\mbpw XpS¨p\o¡s¸«pt]mtbt\w. `uXoIambsX´nsâbpw ]cnanXn F´pam{XsaómWv CXv kqNn¸n¡póXv.

Agp¡nñm¯nS¯p hfcpó kkyamWv Cutkm¸v. ip²nbpsS DdhnShpw ip²ambncn¡WsaómWv Cutkm¸nsâ DÛhØm\¯nsâ Cu {]tXyIX \ðIpó aqómas¯ ktµiw. Cutkm¸nsâ bYmÀ° A\p`hw DïmIpóXv IgpIn shSn¸m¡s¸« Hcp ØnXnhntij¯nemWv. AXpsImïmWv ZmhoZv Xsâ A\pXm]¯nsâ k¦oÀ¯\¯nð ]dbpóXv: "Rm³ \nÀ½e\mtIïXnóp Cutkm¸psImïp Fsó ip²oIcnt¡Wta; Rm³ lnat¯¡mÄ shfpt¡ïXnóp Fsó IgptIWta.' ZmhoZv Pohn¨ncpóXv {InkvXphnt\¡mÄ 1000 hÀj§Ä¡p ap¼mWv. Cutkm¸psImïv ip²oIcn¡Wsaóp ZmhoZv {]mÀ°n¡pt¼mÄ 1000 hÀj§Ä¡ptijw Imðhdnbnð \Só bmKs¯ ap³Ip«n ImWpIbmWv.

\memaXmbn, thZ\n¡póhÀ¡p kzm´z\w \ðIpóXmWv Cutkm¸v. ]pXnb\nba¯nð IÀ¯mhnsâ {IqipacWhpambn _Ôs¸«v Cutkm¸ns\ \mw ImWpóp. "AXns³d tijw kIehpw XnIªncn¡póp Fóp tbip Adnªn«p Xncpshgp¯p \nhr¯nbmIpwh®w: F\n¡p Zmln¡póp Fóp ]dªp. AhnsS ]pfn¨ hoªp \ndtªmcp ]m{Xw sh¨n«pïmbncpóp; AhÀ Hcp tkv]m§p ]pfn¨ hoªp \nsd¨p Cutkm¸pXïntòð B¡n Ahs³d hmtbmSp ASp¸n¨p.' (tbmlóm³ 19:29) Zmln¡póhÀ¡p ZmlPehpw, hni¡póhÀ¡p Blmchpw, thZ\n¡póhÀ¡p Bizmkhpw \ðIpóXmWv Cutkm¸v. CXpXsóbmWv Xncpk`bpsS e£yhpw. temIw \ðIpóXpt]msebpÅ Bizmksam kzm´z\sam Añ Cutkm¸v \ðIpóXv. Cutkm¸v \ðIpó kzm´z\¯nsâ {]tXyI hntijXIÄ XncphN\w \s½ ]Tn¡póp.

Cu Znhyamb kzm´z\¯nsâ \mep {]tXyIXIfmWv \½psS Nn´¡p hnjbo`hn¸n¡póXv.

  1. am¸p \ðIpó kzm´z\w:
    {InkvXobkzm´z\¯nse am¸p \ðIensâ Bgw F{Xsbóp IÀ¯mhv ]t{Xmknt\mSp ]dbpóp: "At¸mÄ ]s{Xmkv Ahs³d ASp¡ð hóp: IÀ¯mth, ktlmZc³ F{X h«w FtómSp ]nsg¨mð Rm³ £ant¡Ww? Ggp h«w aXntbm Fóp tNmZn¨p. tbip Aht\mSp: Ggp h«añ, Ggp Fgp]Xp h«w Fóp Rm³ \ntómSp ]dbpóp Fóp ]dªp.' (a¯mbn 18:21þ22) Bßobamb ]pXpPoh³ {]m]n¡pt¼mÄ am{Xsa C¯c¯nepÅ Hcp am¸p \ðIen\p iàn {]m]n¡bpÅp. CXnómbn lrZbImTn\ys¯ amÁn a\ÊpcpIn A\pX]nt¡ïnbncn¡póp.

  2. kvt\lw hgnsªmgpIpó kzm´z\w:
    lrZb¯nsâ arKobXIsf \o¡n aÁpÅhcpsS lrZb§sfbpw Bßm¡sfbpw kv]Àin¡póXmIWw {InkvXob kzm´z\w.

  3. ]Icw CÑn¡m¯ kzm´z\w:
    emt`Ñ Cñm¯Xpw {]Xn^ew B{Kln¡m¯Xpambncn¡Ww {InkvXob kzm´z\w. "\n§tfm i{Xp¡sf tkv\ln¸n³; AhÀ¡p \ò sNbvhn³; Hópw ]Icw CÑn¡msX ISw sImSp¸n³; Fómð \n§fpsS {]Xn^ew hfsc BIpw; \n§Ä AXypóXs³d a¡Ä BIpw; Ah³ \µnsI«htcmSpw ZpãòmtcmSpw Zbmephtñm. A§s\ \n§fpsS ]nXmhp a\Êenhpffh³ BIpóXp t]mse \n§fpw a\ÊenhpffhÀ BIphn³.' (eqt¡mkv 6:35-þ36)

  4. hn`h§Ä ]¦p hbv¡pó kzm´z\w:
    `£Whpw hkv{Xhpw ]¦phbv¡póXmbncn¡Ww {InkvXob kzm´z\w. cïp hkv{Xapffh³ Cñm¯hóp sImSp¡s«; `£Wkm[\§Ä Dffh\pw A§s\ Xtó sN¿s«. B{inXÀ¡v A`bw \ðIpóXpw, kaql¯nð Xmgv¯s¸«hsc D²cn¡póXpamb am\pjyapeyapÅXmbncn¡Ww {InkvXob kzm´z\w.

Cutkm¸v Imðhdnbnse ]cabmK¯mepÅ hosïSp¸ns\bmWv {]Xn\n[oIcn¡póXv. hnizmkn {InkvXphnsâ cà¯mð ip²oIcn¡s¸SWw. Imðhdnbnse hosïSp¸nsâ A\p`hw \½nepïmIpt¼mÄ {IkvXphpambpÅ hyàn_Ôw \½nð kpZrVamIpóp. IÀ¯mhmb tbip{InkvXphnsâ Imðhdnbnse hosïSp¸n\p ]e khntijXIfpapïv.

  1. kz´zw Pohs\ adphnebmbn sImSp¡pó hosïSp¸v:
    Imðhdnbnse kvt\lw kzmÀ°clnXamWv. {InkvXob kphntij¯nsâ ImXemb aÀ½w {InkvXp adphne \ðInb hosïSp¸mWv. {InkvXphnsâ hosïSp¸n\p tIm«w hcpóXmb bmsXmópw kw`hn¡m³ ]mSnñ. "a\pjy]p{X³ ip{iqj sN¿n¸m\ñ, ip{iqjn¸m\pw At\IÀ¡pthïn Xs³d Pohs\ adphnebmbn sImSp¸m\pw As{X hóXp.' (aÀt¡mkv 10:45)

  2. Zmk\mbn Iãs¸«psImïpÅ hosïSp¸v:
    sbi¿m{]hmNI³ ap³Iq«n tbiphns\ {]hNn¨p]dbpóXv Iãs¸Spó Zmk³ FómWv. sbi¿m. 49:1-6; 50:4-þ9; 52:13. Ah³ ssZhcq]¯nð Ccns¡ ssZht¯mSpÅ kaXzw apdpsI ]nSn¨psImtÅWw Fóp hnNmcn¡msX Zmkcq]w FSp¯p a\pjykmZriy¯nembn. ASn¡póhÀ¡p, Ah³ Xs³d apXpIpw tcmaw ]dn¡póhÀ¡p Ah³ Xs³d Ihnfpw ImWn¨psImSp¯p; Ahs³d apJw \nµ¡pw Xp¸enópw asd¨Xpanñ.

  3. kzbw Xmgv¯ns¡mïpÅ hosïSp¸v:
    {InkvXp Xsó¯m³ Hgn¨p thj¯nð a\pjy\mbn hnf§n Xsó¯m³ Xmgv¯n acWt¯mfw {Iqinse acWt¯mfw Xtó, A\pkcWapÅh\mbn¯oÀóp. {InkvXym\nbpsS kzbXmgv¯ð Iïv temIw {InkvXphnte¡p XncnbpIbpw kphntij¯nsâ ZuXy\nÀhlIWw \S¡bpw thWw. {Iqinð sNmcnª càamWv kzbXmgvNbpsS aqÀ¯nbmb `mhw. \mw B {Iqinse cà¯mð Xfn¡s¸SWw.

  4. Adp¡s¸« IpªmSnsâ hosïSp¸v :
    temIØm]\w apXð Adp¡s¸« IpªmSmbn«mWv tbmlóm³ tbiphns\ Xsâ shfn]mSnð ImWpóXv.

  5. ]m]]cnlmchpw kam[m\hpw \nc¸pw \ðIpó hosïSp¸v.:
    temI¯nð \nc¸pw kam[m\hpw DïmIWsa¦nð Fñmw ]¦nSm³ kua\kyapÅ A\p`hapïmIWw. DuÀÖw, kabw, Ahkcw, Xme´pIÄ, Ignhv Fñmw ]¦nSpóXmWv {InkvXob\nc¸nsâ A\p`hw. C\n ]m]¯nóp ASnas¸SmXh®w ]m]icoc¯nóp \o¡w htcïXnóp \½psS ]gb a\pjys\ {InkvXphnt\mSpIqsS {Iqin¡s¸«p, XncphN\¯nð\nópw ]Tn¡bpw [ym\n¡bpw sNbvXv {InkvXphpambpÅ hyàn_Ôw Du«nbpd¸n¡póXneqsSbmWv {InkvXobkam[m\w A\p`hamIpóXv. `qanbnepw kzÀ¤¯nepw DÅ kIes¯bpw \nc¸n¡póXpw `qanbnð kam[m\w \ne\nÀ¯póXn\pw DÅ apJm´ncw {Iqinð sNmcnª càw BWv.

ISens\bpw Icsbbpw kÀÆNcmNc§sfbpw XtómSp \nc¸n¸m³ ]nXmhn\p tXmónb {]kmZw BWv A\p{Klkkyamb Cutkms¸ó {InkvXp. ]nXmhnsâ Cu {]kmZhÀjw ]qÀ®amIpóXv {Iqinse cà¯mepÅ hosïSp¸neqsSbmWv. kam[m\w sImSp¡póhÀ¡pw kam[m\w \ðIpóhÀ¡pw \nc¸pw kam[m\hpw e`n¨psImtïbncn¡pw. {InkvXp A\p{KloX kkyambXn\mð {InkvXphnsâ A\pbmbnIfmb {InkvXym\nIfpw {InkvXphnsâ cà¯mð ip²oIcn¡s¸«pw hnsïSp¡s¸«pw Cutkm¸psNSnIfmbn hfcWw.

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[Speech delivered at Mid-Travancore Orthodox Convention, Makkamkunnu, Pathanamthitta]
Reported by E.S. George, Prakkanam


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