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IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY PRAYER
IpSpw_mcm[\bpsS {]m[m\yw

By MATHEWS MAR BARNABAS METROPOLITAN

hn. IpÀºm\ XpS-§nb IqZm-i-I-fpsS {]m[m-\y-t¯m-sSm-¸-a-sñ-¦n-epw, {InkvXob Pohn-X-¯nð kp{]-[m-\-amb Øm\-amWv IpSpw-_m-cm-[-\-bv¡p-Å-Xv.

  1. F´mWv Bcm-[\?
    km[m-c-W-bmbn {]mÀ°-\-sb-ópw, \a-kv¡m-c-saópw ]dbpó Bcm-[\ kzÀ¤Ø]nXmhnsâ kón-[n-bnð Xsâ a¡Ä \S-¯pó kwkÀ¤-am-Wv. ssZha-l-Xz-¯n-\mbn sN¿pó GsXmcp Imcyhpw Bcm-[-\-bm-Wv. Bcm-[-\-bnð \mw ssZh-¯nsâ al-Xzs¯ ZÀin¨v kvXpXn-¡p-Ibpw e`n¨ A\p-{Kl-§sf kvacn¨v kvtXm{Xw sN¿p-Ibpw sN¿p-óp. \½psS Ipä-§-sfbpw Ipd-hp-I-sfbpw Gäp-]-dªv £a bmNn-¡p-I-bpw, \½psSbpw aäp-Å-h-cp-sSbpw Bh-iy§Ä ]dªv ssZhm-\p-{K-¯n-\mbn At]-£n-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-óp. ssZhal-Xz-¯n\pw Xsâ a¡-fpsS \ò-bv¡p-ambn kIehpw kaÀ¸n-¡p-I-bpw, ssZhkón-[n-bnð im´-am-bn-cpóv Xónð \nópw tIÄ¡p-hm³ Im¯n-cn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-ó-XmWv Bcm-[-\.

  2. F´mWv IpSpw_w?
    `mcybpw `À¯mhpw a¡fpw sIm¨p-a-¡fpw B{in-Xcpw the-¡mcpw DÄs¸-Sp-óXmWv IpSpw-_w.

  3. IpSpw-_-§Ä Iq«-ambn {]mÀ°nt¡ï---Xnsâ Bh-iyw
    ]c-kv]cw ssZh-a-¡fmbn ImWp-ó-Xn-\pw, Hmtcm-cp-¯À¡pw e`n-¡pó ssZhm-\p-{Klw s]mXphn-tâ-Xmbn ZÀin-¡p-ó-Xn\pw Iq«-{]mÀ°\ klm-bn-¡p-óp. Hmtcm-cp-¯-cp-tSbpw Ipä-§Ä s]mXp-hn-tâ-Xmbn ImWp-ó-Xn-\pw, Hmtcm-cp-¯-cp-sSbpw Bh-iy-§Ä s]mXp Bh-iy-am¡n amäp-ó-Xn\pw ssZh-a-l-Xz-¯n-\mbn Fñm-htcbpw Iq«mbn kaÀ¸n-¡p-ó-Xn-\pw, Iq«mb {]mÀ°\ AXym-hiyamWv. "The family that prays together stays together" (H-cp-an¨p {]mÀ°n-¡pó IpSpw_w Hs¯mcpa-tbm-Sn-cn-¡pw.) IpSpw-_-¯nse {]tXyI Bh-iy-§Ä FSp-¯p-]-dªv At]-£n-¡p-I-bpw, e`n¨ \ò-I-sf-¡p-dn¨v kvtXm{Xw sN¿p-I-bpw, D-ïmb Ipä-§Ä¡v ssZht¯mSv £a tNmZn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿pó {]mÀ°-\, Imt\m-\nI {]mÀ°-\-IÄ¡pw ]pdsa th--ïXm-Wv.

    {]mÀ°-\m\-´cw s]mXphmb NÀ¨-IÄ D-ïm-bn-cn-¡p-Ibpw kt´m-j-§-fpw, k´m-]-§fpw ]¦n-Sp-Ibpw sN¿-Ww.

  4. Ft¸m-sg-ñm-amWv Hcp-an¨v {]mÀ°n-t¡--Xv?
    cmhn-sebpw kÔy-bv¡pw, Hcp-an¨v {]mÀ°n-¡p-I. AXn\v X¡-h®w Krl-\m-Y³ t\cs¯ ho«nð hcn-I-bpw, Krl-\m-bnI ASp-¡-f-bnse tPmen-IÄ sNbvXp-XoÀ¡p-Ibpw sN¿-Ww. T.V., Radio ]cn-]m-Sn-I-fpsS kabw ¢n]vXs¸-Sp-¯p-I. Hcp-an¨v `£n-¡p-t¼mgpw, {]tXyI Bh-iy-¯n\v Cd-§pt¼m-gpw, Ip«n-IÄ ]co-£bv¡p t]mIp-t¼m-gpw, Hcp inip P\n-¡pt¼m-gpw, hnhm-l-¯n\v Cd§p-t¼mgpw, tcmKtam ac-Wsam B]t¯m hcp-t¼mgpw Iq«mb {]mÀ°-\-bv¡pÅ Ah-k-c-am-Wv.

  5. Bcm-[-\-bnse hnhn[ LS-I-§Ä
    bma{]mÀ°-\-bpsS Bcw-`-¯nð {InkvXob KoX-§Ä ]mSp-óXv \ñ-Xm-Wv. Iuambpw {]tXyI {]mÀ°-\-Ifpw hnizmk{]am-Whpw BWv bma-{]mÀ°-\-bpsS {][m\ LS-I-§Ä.

    Iuam-bnð IÀ¯m-hns\ ssZh-am-bpw, ]cn-ip-²-\m-bpw, _ehm-\mbpw ac-W-an-ñm-¯-h-\m-bpw, \ap-¡p-thï-n {Iqin-¡-s¸-«-h-\mbpw ZÀin-¨v, "R§-tfmSp IcpW sN¿-Wsa' Fóv At]-£n¨v Ipcnip hc¨p Ip¼n-Sp-óp. ]m]-tam-N-\-¯n-\mbn At]-£n-¡p-Ibpw Bh-iy-§Ä bmNn-¡p-Ibpw \s½-¯só kaÀ¸n-¡p-Ibpw sN¿pó Ah-k-c-am-Wn-Xv. \½psS \nÊ-lmb Ah-Ø-bpw, Atbm-Ky-Xbpw kqNn-¸n-¡p-ó-XmWv IcpW sN¿-W-saó {]mÀ°-\.

    "ssZh-ta, \n\¡p kvXpXn' Fóp ]d-bp-t¼m-gpw, IÀ¯r-{]mÀ°\ sNmñp-t¼mgpw ssZh-al-Xzs¯ Iï-v Xsó \mw kvXpXp-¡p-I-bpw, Xsâ A\p-{K-l-§sf HmÀ¯p kvtXm{Xw sN¿p-I-bpw, Xsâ al-Xz-¯n-\mbn kaÀ¸n-¡p-I-bp-amWv sN¿p-ó-Xv. "\nsâ \maw ]cn-ip-²-am-Is¸-S-Wsa' Fóp ]d-bp-ó-Xnsâ AÀ°w R§-sf -\ñ a¡fm¡Wsa FómWv. ImcWw ssZh-¯n\v alXzw D-ïm-Ip-óXv \mw \ñ a¡-fm-bn-¯o-cp-t¼m-gm-Wv. "A§s\ a\p-jyÀ \n§-fpsS \ñ {]hr-¯n-Isf Iï-v, kzÀ¤Ø-\mb \n§-fpsS ]nXm-hns\ al-Xz-s¸-Sp-t¯---ïXn\v \n§-fpsS shfn¨w Ah-cpsS a\-Ênð {]Imin-¡s«' (hn: a¯mbn 5:16) Fóv IÀ¯mhp ]d-bp-óp. "\nsâ cmPyw htc-W-sa', Fóp ]d-bp-ó-Xnsâ AÀ°w. "R§sf A\p-k-c-W-ap-Å-h-cm-¡-Wsa' Fóm-Wv. "\nsâ CjvSw kzÀ¤-¯n-se-t¸mse `qan-bnepw BI-W-sa', Fóp ]d-bp-ó-Xnsâ AÀ°w, "kzÀ¤-¯nse amem-J-amsc-t¸mse R§-sfbpw \nsâ CjvSw sN¿p-ó-h-cm-¡-Wsa' Fóm-Wv. ssZhoI Pohn-X-¯n-\pÅ iàn-¡m-bpw, iàn-¡-¸pd-amb IjvS-X-bnð \nópw, km¯msâ hô-\-bnð \nópapÅ Imh-en-ómbpw XpSÀóp {]mÀ°n-¡p-óp. ChnsS "R§Ä' Fóp ]d-bp-ón-S¯v IpSpw-_m-wK-§sf {]tXy-I-am-bpw, a\p-jy-Pm-Xnsb s]mXp-hmbpw DÄs¸-Sp-¯nbn-cn-¡p-óp. BßmÀ°-ambn Cu {]mÀ°\ sNmñp-t´mdpw \mw kzmÀ°cln-X-cmbn Fñm `nó-XIfpw shSnªv ssZho-I-cm-bn-¯ocp-óp.

    hn. I\yI adn-am-b-an-t\m-SpÅ At]-£-bnð, \ap-¡pth-ïn a²y-ØX AW-bv¡p-hm-\mbn \mw At]-£n-¡p-I-bm-Wv. Cu Ah-k-c-¯nð AkwJyw Bßm-¡Ä ssZhs¯ cm¸-Ið Bcm-[n-¡p-ó-Xns\ \mw A\p-kvacn-¡p-óp. (sh-fn]mSv. 7:15)

    bma{]mÀ°-\-bnð {]tXyI {]mÀ°-\-Ifpw k¦oÀ¯\-§fpw \mw sNmñp-ópï-v. {]tXy-In¨v kvXpXn-bp-sS-bpw, A\p-Xm-]-¯n-sâbpw k¦oÀ¯-\-§Ä sNmñp-óp. "btlm-h-bpsS \maw hmgv¯-s¸-Sp-am-dm-I-s«.' Cóp-ap-Xð Fóp-sa-tóbv¡pw Xsó. kqcysâ DZbw apXð AkvX-a\w hsc btlm-h-bpsS \maw kvXpXn-¡-s¸-Sp-am-dm-I-s«.' (k-¦oÀ¯\§Ä. 113:2þ3) "ssZhsa! \nsâ Zbbv¡p X¡-h®w FtómSp Ir]-bp--ïm-I-Wsa. \nsâ Icp-W-bpsS _lp-Xz-{]-Imcw Fsâ ewL-\-§sf ambn-¨p-I-f-b-W-sa.............-ssZ-hta! \nÀ½-e-am-sbmcp lrZbw Fónð krjvSn¨p Ønc-am-sbmcp Bßmhns\ Fónð ]pXp-t¡-W-sa' (k-¦oÀ¯\§Ä 51:1,10). hnizm-k-{]-am-W-¯nð, {XntbI ssZh-¯nsâ kwc-£-Wbn-epÅ hnizm-k-hpw, Dd¸pw \mw Gäp-]-d-bp-óp. hn. k`-bn-epw, IqZmi-bn-epw, \nXy-Po-h-\n-ep-apÅ hnizm-khpw {]Jym-]n-¡p-óp. \a-kv¡m-c-s¯-¯p-SÀóv thZ-]p-kvXIw hmbn-¡p-Ibpw AXns\ XpSÀóv Hcp NÀ¨ \S-¯n. Pohn-X-hp-ambn thZ-`m-Ks¯ _Ôn-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-óXv A`ne-j-Wo-b-am-Wv. "\nsâ hN\w Fsâ Imen\v Zo]hpw Fsâ ]mXbv¡v {]Im-i-hp-am-Ipóp' (k-¦oÀ¯\§Ä 119:105) Fóv k¦oÀ¯-\-¡mc³ ]d-bp-óp. AXn-\mð Pohn-Xhp-ambn _Ô-s¸-Sp-¯m-hpó thZ- `m-K-§Ä sXc-sª-Sp-¡p-óXv \ñ-Xm-Wv. ssZ\w-Zn\ [ym\-¯n-\pÅ ]pkvX-I-§Ä hmbn¨p [ym\n-¡p-óXpw A`n-e-j-Wo-b-am-Wv.

  6. Bcm-[-\bv¡v F§s\ Hcp-§Ww?
    ]cn-ip-²mß \S-¯n-¸n-\mbn Aev]-k-abw [ym\n-¨n«v Bcm-[\ XpS-§-Ww. "ssZhw, AÆ®w Xsó, Bßmhv \½psS _e-lo-\-Xbv¡v XpW \nð¡p-óp. th-ïpw-t]mse {]mÀ°n-t¡---sX-s´óv \mw Adn-bp-ón-ñ-sñm. Bßmhv Xsó, D¨-cn-¨p-Iq-Sm¯ Rc-¡-§-fmð \ap-¡p-thï-n ]£-hmZw sN¿p-óp.' (tdm-aÀ 8:26) Fóv hn. ]utemkpw ]d-bp-óp.

  7. Bcm-[\ F§s\ \S-¯Ww?
    Bcm-[-\-bnð \½psS {i² ssZh-¯nð tI{µo-I-cn-¨n-cn-¡-Ww. "\mw Fñm-h-cp-sSbpw t_m[-§fpw hnNm-c-§fpw lrZ-b-§fpw ]nXm-hnsâ heXp `mK¯v ainlm Ccn-¡p-ón-S-amb taepÅ Db-c-§-fnð Bbn-cn-¡Ww' Fóv hn. IpÀºm-\-bnð ]d-bp-ó-Xp-t]mse, \mw ssZh-¯nð {i² tI{µo-I-cn-¡-Ww. Bß-ico-c-a-\-Êp-IÄ Hcp-t]mse Bcm-[-\-bnð ebn-¨ptN-cp-Ibpw thWw.

  8. {i² ]X-dmsX kq£n-¡Ww
    AZr-iy-\mb ssZhs¯ [ym\n-¡p-t¼mÄ, {i² ]X-dn-t¸m-Im-hp-ó-Xm-Wv. AXn-\mð {]tXyIw ]cn-io-ent¨ ]äq. Fñm Ah-k-c-¯nepw ssZh-km-ón²y t_m[-ap-ïm-Ip-ó-Xn\v {i²n-¨mte {]mÀ°-\-bnepw AXv XpSÀóv e`n-¡q. "Rm³ btlm-hsb Ft¸mgpw Fsâ ap¼nð h¨n-cn-¡p-óp, Ah³ Fsâ he-¯p-`m-K-¯p-Å-Xp-sImï-v Rm³ Ipep-§nt¸m-Ip-I-bn-ñ.' (k-¦oÀ¯\§Ä 16:8) Fóp k¦oÀ¯-\-¡m-c³ ]d-bp-óp---ïsñm. B [ym\w kZm Dï-m-Ip-ó-Xn\v {ian-¡-Ww. ImWmsX sNmñm³ km[n-¡pó {]mÀ°-\-Ifpw ]pkvX-I-¯nð t\m¡n sNmñp-óXv GIm-{KX ]men-¡m³ \ñ-Xm-Wv.

  9. Bcm-[\ AXy-´m-t]-£n-X-amWv
    Ft¸m-gp-apÅ Bcm-[--bpw, IpSpw-_m-cm-[-\-bpw, tZhm-eb Bcm-[-\bpw \ap¡p th-ïXm-Wv. Ft¸mgpw izmtkm-Ozmkw sN¿p-I-bpw, {]tXyI {]tXyI ka-b-§fnð `£n-¡p-Ibpw sN¿p-ó-Xpt]mse Ft¸m-gp-apÅ Bcm-[-\bv¡pw ]pd-sa, {]tXyI Bcm-[-\-Ifpw thï-n-bn-cn-¡p-óp. Bßob t]mcm-«-¯nð Pbn-¡p-ó-Xn-\pw, kpIr-X-§-fnð hf-cp-ó-Xn-\pw, CXv Bh-iy-am-Wv. ap´n-cn-h-Ån-bnð \nóv inJcw thÀs¸-Spó kabw apXð, shÅhpw hfhpw In«msX inJcw DW-§p-ó-Xp-t]m-se, IÀ¯m-hp-ambpÅ _Ôw hn«mð \mw iànlo-\-cmbn acn-¡m-\n-Sbm-Ipw.

  10. Bcm-[-\m\-´-c-Po-hnXw
    ]Ån-bm-cm-[-\bpw IpSpw-_m-cm-[-\bpw Ign-ªpÅ Pohn-X-¯nð ssZhs¯ \mw kZm Bcm-[n-¡pó A\p-`hw D-ïm-I-Ww. {]mÀ°-\bpw {]hr-¯nbpw Bcm-[-\-bpsS c-ïp-h-i-§-fm-Wv. \nc-´-c-ambn ssZhs¯ Bcm-[n-¡p-ó-Xn-\pÅ kaÀ¸-Whpw iào-Ic-W-hp-am-Wv, tZhm-eb Bcm-[-\-sIm-ïpw IpSpw-_m-cm-[-\-sIm-ïpw Dt±-in-¡p-ó-Xv. "]nXm-hn\pw ]p{X\pw ]cn-ip-²m-ßm-hn\pw kvXpXn' Fóp ]d-bp-t¼mÄ, {]Xnhm-Iy-ambn "BZn apXð Fóp-sató-¡pw,' Fóp \mw sNmñp-óp. AXnsâ AÀ°w \mw ]nXm-hn-s\-t¸m-sebpw (hn. a¯mbn 5:45) ]p{Xs\-t¸m-sebpw (hn. aÀt¡mkv 10:45) ]cn-ip-²m-ß-hn-s\-t¸m-sebpw (tdmaÀ 8:26) Bbn ssZh-¯n\v al-Xzap--ïm-I-W-saópw, B A\p-`hw Ft¸mgpw D-ïm-I-W-sa-óp-am-Wv.

]cn-ip-²mß \nd-hnsâ ]pXp-¡-hpw, IÀ¯m-hnsâ \½nepÅ Bhm-k-¯nsâ ]pXp-¡hpw D-ïm-Ip-t¼mÄ ssZhoI Pohn-X-¯n-\pÅ iàn \ap¡v e`n-¡p-óp."Bt½³, Bt½³, Rm³ \n§-tfmSp ]d-bpóp: Rm³ sN¿pó {]hr¯n Fónð hnizkn-¡p-ó-h\pw sN¿pw. Rm³ ]nXm-hnsâ ASp-¡ð t]mIp-ó-XpsImï-v, AXnð hen-bXpw Ah³ sN¿pw'. (hn. tbmlóm³ 14:12) Fóv IÀ¯mhv ]d-bp-óp. "]nXm-hnsâ ASp-¡ð t]mbn ]cn-ip-²m-ßmhns\ Ab-bv¡p-ó-Xn-\mð' FómWv CXnsâ AÀ°w.

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