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bðtZm s\mb¼v þ Bßob Nn´IÄ

By REV. FR. DR. TIMOTHY (TENNY) THOMAS

{InkvXphn\pthïn \½psS lrZb§sf Hcp¡mw (Preparing Our Hearts for Christ):
tIt«m Hcp¯³ hnfn¨p]dbpóXp: acp`qanbnð btlmsh¡p hgn Hcp¡phn³; \nÀÖ\{]tZi¯p \½psS ssZh¯nóp Hcp s]cphgn \nc¸m¡phn³. (sbi¿mhp 40:3)

P\\ s\mb¼v (BKa\w) Bcw`n¡pt¼mÄ, IÀ¯mhn\mbn hgn Hcp¡phm³ \s½ £Wn¡póp. al¯mb henb Imcy§Ä sNbvXpsImïñ, adn¨v FfnabpÅ lrZb§tfmsS, {InkvXphnsâ hchn\mbn Hcp§m³ tbmlóm³ kv\m]I³ am\km´c¯n\mbn Blzm\w sNbvXXpt]mse, Cu Imew lrZb§sf ]p\À hnNn´\w sN¿m\pw ssZhlnX{]Imcw \½psS PohnXs¯ ]p\x{IaoIcn¡phm\pw Bhiys¸Spóp.

Cu D]hmkw t_Xðtlante¡pÅ Hcp bm{XbmWv, AhnsS c£I³ Ffnb ]pðs¯m«nbnð P\n¡póp. hnizmkw, {]Xymi, kvt\lw Fónhbmð \ndª Ahsâ hmkØeambn \½psS lrZb§sf Hcp¡m³ \ap¡v Cu kabw D]tbmKn¡mw. \½psS X¿msdSp¸pIÄ {InkvXpaknsâ bYmÀ° kt´mj¯nte¡v \s½ ASp¸n¡s«. P\\w shdpsamcp s]cp\mfñ, adn¨v {InkvXphnsâ kvt\l¯nsâ {]hmlt¯mSv {]XnIcn¡phm\pÅ amÀ¤amWv. Ahsâ BZy hchnð (AhXmcw) \mw hnizkn¡pIbpw, cïmas¯ hchn\mbn {]mÀ°\tbmsS Im¯ncn¡pIbpw sN¿póp. Fómð hÀ¯am\ Ime¯v Ah³ \½psS DÅnte¡v hcpóXn\mbn lrZbhmXnð Xpdóncnt¡ïXpapïv. Ah\pambpÅ _Ô¯nð Pohn¡pt¼mÄ am{Xta {InkvXpaknsâ A\p{Kl§Ä A\p`hn¡phm³ km²yamIpIbpÅp.

Akm²yambnS¯v ssZh¯n\v CSw Hcp¡pI (Make space for the impossible):
Ccp«nð \Só P\w hentbmcp shfn¨w Iïp; AÔXaÊpff tZi¯p ]mÀ¯hcpsStað {]Imiw tim`n¨p. (sbi¿mhp 9:2)

bðtZm s\mb¼nsâ ]pWyIme¯nte¡v \mw ImseSp¯p shbv¡pt¼mÄ, ssZhw Xsâ temI¯nte¡pÅ hchn\mbn Hcp hmkØew F§s\ Hcp¡pópshóv ImWn¡m³ k` \½psS ap¼nð cïv Xnf¡apÅ kv{XocXv\§sfbmWv Im«n¯cpóXv, ]cnip²bpw \nXyI\yIbpamb adnbmapw hnip² Genk_¯pw.

{]IrXn¡v hniZoIcn¡m³ Ignbm¯ hn[¯nð I\yIadnbw KÀ`w [cn¡póp. Fñm {]Xo£Ifpw a§nbncpó Hcp kab¯mWv Genk_¯v KÀ`w [cn¡póXv. ChnsS Hcp DZcw I\yIbptSXmWv. asÁmóv hmÀ²Iy¯nepw hÔyhpamWv. Fóncpómepw cïpw HscmÁ kXy¯nsâ Pohn¡pó {]Xncp]§fmbn ]cnWan¡póp. ssZhw a\pjycminbpsS hr¯m´§fnð CSs]Spt¼mÄ Akm²yambXv KÀ`]m{X§fnembn amdpóp, alXz¯nsâ Bcw`w. Cu XXzamWv sbðtZm s\mb¼nsâ ImXð. C¯cpW¯nð k` \t½mSv Hmtcmcp¯tcmSpw ]dbpóp; "Akm²yambnS¯v ssZh¯n\v CSw Hcp¡phm\pÅ kabamWnXv.'

hnip² I\yIadnbmw Xsâ DZcs¯ hnip²ntbmSpw, hn\bt¯mSpw, A\pkcWtbmSpw IpSn Hcp¡nbncpóp. hÀj§fmbpÅ {]mÀ°\, £a, hnizkvXX, klnjvWpX FónhbneqsS Genk_¯v Xsâ DZcs¯ Hcp¡n. AhcpsS hgnIÄ hyXykvXambncpóp, AhcpsS Hcp¡w {]Xy£ambncpónñ, AhcpsS IogS§ð Aaqeyambncpóp. Fómð AhcpsS Htcm hgn]mSpw sssZh¯nsâ ZrjvSnbnð hnetbdnbXmbncpóp.

P\\ t\m¼v FóXv \½psS `£W{Ia¯nð hcp¯pó amÁw am{Xañ, {]mÀ°\, [ym\w, ssZhw \½psS lrZb¯nð hkn¡póXn\pÅ kó²X Fónhbnð {i² tI{µoIcn¨psImïv {InkvXphnsâ hchn\mbn \½psS B´cnI hyànXzs¯ Bßobambn Hcp¡pI FóXmWv. D]hmkw \½psS lrZbt¯bpw Bßmhnt\bpw ip²oIcn¡póXn\pÅ Hcp {]{InbbmWv. CXv imcocnI `£W \nb{´W§Ä am{Xañ, Bßob in£W¯neqsS \½psS lrZb§sf tbiphn\v A\ptbmPyamb Hcp hmkØew B¡n amÁpóp.

Cu D]hmkw ssZh¯nsâ DZm¯amb Hcp £WamWv; AXn{]ImcamWv: "\n§Ä Xcnsióp IcpXpIbpw Hópw hfcm³ IgnbmXn¡pIbpw sN¿pónS¯v, hfcm³ IgnhpÅ ]pXnb Hóp Rm³ sImïphcs«?'
Cóv \mw kzbw tNmZn¡pI:

  • \½nð F´mWv Xcnimbn XpScpóXv?
  • \½psS Bßmhnsâ GXv `mKamWv kpJs¸Sp¯mt\m ]pXp¡mt\m Akm²yambn tXmópóXv?
  • PohnX¯nse {]Xo£ FhnsSbmWv \½Ä \nÀ¯nsh¨Xv?

ià\pw ss[cyimenbpambncn¡ (Be Strong and Courageous):
\ns³d ssZhamb btlmh \o t]mIptóSs¯ms¡bpw \ntómSpIqsS DffXpsImïp Dd¸pw ss[cyhpapffh\mbncn¡; `bs¸ScpXp, {`an¡bpw AcpXp Fóp Rm³ \ntómSp Iev]n¨phtñm. (tbmiph 1:9)

euInI B\µs¯ sNdp¡phm\pÅ Hcp Bßob shñphnfnbmWv P\\ s\mb¼v. DÕh tI{µoIrXamb Hcp kwkvImc¯nð D]hmkw, {]mÀ°\, Zm\[À½§Ä Fónh `mctadnbXmbn tXmóntb¡mw. Fóncpómepw, Cu in£W§Ä kt´mj¯n\v XSʧfñ, adn¨v Bg¯nepÅ Bßob \hoIcW¯nte¡pÅ ]mXIfmWv; {InkvXphnsâ hchnð {i² tI{µoIcn¡phm³ CXv \s½ klmbn¡póp.

tbmiphmtbmSv kwkmcn¨ ssZh¯nsâ hm¡pIÄ \s½ HmÀ½n¸n¡póXv; ss[cyhpw iànbpw \½psS A´Àeo\amb IgnhpIfnð \nóñ, adn¨v \s½ A\pKan¡pó ssZh¯nsâ ANôehpw \nc´chpamb kmón²y¯nð \nómWv DÛhn¡póXv FómWv. Cu s\mb¼v Zn\§fnð D]hmkw, {]mÀ°\, Zm\[À½w Fónhbnð GÀs¸SpóXv bYmÀ° ss[cy¯nsâ {]Xn^e\amWv. XmðImenItam £WnItam Bb kt´mjt¯¡mÄ BgtadnbXpw \ne\nð¡póXpamb Hóv \mw kPohambn A\zjn¡póp FóXnsâ hyàamb {]Jym]\ambn CXv ]cnWan¡póp. IqSmsX, \nXyamb B\µw {]Zm\w sN¿pó {InkvXphnsâ hchn\mbn \½psS lrZb§sf DNnXambn Hcp¡phm\pÅ Kuchtadnb {]Xn_²Xsb CXv {]Xn\n[oIcn¡póp.

Father Antony Coniaris \s½ HmÀ½n¸n¡póXpt]mse {]mÀ°\ \½psS A\nhmcyamb PohnX tcJbmbn hÀ¯n¡póp. ssZhkón[nbnð {i² tI{µoIcn¡póXneqsSbmWv \½psS Bßob bm{Xbv¡v \mw iàn t\SpóXv. Cu P\\ s]cp\mfnð ssZhkvt\l¯nð Dd¨v \nð¡póXneqsSbmWv bYmÀ° kt´mjw DÛhn¡pósXóv \mw HmÀ½n¡Ww. {]mÀ°\bnð ap«pIp¯n \nð¡pt¼mgmWv, Ah\nð \nóv \s½ AIÁm³ \nc´cw {ian¡pó Hcp temI¯nð ss[cyt¯msS \nð¡m³ \ap¡p thï{X iàn e`n¡póXv.

ss[cys¸SpI! \½psS ssZhamb IÀ¯mhv \t½msSm¸apïv. Ah\neqsS, hnizmkt¯mSpw iàntbmSpw \ne\nð¡pó kt´mjt¯mSpw IqSn Cu t\m¼p Imes¯ kzoIcn¡m\pÅ ss[cyw \ap¡v e`n¡pw.

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