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RECONCILIATION THROUGH GREAT LENT
henb t\m¼neqsS A\pcRvP\w

By REV. FR. DR. T. J. JOSHUA
[Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam]

hnip² henb t\m¼v Bcw`n¡póXv ip_vtImt\m ( Shoobqono ) Asñ¦nð A\pcRvP\ ip{iqjtbmSmWv. t\m¼v Ahkm\n¡póXpw C{]ImcapÅ Hcp ip{irjtbmSpIqSnbmWv. AXv ZpJi\nbmgvN ZnhkamWv. Fómð AXv Bcpw \S¯mdnñ. {][m\ambn \mw t\m¼nðIqSn {]Xo£n¡póXv ssZht¯mSpÅ \½psS _Ôw `{Zam¡phm\pw D]hmk¯ntâbpw {]mÀ°\ PmKcW¯ntâbpw \njvTbptSbpw A\p`h¯nð AXp Ipsd¡qSn iàam¡phm\pw BWv. AXn\mbn DZyan¡pó Hcp AhkcamWv t\m¼p Imew. Fómð AXnt\¡mÄ D]cnbmbncn¡pó cïmas¯ Imcyw ktlmZc§tfmSv \ap¡pÅ _Ôw Du«nbpd¸n¡m³ X¡h®w £abptSbpw kvt\l¯ntâbpw A\pcRvP\¯ntâbpw Hcp henb ip{iqjbmWv ip_vtImt\m. AXpsImïv lrZyamb Hcp ip{iqjbmWv CXv. \½psS k`bptSbpw `h\§fptSpw hÀ¯am\ A´co£¯nð A\pcRvP\ ip{iqj tIhew Hcp NS§mbn A[¸Xn¨p t]mImsX BßmÀ°amb Nn´tbmSpw {]mÀ°\tbmSpw B{Klt¯mSpw {]Xo£tbmSpw IqSn Fñmhcpw B{Kln¨v {]mÀ°n¡póp F¦nð Cu ip{iqj¡v Hcp AÀ°apïv.

ip{iqjbv¡mbn k` {IaoIcn¨ncn¡pó Gh³tKentbm³ thZ`mKw £asb¸ÁnbpÅ Hcp henb ktµiamWv. £abnð IqsSbmWv A\pcRvP\w km²yamIpóXv. Cu £a F§s\bmWv DïmIpósXóv teJ\ hmb\Ifnð \nópw \mw a\Ênem¡póp. kvt\l¯nsâ {]tNmZ\amWv £abnte¡v \bn¡póXv. £abmWv A\pcRvP\¯nð IqSn Iq«mbvabptSbpw kulrZ¯ntâbpw HcpabptSbpw A\p`h¯nte¡v F¯phm³ \s½ klmbn¡póXv. ]t{Xmkv Çolm IÀ¯mhnsâ ASp¯phóv Hcp tNmZyw tNmZn¨p. AXnsâ ]Ým¯etam kµÀ`tam \ap¡v Adnbnñ. Kptcm Fsâ ktlmZc³ FtómSp IpÁw sNbvXmð F{Xh«w Aht\mSv £an¡Ww; Ggph«w aXntbm? Fómbncpóp B tNmZyw. Ggv FóXn\v {]kànbpïv. blqZòmcpsS IW¡\pkcn¨v Ggv ]qÀ®XbpsS kwJybmWv. am{Xañ dmºnamÀ ]dbpóXv aqóph«w £an¨mð aXn FómWv. B \m«p\S¸n\pa¸pdw AXnsâ Cc«nbnð IqSpXð Ggp aXntbm FómWv tNmZn¨Xv. IÀ¯mhnsâ D¯ctam Ggp Fgp]Xv h«w £an¡Ww Fómbncpóp. KW\{Inb {]ImcapÅ Ggv Fgp]Xv tNÀó \m\qÁn sXm®qdv Fóñ IÀ¯mhv AÀ°am¡nbXv. F®n¡qSm¯h®w £abv¡v AXncnñ FómWv IÀ¯mhv ]Tn¸n¨Xv.

AXnt\msSm¸w IÀ¯mhv Hcp D]a IqSn ]dbpópïv. Hcp cmPmhv X\n¡v ISw Xcm\pÅhcpsS IW¡p t\m¡n¯pS§nbt¸mÄ Hcp `rXy³ X\n¡v ]Xn\mbncw Xme´p ISs¸«ncn¡póp Fóp Iïp. Ahs\ cmPmhnsâ ASp¡ð sImïphóp. aqóp tImSn cq]bv¡v Xpeyamb XpIbmWv AXv. Ahóp ho«phm³ hIbnñmbvIbmð Ahs³d bPam\³ Ahs\bpw `mcysbbpw a¡sfbpw AhópÅsXms¡bpw hnäp ISw XoÀ¸m³ Iev]n¨p. AXpsImïp B Zmk³ hoWp Ahs\ \akvIcn¨p: bPam\t\ FtómSp £a tXmtóWta; Rm³ kIehpw Xóp XoÀ¡mw Fóp Icªp ]dªp. cmPmhv a\Êenªp Ahs\ hn«b¨p IShpw Csf¨p sImSp¯p. Fómð B Zmk³ t]mIpt¼mÄ X\n¡p \qdp shÅn¡mip ISs¼« Hcp Iq«p Zmks\ Iïp. B Iq«pZmksâ IStam shdpw A³]Xv cq]m am{Xambncpóp. B Zmk³ Iq«pZmksâ sXmsï¡p ]nSn¨p sR¡n: \ns³d ISw XoÀ¡pI Fóp ]dªp. Ahs³d Iq«pZmk³: FtómSp £a tXmtóWta; Rm³ Xóp XoÀ¡mw Fóp Aht\mSp At]£n¨p. Fómð Ah³ a\ÊnñmsX DSs\ sNóp ISw ho«pthmfw Ahs\ XShnð B¡n¨p. Cu kw`hn¨Xp Ahs³d Iq«pZmkòmÀ Iïn«p hfsc Zp:Jn¨p, sNóp kw`hn¨Xp Hs¡bpw bPam\s\ t_m[n¸n¨p. bPam\³ Ahs\ hnfn¨p: ZpãZmkt\, \o FtómSp At]£n¡bmð Rm³ B ISw Hs¡bpw Csf¨pXóphtñm. F\n¡p \ntómSp IcpW tXmónbXp t]mse \n\¡pw Iq«p Zmkt\mSp IcpW tXmtóïXñtbm Fóp ]dªp. A§s\ bPam\³ tIm]n¨p, Ah³ ISsams¡bpw XoÀ¡pthmfw Ahs\ ZÞn¸n¡póhcpsS I¿nð Gev]n¨p.

Cu cmPmhv BcmWv? ssZhamWv. ssZhw Fs´ñmw Imcy§Ä \ap¡v Cf¨p Xóncn¡póp. \½psS A\h[nbmb clky]m]§fpw ]cky]m]§fpw £an¨pXcphm³ ssZhw kó²\mWv. \mw \½psS ]m]§sf GÁp]dbpóp F¦nð kIe ]m]hpw t]m¡n sXÁpIsf \t½mSv £an¨v ip²oIcn¡phm³ X¡h®w ssZhw hnizkvX\pw \oXnam\pw BIpóp. kvt\l¯nsâ At¸mkvtXme\mb tbmlóm³ Çolm ]dbpóXmWv CXv. Ahkm\ambn D]atbmsSm¯v IÀ¯mhv Hcp Imcyw IqSn ]dbpóp: \n§Ä Hmtcmcp¯³ ktlmZct\mSp lrZb]qÀÆw £an¡mªmð kzÀ¤Ø\mb Fs³d ]nXmhp A§s\ Xtó \n§tfmSpw sN¿pw. at\mthZ\tbmSpw BßX]\t¯mSpw IqSn \mw \½psS ]m]§sf GÁp ]dbpt¼mÄ \½psS ]m]w ISpw Npa¸mbncpómepw AXv lnas¯t¸mse sh×bmIpw.

ssZh¯nð \nóv A\p]aamb £abpw tamN\hpw \mw {]m]n¨p F¦nepw AXp \mw aÁpÅhtcmSv ImWn¡pónñ. kzÀ¤¯nencn¡póh\mb ssZhw \½psS BßmÀ°Xsb ImWpópïv. ssZhw \½psS IS§sf Fñmw £anÑp Xóncn¡póp. AXpsImïmWv \½Ä Cóv Bbncn¡póXv, Pohn¡póXv, Ncn¡póXv. ssZh¯nsâ £a \½psStað sNmcnªncn¡póp. FómÄ \ap¡p Cf¨p In«nbncn¡pó henb Afh\pkcn¨v sNdnb Afhnð t]mepw £an¨p sImSp¡phm³ \mw X¿mdmIpónñ. ktlmZc§fpambn cays¸Sphm³ \ap¡p km[n¡pónñ. \½psS lrZbw A{Xam{Xw ITn\ambncn¡póp. F´mWv AXn\v ImcWw? \½psS kzmÀ°X \½psS Al´ apXembh \½nð apÁn \nð¡póXpsImïv \ap¡v £an¡phm³ Ignbpónñ. kvt\l¯ntâbpw £abptSbpw ZoÀLamb ktµiamWv A\pcRvP\ ip{iqjbnð DS\ofw \mw ImWpóXv.

AXpt]mse IpSp_§fnse inYneoIcWamWv \s½ thZ\s¸Sp¯pó asÁmcp kwKXn. `mcy`À¯r _Ô¯nð, a¡fpw ktlmZc§fpw X½nepÅ _Ô¯nð Hs¡bpw Hcp Ime¯v Dïmbncpó kvt\l¯ntâbpw sFIy¯ntâbpw A\pcRvP\¯ntâbpw A´co£w Cóv \ãs¸«v t]mcm«¯nsâbpw shñphnfnbptSbpw cwKambn XoÀóncn¡póp. I¿kqcn FóXv shdpw Hcp ssI{Inbbñ. ]cnip²mòmhnsâ \ndhnð \n§Ä¡v BtcmsS¦nepw ]Itbm hntZzjtam Dsï¦nð AXp \n§Ä £an¡Ww. BÀs¡¦nepw \n§tfmSpsï¦nð AXpw AhÀ £an¡Ww.

AXns\¸Án ]e ]ÞnXòmcpw ]dªn«pïv. Fñm a\pjycpw £asb {]iwkn¡mdpïv. Fómð AXv {]mhÀ¯nIam¡póhcpw A`ykn¡póhcpw Npcp¡tabpÅp aZÀ sXtckmbpsS hm¡pIÄ C{]ImcamWv. £ant¡ïXv F§s\sbóv ]Tn¨mð AñmsX \n§Ä¡v bYmÀ°ambn kvt\ln¡phm³ km[n¡pIbnñ. AXp sImïmWv ]utemkv At¸mkvtXme³ ]dbpóXv; kvt\lw ZoÀLambn £an¡póp. thZ]pkvXI¯nse Hcp ]pkvXIamWv _mdkod. ss__nÄ skmsskÁnbpsS ]pkvXI¯nð Csñ¦nepw kpdnbm\n ]pkvXI¯nð DÄs¸Sp¯nbn«pïv. AXnð FgpXnbncn¡pó Hcp hmIyapïv. Abð¡mcsâ XnòIÄ £an¨mð \o {]mÀ°n¡pt¼mÄ \nsâ ]m]§fpw £an¡s¸Spw. Abð¡mct\mSv ]I sh¨psImïncn¡póh\v IÀ¯mhnð\nóp IcpW {]Xo£n¡mtam? Xsót¸msebpÅht\mSv IcpW ImWn¡m¯h³ ]m]tamN\¯n\v {]mÀ°n¡póXv F§s\?

]ecpw ]dbpw: £an¡mw ]s£ ad¡pIbnñ. Bßkplr¯p¡fmbncpó cïpt]À _²i{Xp¡fmbn amdn. Bhpó{Xbpw At§m«pw Ct§m«pw D]{Zhn¡m\pw shdp¡m\pw XpS§n. Ahkm\w HcmÄ tcmKmXpc\mbn acW¡nSbnembn. At¸mÄ AbmÄ ]gb kvt\lnXs\ hnfn¸n¨p. Xm³ sNbvX kÀÆ A]cmY§fpw £an¡Wsaóv ]dªv Ccphcpw BtÇjn¨p. kplr¯v t]mIm³ Cd§nbt¸mÄ acW¡nS¡bnð s]« BÄ At±ls¯ hnfn¨p ]dªp: But remember, if I get better it does not count Rm³ kpJw {]m]n¨mð Cu ]dªsXms¡ kpñv; adtó¡pI. Fómð BßmÀ°ambn £an¡pIbpw a\Ênð sh¡msX ad¡pIbpw sN¿pt¼mÄ \½psS PohnX¯nð henb Hcp ssNX\yhpw kt´mjhpw DïmIpw. ktlmZc\pambn«pÅ _Ôw Du«nbpd¸n¨ tijw am{Xta ssZhhpambpÅ _Ôw `{Zam¡m³ km[n¡bpÅp. AXp sImïmWv: "\ns³d hgn]mSp bmK]oT¯n¦ð sImïphcpt¼mÄ ktlmZcóp \ns³d t\sc hñXpw Dsïóp AhnsSsh¨p HmÀ½ hómð \ns³d hgn]mSp AhnsS bmK]oT¯ns³d ap¼nð sht¨¨p, HómaXp sNóp ktlmZct\mSp \ncópsImÄI; ]nsó hóp \ns³d hgn]mSp Ign¡' Fóv IÀ¯mhv ]Tn¸n¨ncn¡póXv. C{]Imcw ]ckv]c ]qcI§fmb ktlmZct\mSpÅ \nc¸v BZyambpw, AtXmsSm¸w Xsó ssZht¯mSpÅ \nc¸pw {]m_ey¯nð hcp¯phm³ Cu henbt\m¼v Ime¯v ssZhw \s½ klmbn¡s« Fóp {]mÀ°n¨psImïv Rm³ D]kwlcn¡póp.

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[Original in Malayalam Voice. Transcribed and edited by Editor Dr. Rajan Mathew]
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