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SEPTEMBER 2005 SERMON - MALAYALAM
VOL:4 ISSUE:09


NOW WE KNOW ONLY IN PART

Awiambnam{Xw \mw Adnbpóp

By REV. DR. VALSAN THAMPU

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. We should come out to search instead of secluding our self to this small part. While we search for big things it reflects as the act of love. Jesus taught us that if we believe we will see much bigger.

B\pImeoI IpSpw_§fnse amXm]nXm¡sfms¡bpw X§fpsS Ipªp§Ä¡v imcocnIamb AgIpw Icp¯pw hfÀ¯nsbSp¡WsaóXnð hfsc \njv¡Àj DÅhcmWv. X§fpsS Ip«nIfnð ImWs¸Sm³ AhÀ B{Kln¡pó {]`mh§sf {]Xn^en¸n¡pó Xc¯nepÅ sshNn{XyamÀó t]cpIÄ t]mepw NneÀ Ip«nIÄ¡p \ðImdpïv. ASp¯Ime¯p ImWs¸« Hcp ]{XhmÀ¯ ChnsS hfsc {it²bamWv. Hcp {InkvXob IpSpw_¯nð cïp a¡Ä. aIsâ t]cv sImSp¦mÁv [Storm]. aIfpsS t]cv kp\man. A\zjWIpXpIÀ amXm]nXm¡tfmSp A\zjn¨p; F´mWv a¡fpsS Cu hnNn{Xamb t]cpIÄ? B ]nXmhp ]dªp, R§fpsS Ipªp§fpsS t]cnð iàn XpSn¨p\nð¡Ww. a¡fpsS lrZb§fnð kvt\lapÅhcmbn hfcWsaóv AhÀ B{Kln¡pónñ. Fómð AhÀ¡p ]Whpw {]Xm]hpw iànbpapïmbncn¡Wsaóp AhÀ AanXambn B{Kln¡póp. {InkvXob kvIqfpIfpw Iemeb§fpw kvt\l¯nsâ BZy]mT§Ä ]T¸n¡phm\pw, ]ckv]chnizmk¯nsâ hn¯pIÄ hnX¡m\papÅ ssZh¯nsâ IfcnIfmsWópÅ Adnhv \½psS D]t_m[¯nð \nóp Xntcm[m\w sNbvXncn¡póp. IW¡pIf\pkcn¨v A³]Xp e£w Ip«nIfmWv hnhn[ {InkvXob hnZym`ymk Øm]\§fnembn `mcX¯nð ]Tn¡póXv. At\I hÀj§fmbn Cu henb ip{iqjbpw AXn\pthï kwcw-`-§fpw XpSÀópsImïncn¡póp. CXnð ]Tn¨nd§póhÀ ssZhkvt\l¯nð thcpd¨hcpw aqeyt_m[apÅhcpw BsWóp Dd¸p hcp¯póXnð \mw ]cmPbs¸«ncn¡bmWv.

ssZhw \s½ hnfn¨m¡nbncn¡póXp kvIqfpIfpw, tImtfPpIfpw, Bip]{XnIfpw \S¯phm\ñ. ssZhw k`sb Gð¸n¨ncn¡pó ZuXy§fnð GÁhpw {][m\ambXp Cu temI¯n\p kvt\l¯nsâ shfn¨w ]IÀóv ]ckv]chnizmk¯ntâXmb Hcp kwkvImcw sI«n¸Sp¡pI FópÅXmWv. AXn\pthïn GXp D]m[nIÄ thWsa¦nepw \ap¡p kzoIcn¡mw. Fómð, \mw GsÁSp¯ncn¡pó NpaXebpw ZuXyhpw icnbmb AÀ°¯nð F´msWóp a\Ênem¡phm³ \mw _²s¸tSïnbncn¡póp.

IÀ¯mhmb tbip {InkvXp \t½mSp ]dbpóp; "\n§Ä `qanbpsS D¸mIpóp, temI¯nsâ shfn¨amIpóp.' kaql¯nsâ \Sphnte¡p Cd§ns¨óp Cu shfn¨w Im«ns¡mSp¡phm\mWv IÀ¯mhv \t½mSp Blzm\w sN¿póXv. D¸nse Imcw kvt\lamWv. `£W¯nð adªncn¡pó cpNnsb aÁpÅhÀ¡p A\p`ham¡phm³ DXIpó Hcp ip{iqjbpw NpaXebpamWv D¸nse Imc¯n\pÅXv.

temI¯nse Fñm {]hÀ¯\§fnepw adªncn¡pó Hcp Awiw AS§nbncn¡póp. Aev¸w am{XamWv \ap¡p ZriyamIpóXv. {]hÀ¯\km²yXIÄ `mh\ sN¿m³ Ignbm¯ hn[¯nð A\ev]hpw _rlv¯pamWv. ]usemkv As¸mkvXe³ ]dbpóp; "Awiambnam{Xw \mw Adnbpóp; Awiambn am{Xw {]hNn¡póp;' Cu AwiambXnð HXp§n\nð¡msX AXnsâ ]pdw taJebnte¡p ISópsNñphm³ \mw kó²cmIWw. AXpsImïmWv tbip ]dªXv, hnizkn¨mð \o CXnepw henbXp ImWpw Fóv.

ChnsS \ap¡p ZriyamIpóXv ssZhkvt\l¯nsâ {]hÀ¯\coXnbmWv. kvt\lapÅnS¯p am{Xsa Cu A\zjWapïmIbpÅp. Dð¸¯n]pkvXIw 3þmw A²ymb¯nð hnhcn¡póXpt]mse: a\pjy³ A\pkcWt¡Sp Im«n ssZh¯nð\nópw AIópt]mbt¸mÄ, AIð¨bnð Hfn¨ncpó BZmans\ A\zjn¨p ISóphcpó Hcp ssZhw. CXp, ssZhw kvt\lamIpóp Fó AKm[hpw A\ntj[yhpamb {]Jym]\as{X. kvt\l¯nsâ kz`mhw FóXp; adªpt]mbXns\, Ifªpt]mbXns\, AaÀ¯s¸«ncn¡póXns\ A\zjn¨p Iïp]nSn¨v temI¯n\p {]ISam¡ns¡mSp¡pI FóXmWv. CXp XsóbmWv kphntijaptóÁw \S¯pó kmlknI ZuXyw.

Cu A\zjW]mTw BWv 100 BSnsâ D]abnðIqSn IÀ¯mhv \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXv. Hcp a\pjyóp \qdp BSp Dïp Fóncn¡s«; Ahbnð Hóp sXän Dgópt]mbmð sXm®qsäm¼Xns\bpw hnt«¨p sXänt¸mbXns\ aeIfnð sNópXncbpónñtbm? Cu Xnc¨nensâ ImcWw B B«nSb³ emt`Ñ t\m¡msX {]hÀ¯n¡póh\mbXpsImïmWv. HópInð kvt\lw, Asñ¦nð em`w. kvt\lamWp em`saóp {InkvXobk`¡p kt¦mNsas\y {]tLmjn¡m³ IgnbWw. BtKmfhð¡cWw \S¡pó Cós¯ temI¯nð em`w am{XamWv temIsaóp sIm«ntLmjn¡s¸Spt¼mÄ, kvt\lem`amWv temIsaóp {]tLmjn¡m\pw, {]hÀ¯n¨pIm«phm\pw k`¡p IgnbWw. AXpsImïmWv B kvt\l\n[nbmb B«nSb³ sXm®qsäm¼Xns\bpw hnt«¨p ImWmsXt]mb Hón\pthïn A\zjn¨nd§nbXv.

{InkvXob hnZym`ymk Øm]\§Ä C¯cw A\zjW {]Øm\§fmbn amdWw. ssZhw hn`mh\sN¿pó Xc¯nepÅ Hcp kaqls¯bpw a\pjycminsbbpw F§s\ sa\sªSp¡mw Fó ZuXyamWv {InkvXob hnZym`ymk¯nð A[njvTnXambncn¡póXv. ssZh¯nsâ \oXnbpw \ymbhpw cm{ãobXe¯nð, cmPym´cXe¯nð, BtKmfXe¯nð ka\ybn¸n¡phm³ {InkvXob k`¡p ZpXv e`n¨n«pïv. {InkvXym\n cmjv{Sob¯nð ]s¦Sp¯mð AXpw Hcp A\zjWambncn¡Ww.

HópInð \ap¡p shfn¨¯nsâ hyànXzapÅ hyànIfmImw, Asñ¦nð Ccp«nsâ hyànXzapÅ hyànIfmImw. BcpsSsb¦nepw PohnX¯nð \ò hóp Fó hmÀ¯ tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ \½psS apJ¯p shfn¨w ]Scmdptïm? temI¯nð \ò ImWpt¼mÄ DÅpXpdóp kt´mjn¡phm³ \ap¡p km[n¡pópsh¦nð \mw shfn¨¯nsâ hyànXz¯nsâ DSaIfmWv. temI¯nsâ \ò¡pthïn FcnªS§phm³ \mw kó²cmIWw. A\oXnbpw A{Iahpw DÄs¡mÅpó hnImcw kvt\lañ. ZmhoZv, ImamÀ¯n Fó {`m´v Xsâ akvXnjvI¯nepZn¨t¸mÄ, Imcykm²y¯n\pthïn Xsâ `rXy\mb Ducnbmhns\ X{´]qÀÆw sImesN¿póXn\pt]mepw kó²ambn. Fómð, ZmhoZnsâ \pdp§nb lrZbt¯mSpIpSnbpÅ A\pXm]w, X\n¡v Hcp ]pXnb ZÀi\¯nsâ CuÁpt\mhmbn ]cnWan¨p.

Im\mhnse IeymW¯nð F´psImïmWv hoªp hÁnt]mbXv. PohnX¯nsâ hoªp kvt\lamWv. a\pjycminbnð AcnãXbpsS Act§Áw \S¡póXv kvt\lcmlnXyw sImïmWv. temI¯nsâ sImSpwZmcn{Zyhpw AXpXsósbóp a\ÊpsImïv AwKoIcn¡m³ \mw X¿mdmIWw.

hnip² ]utemkvÇol ]dbpóp; "kvt\lanñ F¦nð Rm³ GXpanñ.' GZ³tXm«¯nð Act§dnb \mSIhpw AXpXsóbmbncpóp. ssZhkvt\lw temI¯n\p {]ZÀin¸n¡phm\mbn krãn¡s¸« a\pjy³ AXn\p ]Icw ssZht¯mSpÅ aÕc_p²nbmWv {]ISam¡nbXv. a\pjy_豈 _e{]tbmK¯nsâ IfcnIfmbn amdnbncn¡pó Cu bpK¯nð AXnsâ {]mtbmKnIX¡p a\pjy³ Hósñ¦nð asÁmcp X{´w {]tbmKn¡póp. temINcn{Xw apgph\pw Cu _e{]tbmK¯nsâ IYIfmWv.

Hcph³ {InkvXphnembmð Ah³ ]pXnb krãnbmIpóp. Cu ]pXnb krãnbpsS ImgvNbpw shfn¨hpw kvt\lamIpóp. kvt\lw krãn¡pIbpw ]cn]men¡pIbpw sN¿pópshóv ]usemkv As¸mkvXe³ \s½ DZvt_m[n¸n¡póp.

ssZhkvt\l¯nð \nópw \s½ AIÁpó `uXoI {]hÀ¯nIfpw kz`mh§fpw At\Iapïv:

  1. ssZhkvt\lw inYneoIcWw B{Kln¡pónñ. Hópw \in¨pt]mIpóXns\m, a®Snªpt]mIpóXns\m B{Kln¡m¯h\mWv ssZhw. temI¯nsâ A[x¸X\¯nepw, inYneoIcW¯nepw X]n¡pIbpw, DÅps\m´p ZpxJn¡póh\mWv ]nXmhmb ssZhw. B ]nXmhnsâ henb ZpxJw ASp¯dnªt¸mgmWv, ]Ñm¯]n¨ ]p{X³ ]dbpóXv; "A¸m, Rm³ kzÀ¤t¯mSpw \ntómSpw ]m]w sNbvXncn¡póp. C\n \ns³d aI³ Fó t]cnóp Rm³ tbmKy\ñ.'

  2. NpaXe GsÁSp¡m³ X¿mdmIm¯ hnImcw kvt\lañ. tbmlómsâ kphntijw 27þmw A²ymbw 15þ19 hmIy§fnð \mw ImWpóp: IÀ¯mhv ]s{Xmknt\mSp Hcp tNmZyw tNmZn¡póp; "tbmlóms³d aI\mb iotamt\, \o Chcnð A[nIambn Fsó tkv\ln¡pópthm?' AXn\p ]s{Xmkv: DÆp, IÀ¯mth, F\n¡p \ntómSp {]nbapïp Fóp \o Adnbpóphtñm Fóp ]dªp. At¸mgmWv kvt\l¯nsâ \nÀÆN\w Fs´óp IÀ¯mhv Ahs\ ]Tn¸n¡póXv. Fs³d IpªmSpIsf tabv¡ Fóp Ah³ Aht\mSp ]dªp. NpaXebpsS `mcw DÄs¡mÅpóXmWv kvt\lw. kaqlt¯mSpw, IpSpw_t¯mSpw, hyàntbmSpw \ap¡pÅ NpaXebnð \nópÅ Hfnt¨m«w kvt\l¯nsâ ssh]coXyamWv.

  3. A\oXnbpw A{Iahpw DÄs¡mÅpó hnImcw kvt\lañ. ssZhw \oXnam\mWv, Ah³ \oXnsb Cãs¸Spóp. A\oXn¡p Ip«p\nð¡pó euIoIamb kvt\lw DZm¯amb ssZhkvt\lañ. Xsâ bPam\¯nbmb t]m¯ot^dnsâ `mcy, tImaf\pw at\mlccq]nbpw Bbncpó tbmtk^nt\mSp sshImcnIkvt\lw {]ISn¸n¨v Xsâ CwKnX¯n\p hg§phm³ Xsó t{]cn¸n¡pt¼mÄ, Hcn¡epw Fsâ ssZht¯mSp A\oXn Im«n hjf¯w {]hÀ¯n¡bnñ Fóp tbmtk^v AhtfmSp Xd¸n¨p ]dbpóp.

  4. a\pjyhyànXzs¯ A[¸Xn¸n¡pó hnImchpw, {]hÀ¯\hpw kvt\lañ. tbmtk^v Xsâ bPam\¯nbpsS amwkZml¯n\p ASnas¸«ncpópsh¦nð Ahsâ hyànXzw Aóp \in¡pambmcpóp. XtómSp bPam\¯n Im«nb hnImcw anYymkvt\lamsWóp ssZh]cnÚm\¯nð hnebncp¯phm³ tbmtk^n\p km[n¨p. apSnb\mb ]p{X³ Xsâ A¸sâ ho«nsâ ]pd¯v kvt\lnXòmcnepw thiyIfnepw kvt\lw Isï¯n. Fómð AXp anYymkvt\lamsWóp a\Ênem¡phm³ hfsctbsd sshInt¸mbn. kpJt`mKs¯ A\zjn¨pÅ bm{X kvt\lsam \oXnsbm Añ. `mcym`À¯m¡òmÀ ]ckv]cw Adnbpt¼mgmWv ]ckv]ckvt\lw DïmIpóXv. a\pjy³ Cóv kvt\lw XncbpóXpw {]ISam¡póXpw `h\§fneñ, ]ô\£{X tlm«epIfnemWv. kvt\l{]IS\§fpsS aqeyw Af¡póXv Nnehm¡pó ]W¯nsâ apgt¡mð sImïmWv.

\mw Pohn¡pó kmlNcy§fnð \ap¡v Fñmapïmbmepw kvt\lw hÁnt¸mbmð PohnXw AÀ°iq\yambn amdpóp. AXmWv ]usemkv As¸mkvXe³ hniZambn \s½ ]Tn¸n¡póXp; a\pjycpsSbpw ZqXòmcpsSbpw `mjIfnð kwkmcn¨mepw, kIe Úm\hpw {Kln¨mepw, aeIsf \o¡phm³ X¡ hnizmkw Dïmbmepw, Fñmw AóZm\w sNbvXmepw, icocw NpSphm³ Gev]n¨mepw tkv\lanñ F¦nð GXpanñ. Hcp\mfpw DXnÀópt]mIm¯ a\pjy\òbmWv kvt\lw. kvt\lnXòmÀ¡pthïn Pohs\ sh¨psImSp¡póXnepw hepXmb kvt\lw thsdbnñ. {Iqiv kvt\l¯nsâ AfhptImð BWv. kvt\l¯nsâ `mj {Iqinse kl\¯nsâ `mjbmWv.

kvt\ls¯ hym]Iambn sXÁn²cn¡s¸Spó Cu bpK¯nð hN\¯nsâ shfn¨¯nð kvt\lsas´óp Adnbphm\pw, AXp temIs¯ Adnbn¡phm\pw, kvt\l¯nsâ cmPmhmbn temI¯nte¡p ISóphó {InkvXphnsâ A\pbmbnIfmb ssZhP\¯n\p NpaXebpw ZuXyhpw Dïv. Cu anYym[mcWbnð IqSpXembn IpSp§nt¸mIpóXp bphXobphm¡fmWv. \s½ \nc´cambpw kq£vaambpw \nco£n¨psImïncn¡pó temI¯n\p Im«phm³ Cóv {InkvXym\n¡p kvt\l¯nsâ km£yapsïm?

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[Speech delivered at Maramon Convention-2005]


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