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A Publication to promote Christian morals and values in USA, Canada, Europe Middle East and India

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Editorial 4

A\pkvacWw 5

Beml 10

D≤m\Øns‚ s]mcpƒ 11

Celibacy, obedience, prayer “absolute” for priests 12

At∏mIo^m KŸßƒ 13

Prayer 14

To preach effectively, have passion for Gospel 15

hnip≤ \m´neqsS 16

Persecution of Early Christians 18

Most Important 19

Fear God 20

IY 23

IhnX 24

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a\p-jy≥ ssZh-Øns‚ krjvSn-bm-

sW∂v ss__nƒ ]Tn-∏n-°p-∂p. AXp-

sIm≠v Ah-\n¬ ssZh kz`mhw \ne-

\n¬°-Ww. B kz`mhw BZy a\p-

jy-\mb BZmw \jvS-s∏-Sp-Øn. ssZhw

a\p-jycq]-sa-SpØv B sX‰n\v ]cn-

lmcw sNbvXp. CXn¬ ][m\

kw`hw tbip-hns‚ Ipcniv ac-W-am-

Wv. hmkvX-h-Øn¬ F¥mWv Ipcn-

»n¬ kw -hn-®Xv ? Igpacw Fßs\bmWv

Ir] \nd-s™m-gp-Ip∂ c£-bpsS

]Xo-I-a-bXv ?

t]¿jy-°m-cpsS h[-co-Xn-bmWv Ipcn-

»n¬ Xd-®p≈ in£. JØn≥ Ipcniv

F∂ cq]-Øn¬ Adn-b-s∏-Sp∂ coXn-

bn-ep-ff Ipcn-»n-emWv tbip Xd-°-s∏-

´-Xv. 7 ASn apX¬ 9 ASn-hsc \of-ap-

≈-Xm-bn-cp∂p CXv. alm-]m]w sNøp-

∂-hs\ ]mh-\-amb `qan-bn¬ \n∂pw

AI‰n \n¿Øn h[n-°p-∂-Xn-\mWv qan-

bn¬ sXmSmsX Cu h[-in£ \S-

∏m°n sIm≠n-cp-∂-Xv. NcnX kw_-

‘-ambn At\Iw hmZ ]Xn-hm-Z-߃

XpS-cp-tºmƒ Xs∂ F√m ssIkvXh

k`-I-fp-tSbpw ASn-ÿm\ ]amWw

Ipcn-ip-a-cWw hgn h∂ c£-bpsS

kzoI-c-W-am-Wv.

tbip F∂ ssZh-]p-X≥ kzbw Gs‰-

SpØ ssZho-I-]-≤-Xn-bpsS XymK-Øn-

eqsS, tbip hnip -≤o -I-cn -°-s∏-

Sp∂h¿°v kZm -Im -ehpw \ne -

\n¬°p∂ k¬Kp-W-]q¿Øn hcp-Øn-

bn-cn-°p-∂p F∂v F_mb teJ\w

km£n-°p-∂p. hfsc hni-Zhpw Kl-

\ -hp -ambn InkvXp -in -jy -\mb

]utemkv Xs‚ teJ-\-ß-fn¬, GXv

kwkv°m-chpw Nn¥bpw Ah-km\w

Hcn-SØp sNs∂-Øp∂ Hc-hÿ ]Xn-

]m-Zn-°p-∂p-≠-t√m. InkvXp acn®v

Dbn¿Øv Fgp-t∂-‰n-s√-¶n¬, Xs‚

]kwKhpw \ΩpsS tIƒhnbpw

A¿∞-c-ln -X-sa∂v At±lw ]d-

bp∂p. AXp-sIm≠v Ipcn-ip-a-cWw

Ncn-X-Ønse ][m\ kw`hw Xs∂-

bmWv.

a\p-jy≥ kzm¿∞-X-bpsS XS-

hp-Im-c-\mbn hgn-sX‰nt]mhp-Ibpw

Xm¥m-ß-fpsS hgn°v Xncn-bp-Ibpw

sNbvX-t∏mƒ ssZhw F√m-h-cp-tSbpw

AIrXyw Ahs‚ ta¬ Npa-Øn-bXv

Ipcn-in¬ sh®mWv. £an-°p-hm≥

km[n-°mØXnepw hep-Xm-bn-cp∂

Imbns‚ Ip‰w apX¬ am\-h-Pm-Xn-

bpsS F√m ]m]-ßfpw Hcn-°¬ amX-

ambn Ah≥ Gs‰-Sp-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p.

kmlkw sNøm-Xn-cp-∂n´pw

hmbn¬ h©-\-bn -√m -Xn -cp -∂n´pw

ZpjvS∑m-tcm-sSmØv ac-Whpw, ih-°p-

gnbpw sImSpØv, ssZhw, F√mw Ah-

Ipcn-in¬ F¥mWv kw`-hn-®Xv ?C. hn. ]utemkv

XpS¿® t]Pv 7

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Hmtcm acWhpw a\pjy\v acW

sØ ]cnNbs∏SpØpIbmWv.

""IqsSb√ ˛ P\n°p∂ t\cØpw,

IqsSbn√˛ acn°p∂ t\cØpw,

a≤ytabnßs\ ImWp∂ t\cØv ˛

a’cn°p∂Xn\p \mw hrYm''. Ihn

hN\w alØcw. F√m P\

hn`mKØn\pw acW ]Xn`mkØn\v

apºpw ]nºpw Hmtcm ImgvN

]mSpIfmWv. PohnXw \ngepI

fmSp∂ Hcp Ifw amXamtWm. Hcp

_nµphmbn XpSn®v hfcp∂ a\pjy

icocw, 60, 70 h¿jw Ignbptºmƒ

AtX _nµphnte°v aSßp∂pthm.

DØcw In´mØ tNmZyßfs√.

Atacn°≥ kndnb≥ Hm¿ØtUmIvkv saXmt∏meoØA`n. F¬tZm am¿ XoØqkvXncpa\ ns‚ Hcp ]kwKw hn’\

®t\mSp≈ BZckqNIambn Zo]w

]kn≤oIcn°p∂p.

BZcWob\mb hn’\®s‚ hntbmKØn¬ Zo]w Bflm¿∞ambn A\ptimNn°p∂p.InkvXphn¬ ]nb kvt\lnXsc,

InkvXym\n°v acWw, Hcp

ssZhoI]≤XnbmWv. De]vØn 2, 3

A≤ymbßfpsS ASnÿm\ØnemWv

CXv ]dbp∂Xv. CltemIPohnX

Øns‚ Ahkm\ `mKamWv acWw.

ss__nƒ ]gb\nba]ImcWw acWw

Hcp kw`hamWv. (Event) H∏w

Hchÿbpw (State).

acn®h¿ tZhXpeycmWv. (1

iapth¬ 28:13) acn®h¿

]mXmfØn¬ au\mhÿbnemWv.

(k¶o. 13˛3)

acWw `b∂v Ign™

cmPmhn\pw (slkv°nb) acWsØ

kzmKXw sNbvX Ctøm_n\pw

Hcpt]mse A\nhmcy ambncp∂p

acWw. CXv a\pjy≥ aÆnte°v

XncnsI tNcp∂ ssZhoI ]≤Xn

(Dev]Øn 3:19)

]m]nsb t]mse \oXnam\pw

acWØn\v hnt[b\msW¶n¬

(Ctøm_v 9:22, k¶o˛49:10)

F¥mWv acW Øns‚ A¿∞w. Cu

At\zjWØn¬ ss__nƒ

]gb\nbaw Ahkm\n °ptºmƒ,

acWsØ Iogvs]SpØp∂ Hchÿ

(State) bpsS BtLmjambn

]pXnb\nbahpw tbiphpw \ΩpsS

ap∂n¬ IS∂v hcp∂p.

XpS¿® t]Pv 9

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\n¬ Npa-Øp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. aS-ßn-h-

cmØ acp- q-an-bn-te°v t]mb _en-bm-

Sns\t∏mse Ah≥ temI-Øns‚

]m]w hln°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. CXv

Im¬h--cnbnse Ipcn-ins‚ Ncn-X-ap-

lq¿Ø-am-Wv. \ymb-hn-[n-bpsS F√m

in£-Ifpw G‰p-hmßn Ah a\p-jy-

\n¬ XncnsI hcmsX hln®p F∂-

XmWv Ipcn-ip-a-c-W-Øns‚ A¿∞w;

]Icw ssZhoI A\p-k-c-W-Øns‚

]Xn-^-e-amb \∑-Iƒ Ah≥ \ap°v

Zm\-ambn \¬In. CXv Ipcn-in¬ \S-

∏n-em-°-s∏´ ssZhoI ]≤-Xn-bm-

bn-cp-∂p.\ΩpsS tcmK-ßsf Ah≥

hln-°p-I-bpw, thZ-\-Isf kz¥-i-co-

c-Øn¬ kzoI-cn-°p-Ibpw sNbvX-

t∏mƒ \mw hnNm-cn-®Xv ssZhw Ahs\

ssIhn´p F∂m-Wv ! F∂m¬ a\p-

jys‚ AXn-I-a-ß-fpsS i‡n-bmWv

Ahs‚ apdn -hp -Iƒ krjvSn -® -Xv

F∂pw Ah-t\‰ ASn-sIm≠v \ap°v

kuJyw e`n®p F∂Xpw \mw ad-∂p-

t]m-bn. (tdm-a¿ 5:1) ]m]w £an®p

In´n-sb∂ ssZh-hp-am-bp≈ \nc∏pw

kam-[m\w ssIh∂p F∂ kXyw

\mw a\- n-em-°ntbm? hm°p-Iƒ

sIm≠v Ah≥ tcmK-kuJyw \¬In-

b-t∏mƒ Ah-cpsS hym[n-Ifpw _e-

lo-\-Xbpw Ah≥ kzoI-cn®ncp-∂n-√.

A\p -` -hn® in£-Iƒ°p ]Icw

Ah≥ c£ sImSp-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p.

Bflm-hns\ Ah≥ ac-W-

Øn-te°v Hgp-°n-hn-SpI hgn acWw

am\-h\v D]-Imc]Z-am-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-

∂p. Npcp-°-Øn¬ ]m]w Adn-bm-Ø-

hs\ \ap-°p-th≠n ssZhw ]m]n-bm-

°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. CXv temI-c-£-°v

ssZhw kzoI-cn® \oXnI-cW ]≤-Xn-

bm-bn-cp∂p. ]m]w sNøp-∂-h¿°v ac-

W-ap-≠v. ]m]-Øns‚ ]Xn-^ew ac-

W-am-Wv. AXn-\m¬ ]m]w Gs‰-Sp-°p-

I-hgn acWw Ah\v A\n-hm-cy-ambn

amdn. At∏mƒ Ah≥ ac-Wm-h-ÿ-bn-

eqsS IS∂p t]mhp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p.

\ap°v \nXy-X-bnse im¥X \¬I-

s∏-Sp -hm≥ Ah≥ F√m A¿∞-

Ønepw acWw A\p-`-hn®p. hI-t`-Z-

ß-fn-√mØ Cu im¥-X-bmWv F√m-

hcpw At\z-jn-®-Xv.

kar-≤nbpw kº-∂-Xbpw X\n°v kz¥-am-bn-cns° Ah≥ ZmcnZyw

A\p- -hn-°pI hgn a\p-jy≥ kº-∂-\m-hp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. a\p-jy-t\m-Sp≈ IcpW

Ahs\ CXn\v t]cn-∏n-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. blq-Z-]-`p-hns‚ Zm\-ambn In´nb I√-

d-bn¬, Zm\-ambn In´nb XpWn-bn¬ s]mXn-b-s∏-´v, Zmlw, hni-∏v, \·X F∂

Ahÿ XcWw sNbvXv Ah≥ AS-°-s∏-´p. Zmln-°p-∂-h\v Ah≥ Poh-Pew

\¬In. Ah≥ Zmlw Xo£vW-ambn A\p- -hn-®p. hni-°p-∂-h\v Ah≥ £Ww

\¬In. Ah≥ hni-∏-\p-`-hn-®p-. \nIp-Xn°v Ah≥ a¬ky-Øns‚ hmbn¬ ]Ww

I≠n-cp-∂p. ]s£ Ah≥ ]m∏-cm-bn-cp-∂pthm? Cu Ah-ÿ-I-fn¬ \n∂v hncp-

≤-amb as‰mcp Ah-ÿ-bn-eqsS Ah≥ IS-∂p-t]m-bn. hmßp-∂-Xnepw \√Xv

sImSp-°p-∂Xv F∂v Ah≥ ]h¿Øn®p ImWn-®p. hnizm-k-Øn¬ e`y-am-Ip∂,

ssZh-Ir] hgn-°p≈ kwL¿jcln-X-amb \nXy-Po-hn-X-amWv Ah≥ X∂Xpw

Xcp-∂-Xpw.

A]-am-\m-[n-jvTn-X-amb Ipcnip kln-°pI hgn Ah≥ \ap°v A`n-

am\w Xcn-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Xs‚ A]-am\w \ΩpsS am\-am°n Ah≥ am‰p-I-bm-

bn-cp-∂p. \sΩ shfn-®-Ønte°v \S-Øp-tºmƒ Ahs\ ssZhw IjvSm-\p-`-h-

߃ sIm≠v XnI-bv°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. \nXy-amb alXzw \nd™p \n¬°p∂

A\p-`hw \ap°v Ah≥ kuP-\y-ambn \¬In. ]am-W-ew-L\w aqew h∂

im]w \Ωn¬ \n∂pw AI-‰m≥ Ah≥ Ipcn-in¬ im]-am-bn-Øo¿∂p. \sΩ

hnebv°p hmßnb Cu Ah-ÿ-sb-°p-dn®v Kl-\-ambn KemXy teJ-\-Øn¬

sk‚ v t]mƒ ]Xn-]m-Zn-°p-∂-≠-t√m. Bh¿Ø\ ]pkvX-I-Øn¬ hnh-cn-°p∂

]m]-Øns‚ ]´n-I, tbip-hn¬ h∂p hoW im]-Øns‚ Xoh-X, Ipcn-i-\p-`-h-

߃ \mw Nn¥n-°p-tºmƒ a\- n-em-Ipw. ]m]hpw, im]hpw Xncn-®-dn-bm≥ \ap°v

Ign-b-Ww. AXv Ign-bm-Ø-XmWv h¿Ø-am-\-Ime Zpc-¥w.

Ipcn-in¬ F√mw \nh¿Øn-bmbn F∂-h¿ ]d-bp-tºmƒ \nh¿Øn-°-

s∏´ kXyw F¥m-bn-cp-∂p. kz¥w P\w Ahs\ Dt]-£n-°p-I-bm-Wv. injy≥

Ahs\ H‰ns°mSp°p-I-bm-Wv. kvt\ln-X¿ HmSn-t∏m-hp-I-bm-Wv. Ah≥ BIm-

i-Øn\pw `qan°pw CS-bn¬, BZn-a-\p-jy≥ tamln-°-s∏´ hr£-Øn¬ Xqßn-

°n-S-°p-I-bm-bn-cpt∂m? apdn-hp-I-fpsS thZ-\-bn¬ AIr-Xy- mcw sIm≠v Ahs‚

inc v XmWp t]mbn-cp-∂p. kz¿§w Ahs‚ \ne-hn-fn°v ]Xn-I-cn-®n-√. \o Fs∂

ssIhn-´Xv F¥v F∂v tNmZn-®n´v DØcw In´n-bn-√. aÆn¬ Ahs‚ tNmc hogp-

Ibpw, Ccp v Ahs\ aqSp-I-bp-am-bn-cp-∂p. Cu A\p- -h-Øn-emWv Ipcn-in¬ F√mw

\nh¿Øn-bmbn F∂-h¿ ]d-™-Xv. Cu Ah-ÿ-bn-eqsS \ΩpsS a\ pw IS∂p

t]mI-Ww. At∏mƒ Pohn-X-Øns‚ G‰hpw ][m\ [ym\w Cu Ipcn-ins‚

Nph-´n-em-bn-cn-°pw. kzm¿∞X \nd™ PohnX Cº-ß-fp-sS ]nSn-bn¬ \n∂v

tamN\w ]m]n®v \o aSßn htc-≠Xv Cu Im¬h-cn-bn-te°v Xs∂-bm-I-s´.

Ipcn-ins‚ Nph- n¬ Ahs\ Xncn-®-dn-bp-tºmƒ, \mw ssZh-Øns‚ A\p-

k-c-W-bp≈ P\-ambn amdp-I-bm-Wv. _en-tb-°mƒ hnip-≤-amb Cu A\p-k-c-

W-as√ \ap°v \jvS-s∏-´-Xpw. \mw kz¥w ktlm-Z-cs‚ Zhyw BK-ln-°p-∂-

h-cm-Wv. cmPyw cmPy-Øns‚ Zhyw BK-ln-°p∂p. k` k`bpsS Zhyw

BKln°p∂p. Ipcn-inse Icp-X-en\v ]Icw \mw C∂v BK-ln-°p-∂Xv A[n-

Im-chpw kpJ-ku-I-cy-hp-am-Wv. ]utcm-lnXyw t]mepw ewL-\-Øns‚ sXm∏n-

sIm≠v tamSn-]n-Sn-∏n-°p-∂p.

Ipcn-in¬ \mw Is≠-Ønb Icp-X-ens‚, A]m-c-X-bpsS Xoc-Øv, Ah\v

\µn ]d-bp∂ Hcp ]pXnb krjvSn-sb-bm-Wv Ah≥ ]Xo-£n-°p-∂Xv. im]-am-

bn-cp∂ acWw hniz-kn-°p-∂-h¿°v kºq¿Æ ssZhkm£m¬°m-c-ambn `hn-

°-s´. \ymb ]am-W-Øn-\v Akm-≤y-am-bn-cp∂ ac-WsØ sh√p-hn-fn-°m≥

\ap°v Ign-bs´ (1 tImcn-¥y¿ 15 : 56) Ipcn-inse Hm¿ΩIƒ A\-h-[n-bm-Wv.

]pkvX-I-Ønepw ]m´p-I-fnepw Ah HXp-ßp-I-bn-√. AXp-sIm≠v Xs∂-bmWv

Ah≥ ]pkvX-I-sa-gp-Xn-bn-s√-¶nepw G‰hpw IqSp-X¬ Ah-s\-°p-dn®v Fgp-X-

t]Pv 4 XpS¿®

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s∏-´-Xpw, ]kw-Kn-°-s∏-Sp-∂-Xpw, a\p-jy≥ \ne-

\n¬°p-∂X Imew Cu Ipcn-iva-cW kvac-Wbpw

\ne-\n¬°pw.

apI-fn¬ hnh-cn® Ipcnipkl\-Øns‚

]›m-Ø-e-Øn¬ Rm\pw \nßfpw as‰mcp Btem-

N-\-bn¬ apgp-Ip-∂p. Ipcnip hcn®v kl\w Gs‰-

SpØ InkvXp _e-\o\\mbn-cp-∂pthm? Ft∏m-sg-

¶nepw B ZnhyKpcp-hn¬ _e-lo-\X Z¿in-°m≥ Ign-

bp-tam. CXn-\p-Øcw Hcp tNmZy-am-Wv. F¥mWv _e-

lo-\m-hÿ?

Pohn-X-Øns‚ _ew bph-Xzm-h-ÿ-bm-Wv.

bph-Xzm-h-ÿ-bn-emWv Ipcnip ac-Ww. (youth is dy-namism, strength of muscle) Gs¥ms° hnh-cn-°m-

dp-≠-t√m. Cu _em-hÿ \ne-\n¬°p-∂Xv Nn¥-

bpsS KK-\-X-bn-em-Wv. (Depth of Thought) Bg-ta-

dnb Nn¥-bn¬ \n∂mWv bphXzw. Bfl-ss[cyw

kzoI-cn-°p-tºmƒ amXw bph-Xz-Ønse _em-hÿ

\ne-\n¬°p-I-bp-≈p. CsXmcp ssNX-\yXbpw kPo-

h-Xz-hp-am-Wv. ChnsS bph-Xz-Øn\v hcp∂ am‰sØ

\ap°v Energy of ambition F∂p hnfn-°mw. Cßs\

cq]-s]-Sp-tºmƒ B bph-Xz-Po-hnXw Hcp ]tXyI

hnkvt^m-S-\-ambn amdp-I-bm-Wv. (Explosion) CXmWv

Db¿sØ-gp-t∂¬∏v. Cu Db¿sØ-gp-t∂ev]v i‡n-

bm-Wv. (^n-en. 3:10)

C]-Imcw kw`-hn-°p-tºmƒ i‡n BZyw

Bflm-hn¬ \nd-bp-Ibpw, AXv hnip-≤-ambn lrZ-b-

Øn¬ ]Xn-jvTn-°-s∏-Sp-Ibpw sNøp-∂p. ChnsS

_p≤n-]-c-amb hnπhw Xs∂-bmWv a\- n¬ cq]-s∏-

Sp-∂-Xv. At∏mƒ lrZbw Ihn-s™m-gp-Ip-∂-XmWv

kvt\lw. CXv cq]m-¥cw hcp-Øp∂ Inbm-flI

i‡n-bm-Wv. CXns\ thZ-imkvX ]WvUn-X-∑m¿°v

out pouring of love and constructive transformationF∂ Xe-s° v sImSp-°m-hp-∂-Xm-Wv. CXv Ft -ky¿

5:14 km£n-°p∂ kXy-hp-am-Wv. Awake you whosleep, arise from the dead and Christ will give youlight.CXv Db¿sØ-gp-t∂-ev]ns‚ i‡n-]-I-S-\-am-Wv.

ChnsS ss]im-Nn-I-X-bpsS ]cm-P-bhpw \cI hmXn-

ep-I-fpsS \nb-¥-Whpw \ap°v In´p-∂p. CXv tbip-

hn¬ amXw kw -hn-®Xpw tbip-hn-eqsS amXw \ap°v

e`n-®-Xp-am-Wv. CXmWv \sΩ shfn-®-Øn-te°v \bn-

°p-∂-Xv. ChnsS A‘-Imcw shfn-®-Øn\v hgn amdp-

∂p. Ct∏mƒ \ΩpsS ]gb [mc-W-Iƒ (crucified outof weakness) amdn hcp-∂p. i≤m-]q¿∆amb ]T\w

shfn-s∏-Sp-Øp-∂Xv tbip Im´nb G‰hpw henb

i‡n-bpsS ]I-S\w Ipcn-in-em-bn-cp-∂p. Ipcniphl-

\-Øns‚ ac-Wm-h-ÿ-bn¬ \n∂v Db¿sØ-gp -

t∂¬∏ns‚ hnP-b-Zn-\-Øn-te°v hcp-hm≥ Ah≥ Xs‚

Cl-temI PohnXw apgp-h≥ ]co-£-W-߃ \SØn

hnP-bn®h\m-bn-cp-∂p. GXm-bn-cp∂p Ah.

1. Im‰ns\ \nb-¥n-°p-Ibpw IS-ens\ im¥-am-°p-Ibpw hgn

Ah≥ shfn-s∏-Sp-Øn-bXv (His power over nature) ]Ir-

Xn-bpsS \nb-¥-W-am-bn-cp-∂p.

2. AØn-a-c-Øn\v im]w \¬IpI hgn AXv thtcmsS CW-

ßn-t∏m-Ip-∂p. (His power over plants)3. he-bn¬ AI-s∏-Sm≥ a¬ky-Øn-\pw, sNfn-bn-te°v HmSn-

t]m-Im≥ ]∂n-Iƒ°pw Ign-™-t∏mƒ Ah≥ arK-ß-fn¬

Xs‚ \nb-¥Ww sXfn-bn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. (His power overanimals)

4. \n¿Pohambn-cp∂ `£-W-h-kvXp-hns\ Ah≥ A\p-K-ln-

®-t∏mƒ Ah h¿≤n-X-amIp∂p. (His power over objects)5. \nXy-tcm-Knsb Ah≥ kpJ-s∏-Sp-Øp-∂p. Ah≥ tcmKm-

hÿamb ]cm-P-b-s∏-Sp-Øn. (His power over illness)6. Ah≥ Xs‚ Xp∏¬ tN¿∂ aÆv Ipg®v krjvSn-bpsS A]m-

I-Xsb at\m-l-c-am°n (His power over creation)7. bmbntdmkns‚ aIƒ XpSßn ]e-tcbpw Ah≥ ac-W-Øn¬

\n∂v Db¿∏n-°p-∂p amX-a√ (His power over death) Ah≥

kzbw ac-W-Øn¬ \n∂v Db¿sØ-gp-t∂-‰p. \nZm-h-ÿ-bn-

em-bn-cp∂ \oXn-am-∑m-cpsS IqsS.

8. a\p-jy-a-\- nse Nn¥-bpsS Nmep-Iƒ Ah\v Xncn-®-dn-bm-

am-bn-cp-∂p. injy-cpsS Nn¥bpw ina-tbms‚ a\ pw (Hispower over thoughts)

9. ss]im-NnI _m[-Isf Ah≥ Hgn-®p-hn-Sp-∂p. (His powerover the demons)

10. bcp-i-te-ans‚ \mihpw ]tXm-kns‚ ac-Whpw Ah≥ Adn-

™n-cp-∂p. (His power over future)11. ]£-hmX tcmKn-bpsS ]m]-£-a-bn-ep-sS, tcmKn Btcm-Ky-

hm-\mbn. Ah≥ InS° FSpØp \S-°p-∂p. (His powerover forgiving sins)

12. Ah-km-\w, C∂v hsc tImSn-°-W-°n-\m-fpIsf Ah≥

Xs‚ kvt\l ktµ-i-Øn¬ X≈®n-´p. PmXn-Ifpw h¿§-

ßfpw cmPy-ßfpw (His power over Hearts)

Cßs\ injy¿ 12 t]¿. Ahs‚ tbip F∂ t]cn-

s\m∏w InkvXp F∂ Xe-s°´p hcp-tºmƒ Ah≥ tbip-In-

kvXp-hm-bn. 12 Imcy-ß-fn¬ Ahs‚ hym]m-c-߃ Imew kwK-

ln-®n-cn-°p-∂p. F√m am\p-jnI hym]m-c-Ønepw Ahs‚

Db¿sØ-gp-t∂¬∏v hy‡-am-Wv. AXp-sIm≠v \ap°v ]dbmw

He was strong in his crusification. CXmWv tImtemky¿ 2:9 ¬

]d-bp-∂Xv For in Him dwells all the fullness of the God Headbodly.

At∏mƒ Cu Db¿∏ns‚ ktµiw F¥m-Wv. ]m]-Øn¬

\n∂v Hgn™p \n¬°pI. At∏mƒ \mw Ahs‚ IqsS Db¿Ø-

s∏-Spw. CXn\v \ap°v ]pXnb km£yw Bh-iy-an-√. ]g-bXp

[mcm-fw. iXm-Xn-]s‚ km£yw. St.Mathew, 27:54- Truly thiswas the son of God. CXp-sIm≠v kpdn-bm-\n-k` ˛ Ipcn-ip-a-c-

Ww, A\p-kva-cn-°p-∂p, BN-cn-°p-∂p. Db¿∏v BtLm-jn-°p-

∂p. tbip-In-kvXp-hn¬ kt¥m-jn-°p-∂p.

(Zo]w FUn‰dpsS teJ\w)

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(shfn 21:4) Pohn°p∂Xv InkvXpsh¶n¬ acn°p∂Xv em`w. (^nen. 1:21)AXmbXv \ΩpsS Poh≥ ainlbmWv.acW sa\n°v em`amWv. Cua\pjyicocw F\n°v mcamWv. CXv hn vI¿Ømhn t\mSpIqsS hkn∏m≥ Rm≥CjvS s∏Sp∂p icocØn¬ hkn®mepwicocw hn´mepw Ahs\ ]kmZn∏n°p∂Xv IcWobw.

Cßs\ im]ambncp∂ acWw\ap°v (InkvXym\n°v) kºq¿ÆambCuizc km£mXvImcamWv. CXvssIkvXh hnizmk Z¿i\Øns‚ImXemWv. AXpsIm≠v kt¥mjtØmsS Cu ssZhoI]≤Xnbn¬]¶mfn bmIp∂Xn¬ A`nam\n°pI.D¬IWvT Db¿Øp∂ hnImcXe߃°∏pdØv A\pKlØns‚DdhnSambn Cu acWhpw amds´.Ahs‚ hncp∂p `h\Øns‚Hcp°s∏´ taibnte°v Ahs‚Xocpam\]Imcw \mw IS∂p sNt√≠nhcpw.

InkvXphn¬ kt¥mjn°pI.

F√m a\pjycpw BZman¬acn°p∂hcmWv (1 tImc¥y¿ 15:22)PUØns‚ Nn¥ Xs∂ amcWw. (tdma¿8:6) kvt\ln°mØh≥ acWØn¬hkn°p∂p (1 tbml 3:14) At∏mƒ \mwXncn®dnbp∂ Hcp kXyap≠v. ]m]sØInkvXphneqsS AXnPohn°ptºmƒ (1tImc¥y¿ 15:66) acWsØ Iogvs]SpØphm≥ \ap°v Ignbp∂p. CXv]gb\nbaØn\pw B ImeØn\pwAkm≤yambncp∂p F∂v sk‚v t]mƒ˛ (A≤ymbw 7 ˛ tdmateJ\w) bp‡n`Zambn sXfnbn°pIbmWv. InkvXpacWw hln®Xv \n¿Æmb IambXv. AXvacWsØ ]cmPbs∏SpØnbXpsIm≠mWv (tbml. 11˛25)]p\cp∞m\hpw Poh\pambhs‚ap∂n¬ acWw IogSßpIbmbncp∂p.acn®h\n¬ \n∂v kzbw Fgpt∂‰BZyPmX≥ Ah≥ Xs∂. (tImtem 1:18)acWØns‚ I¿XysØ A\yam°nbh\pw Ah¿ Xs∂. (tdma. 6:9)acWm[nImcnbmb ]nimNns\ Xs‚A[nImcØn¬ \n∂v \o°nbh≥

Ah\mWv. (G_. 2:14) A¥naiXphmb acWw \nßnt]mbncn°p∂p.(1 tImc¥n 15:26)

InkvXphpw ]pXnb \nbahpw]Imcw \mw acWØn¬ \n∂vPoh\nte°v ]thin°p∂hcmWv.(tbml 5:24) InkvXphn¬ hnizkn°p∂h¿ acn®mepw Pohn°pw. (tbml.11˛25) hnizkn°mØh¿ Xs‚]m]Øn¬ acn°pw. (tbml. 8:24)

InkvXym\n°v acWw Hcpin£b√. alXzØnte°p≈ ]thi\IhmSamWv.

kz¿§Øn¬ \n∂v Cßs\]dbp∂ Hcp i_vZw Rm≥ tI´p (shfn14˛13) FgpXnsImƒI. C∂v apX¬ssZhØn¬ \nZ ]m]n°p∂ arX∑m¿`mKyhm∑m¿. Ah¿ AhcpsS]h¿ØnIfn¬ \n∂v hniant°≠XmIp∂p. tbiphns\ acWØn¬\n∂pw Db¿∏n®h¿ \ΩpsSarXicocØn\pw Db¿∏v \¬Ipsa∂v]pXnb \nbaw Xd∏n®v ]dbp∂p. (tdm˛8:11) C\n acWap≠mIØ Hchÿ

(t]Pv 5 XpS¿®)

hn. bpZm«olmbpsS s\mth\

aninlmbpsS kvt\lnX\pw hnizkvXZmk\pamb hn. bpZm«olmtb, G‰hpwIjvSs∏Sp∂ F\n°pth≠n At]£n°Wsa. bmsXmcp klmbhpw ^ekn≤nbpan√msX hcp∂ kµ¿`Øn¬G‰hpw XzcnXhpw tKmNchpambklmbw sNøp∂Xn\v Atßbv°vhntijhn[nbmbn In´nbncn°p∂A\pKlsØ Aßv D]tbmKn°Wsa.Fs‚ F√m Bhiyßfnepw hninjy(Bhiyw ]dbpI) Atß klmbwRm\t]£n°p∂p. `mKys∏´ bqZm«olmtb, Atß Cu A\pKlsØ Rm≥ kZmHm¿°psa∂pw Atß kvXpXnIsftemIsaßpw Adnbn°psa∂pw Rm≥hmKvZm\w sNøp∂p. BtΩ≥. (ZnhkwHºXp ]mhiyw Cu ]m¿∞\ HºXvZnhkw sNm√pI) F´mw Znhkw \nßfpsS]m¿∞\bv°p \nhrØnbp≠mIpw. AXvHcp Imehpw k^eamImXncn°n√.

Xmakn®Xn\v £am]WwA Firm Believer

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D]ImckvacWPRAYER TO THEBLESSED VIRGIN

(Near known of fall)O most beautiful flower of MountCarmel, fruitful vine, splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother of the sonof God, Immaculate virgin, assist mein my necessity. O star of the sea,help me and show me here you aremy mother. O Holy Mary, Mother ofGod, Queen of Heaven and Earth, Ihumbly beseech you from the bottomof my heart to succor me in my ne-cessity (make request). There arenone that can withstand your powerO Mary conceived without sin, prayfor us who have recourse to thee(three times) Holy Mary, I place thiscause in your hands (three times).Say this prayer for three consecutivedays and then you must publish andit will be granted to you. Gratefulthanks.

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hn. Koh¿Kokv klZmbpsSs\mth\

aninlmbpsS hnizkvXZmk\pw, c‡km£nbpw, ssIkvXhcpsS Imh¬]nXmhpamb hnip≤\mb Koh¿Kokv klZm]pWyhmfs\ G‰hpw IjvSs∏Sp∂F\n°pth≠n At]£n°Wsa. bmsXmcpklmbhpw ^ekn≤nbpan√msX hcp∂kµ¿`Øn¬ G‰hpw XzcnXhpw tKmNchpamb klmbw sNøp∂Xn\v Atßbv°vhntijhn[nbmbn In´nbncn°p∂ A\pKlsØ Aßv D]tbmKn°Wsa. Fs‚ F√mBhiyßfnepw hninjy (Bhiyw ]dbpI)Atß klmbw Rm\t]£n°p∂p. mKys∏´]pWyhms\ Atß Cu A\pKlsØ Rm≥kZm Hm¿°psa∂pw Atß kvXpXnIsftemIsaßpw Adnbn°p sa∂pw Rm≥hmKvZm\w sNøp∂p. BtΩ≥. (Znhkw HºXp]mhiywCu ]m¿∞\ HºXv ZnhkwsNm√pI) F´mw Znhkw \nßfpsS]m¿∞\bv°p \nhrØnbp≠mIpw. AXv HcpImehpw k^eamImXncn°n√.Xmakn®Xn\v £am]Ww

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tIm´bw Pn√-bnse AXn-cw-ºpg]©m-b-Øn¬ G‰p-am -\q¿˛a∂m\wtdmUn¬ 13 sk‚v ÿew (IS-ap-dnItfmhotSm ]Wn-bp-∂-Xn-\p-Øaw) hn¬°m-\p≠v . _‘-s∏-SpI

bp Fkv F , t^m¨ : 610 803 1800tIcf : 048222 77010 (House)t^m¨ : Cell: 9447366740

2. Fd-Wm-Ipfw Pn√-bn¬ hoKm-em‚n\vkao]w 75 sk‚v ÿehpw B[p-\nIcoXn-bn¬ ]Wn Ign-∏n® c≠p-\nehoSpw hn¬°m-\p -≠v. 15 sk‚ vhnkvXo¿Æ-Øn¬ 4 hoSp-Iƒ ]Wn-bp-∂-Xn\v kuIcyw. kvam¿´vkn-‰n, hoKm-em‚v, sIm®n Fb¿t]m¿´v, tIme-t©-cn, Xr∏q-Wn-Øpd `mK-tØ°v 30 an\n-‰¬ Xmsg bmX kabw, Xm¬∏-cy-ap-f-f-h¿ _‘-s∏-SpI.

bp Fkv F , t^m¨ : 610 803 1802

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Fd-Wm-Ipfw Pn√-bnse \nt£]km[y-X-Iƒ a\-kn-em-°p-hm≥ hniZhnh-c-߃ klnXw _‘-s∏-Sp -I.hn¬°p-∂-Xn\pw hmßp-∂-Xn\pw, em`wh¿≤n-∏n-°p-∂-Xn\pw _‘-s∏-SpI.

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5. Fd-Wm-Ipfw SuWn¬ (Fw. PntdmUv, tXh-c), 14 sk‚v ÿewhn¬°m-\p-≠v. 4 \ne sI´nSw ]Wn-bm≥ Ign-bp-∂Xpw hyh-kmb ]m[m-\y-ap-≈-Xp-amb ÿew. _‘-s∏-Sp-I.

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Cuiz-c≥ F∂ A¿∞-

Øn¬ InkvXym-\n-Iƒ BZyw

D]-tbm-Kn-®n-cp-∂Xv Bemlm,

G¬ F∂o skan-‰n°v ]Z-

ßfpw ]n∂oSv Xºp-cm≥ F∂

ZmhnU ]Z-hp-am-bn-cp-∂p. kpdn-

bm-\n-bn-ep≈ Ip¿_m-\-I-ahpw

]m¿∞-\-Ifpw ae-bm-f-Øn-em-

°n-b-t∏mƒ ssZh-sa-∂-hm°v

D]-tbm-Kn-®p. B hm°m-Is´

bqtdm-∏nse anj\-dn-am-cpsS hc-

hn\v tij-amWv D]-tbm-Kn®p

XpS-ßn-b-Xv. Ah¿ Fgp-Xnb

BZy-Im-e- thZ]mT ]pkvX-

I-ß-fn¬ Xºp-cm≥ F∂mWv

]tbm-Kw. ]n¬°m-esØ

KŸ-ß-fn¬ ssZh-sa∂v

]tbm-Kn®p ImWp-∂p.

kpdn-bm\n InkvXym-\n-I-fpsS

]gb ]m´p-I-fn¬ Bemlm

F∂ hm°v [mcmfw D]-tbm-

Kn-®n-´p-≠v. I¬Zmb kpdn-bm-

\n-bnse Bemlm F∂ ]Zw

lo_p-hn¬ ImWp∂ G¬,

Ftem-lnw, Ad-_n -bnse

A√m-lv, Cem-lv, emlv apX-

em-b-h-sb√mw skan-‰n°v mj-

Iƒ°v s]mXp -hm -bn -´p≈

G¬ F∂ [mXp-hn¬ \n∂p-

≠m-b-Xm-Wv. "G¬' F∂ ]Zw

]mNo-\-X-an-gn¬ ImWp-∂p-≠v.

tbip kwkm-cn-®n-cp∂ "Ad-

amb' `mj-bn¬ G¬ F∂

]Z-amWv ssZhsØ kw_m-

[\ sNøm≥ D]-tbm-Kn-®-Xv.

GXm-bmepw Ct∏mƒ ae-bm-

fn-Iƒ ssZhw F∂ ]Zw D]-

tbm -Kn -°p -∂ -Xn\ v apºv

Bemlm F∂ ]Z-amWv

D]-tbm-Kn-®Xv F∂v hy‡w.

]n∂oSv Xºp-cm≥ F∂p hnfn-

®p. Bem-lmbpw A√mlp

]ckv]cw _‘-s∏ v InS-°p-

∂p.

Bemlm

11

s¢tbm^mkn\pw kqlrØn\pw BZyw henb

BÀmZhpw Bthihpambncp∂p. ]t£, Hmtcm ASn

apt∂m´p \S°pt¥mdpw Ahcn¬ kwib߃

s]m´napfbv°m≥ XpSßn.

" "Hm, Ah¿ ]d™Xp icnbmbncps∂¶n¬!' 'Hcp

Zo¿L\nizmktØmsS s¢tbm^mkv ]d™p. ""]t£,

Fßs\ icnbmIm\mWv ?' ' ˛ kplrØv tNmZn®p.

" "B¿s°¶nepw hnizkn°mhp∂ ImcyamtWm Ah¿

]d™ncn°p∂Xv ?''

""hm, \ap°ev]w IqSn ImØncn°mw,''s¢tbm^mkv

]d™p. ""F¥mWv kw`hn°m≥ t]mIp∂sX∂p \ap°p

t\m°mw.''

" "F¥ns\°pdn®mWv \n߃ kwkmcn°p∂Xv ?' '

AhtcmsSm∏w \Ss∂Ønb Hc]cnNnX≥ tNmZn®p. B

i_vZw Ah¿°p ]cnNbap≈Xpt]mse tXm∂n. ]t£,

Bsf I≠t∏mƒ B i_vZØnse ]cnNbw shdpw

tXm∂embncp∂nt√ F∂h¿ kwibn®p. X∑qew,

tNmZyØn\pØcw \evIm≥ Ah¿ Aev]w t]mepw XnSp°w

Im´nbn√.

sX√nS au\Øn\ptijw s¢tbm^mkv B

A]cnNnXt\mSp tNmZn®p: ""Cu Znhkßfn¬ Fs¥√mw

ImcyßfmWv Pdpktean¬ \S∂Xv! F¥m, \n߃ amXw

Ahsbm∂pw Adn™nt√?''

""F¥pImcy߃?''˛A]cnNnX≥ B›cyw hnSmsX

tNmZn®p.

A]cnNnXs‚ kwkmchpw s]cpam‰hpw s]s´∂v

Ah¿°njvSs∏´p. DSt\Xs∂ s¢tbm^mkv BIY

]d™p: tbiphns‚ kphntij ]tLmjWØns‚ IY.

AhnSp∂v AZv`pX߃ ]h¿Øn® IY.

Pdpkteante°p≈ AhnSpsØ ssPXbmXbpsS IY.

bqZmkv AhnSpsØ H‰ns°mSpØ IY. ]oUIƒ kln®v

ac°pcnin¬ Xqßn AhnSp∂p acn® IY. Ahkm\w,

AhnSp∂v D∞m\w sNbvXp F∂p aKvZe\adnbhpw

Iq´pImcnIfpw ]d™ IY.

s¢tbm^mkpw Iq´pImc\pw Cu IYIƒ

amdnamdn∏d™t∏mƒ A]cnNnX≥ Ahsb√mw i≤m]q¿∆w

tI´psIm≠ncp∂p. Ah¿ IY ]d™hkm\n∏n®t∏mƒ

A]cnNnX≥ tNmZn®p: ""ssZh]pX≥ CsX√mw kln®p

alXzØnte°p ]thint°≠Xv Bhiyambncp∂nt√?''

tNmZyw tNmZns®¶nepw AhcpsS DØcØn\p

D∞m\Øns‚ s]mcpƒ

ImØp\nev°msX A]cnNnX≥ ]hmNI∑mcnte°pw

hnip≤ enJnXßfnte°pw IS∂p. tbiphns\°pdn®p≈

]hN\߃ Hs∂m∂mbn A]cnNnX≥ Ahsc Hm¿Ωn∏n®p.

sFkbmkv (sbiø) ]hmNIs‚ ]pkvXIØnse Hcp mKw

A£cw ]Xn At±lw FSpØp ]d™p: ""AhnSp∂p

kln®Xp \ΩpsS tcmKßfmbncp∂p. AhnSp∂p hln®Xp

\ΩpsS tcmKßfmbncp∂p. AhnSp∂p hln®Xp \ΩpsS

ZpxJßfmbncp∂p. \ΩpsS ]m]߃ aqeamWv AhnSp∂v

apdnth¬]n°s∏´Xv. \ΩpsS Xn∑Iƒ aqeamWv AhnSp∂v

\pdpßs∏´Xv ''.

Ah¿ \S°pIbmbncps∂¶nepw s¢tbm^mkns‚bpw

kplrØns‚bpw a\kpIƒ B A]cnNnXs‚ hm°pIfn¬

Xd®p\n∂p. AhcpsS lrZbßfmIs´ At∏mƒ

Ah¿°pt]mepw A⁄mXambncp∂ GtXm

Znhym\p`qXnbm¬ Pzen°pIbmbncp∂p.

s]s´∂h¿ X߃°v FtØ≠nbncp∂ FΩmhqkv

KmaØnseØn. kabw sshInbncp∂XpsIm≠v

XßtfmsSm∏w A¥nbpdßm≥ Ah¿ A]cnNnXs\

BZc]q¿∆w £Wn®p. B £Ww A]cnNnX≥ \nckn®p.

A[nIw sshImsX Ah¿ Hcpan®p

`£WØn\ncp∂p. At∏mƒ A]cnNnX≥ A∏w FSpØv

Bio¿hZn®p. apdn®v Ah¿°psImSpØp apdn°s∏´ A∏w

G‰phmßptºmƒ A]cnNnXs‚ apJw Ah¿ BZyambn

icn°pI≠p. Ah¿ B IÆpIfnte°p t\m°n. s]s´∂p

XßfpsS \mY\pw Kpcphpamb tbiphns\ Ah¿

Xncn®dn™p. ]t£, \nanj߃°p≈n¬ AhnSp∂v

A]Xy£\mbn.

F¶nepw AhnSpsØ Xntcm[m\w Ahsc

\ncmicm°nbn√. kt¥mjw sIm≠v Xp≈n®mSn Ah¿

]ckv]cw ]d™p: " "I¿Ømhv kXyambpw

Dbn¿sØgpt∂‰ncn°p∂p!'' hnian°m≥ Iq´m°msX Ah¿

DSs\ Pdpkteante°p aSßn. PdpkteanseØnb Ah¿

]tXmkns\bpw a‰p injy∑mtcbpw I≠p ]d™p:

""I¿Ømhv kXyambpw Dbn¿sØgpt∂‰ncn°p∂p. R߃

AhnSpsØ I≠p.''

As∂∂Xpt]mse C∂pw tbiphns‚ D∞m\w

temIsaºmSpw ]tLmjWw sNøs∏SpIbmWv;

BtLmjn°s∏SpIbmWv. tbip acn®Xpw Dbn¿ØXpw

Xs‚ kz¥w alnabv°pth≠nbmbncp∂n√; ]XypX, \ap°v

Poh≥ \¬Iphm\pw AXp kar≤ambn \¬Iphm\pw

th≠nbmbncp∂p.

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\mw AhnSpsØ D∞m\w BtLmjn°ptºmƒ AhnSpsØ \hyPoh\n¬ \mapw ]¶p]‰Wsa∂mWv AhnSpsØ BKlw;

AXpt]mse AhnStØ°p amXw \¬Iphm≥ km[n°p∂ kam[m\Øn¬ \mapw ]¶p]‰Wsa∂mWv AhnSpsØ A`nemjw.

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A¿∞clnXambncn°pw.

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Bishop Carlos Malfa ofChascomus, Argentina, said this

week that celibacy, obedience,

and prayer are three absolute

requirements for priestly lifethat find their meaning in pastoral

charity.

The Bishop made his comments

during an ordination in the dioc-esan cathedral.

He said a priests prayerful

attitude allows him to deepen his

interior life, overcome fatigue andmonotony, so that he has some-

thing new to offer, because it is

an encounter with the Father.

Celibacy, obedience, prayer absolute for priestsLikewise, obedience is only valid,he said, inasmuch as it is a sacri-

fice to God, and it finds its meaning

in the communion of the Church. A

responsible, authentic, and matureobedience requires a profound

attitude of faith, love, and sincere

dialogue.

Obedience should be loyal and

frank, and it can broken by

rebellion, indifference, or coward-

ice, he explained.

Pastrol charity gives meaning to

celibacy, which can only be under-

stood in the context of absolutelove. The Lord and the Church

have the right to a form ofexclusive love. Its not that

celibacy is essential for our

ministry. But it is a sign and an

incentive of pastoral charity anda peculiar source of spiritual

fruitfulness in the world, Bishop

Malfa went on.

He concluded his homily with a

prayer that the Holy Spirit will

make our entire diocesan church

a people of prayer that raises itsvoice to the Father imploring holy

vocations to the priesthood,

religious life, and missionary

service.

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Prayer, in its simple meaning is a talkwith God.in its deeper mean-ing, its a relationship withGod..It is a relationship oflove and emotions before beingwords and talk without love ismeaningless.

Therefore God says in reproach.In as much as these people drawnear to Me with their mouths andhonour Me with their lips, buthave removed their hearts farfrom Me (Is 29:13)

For this reason, the prayer of theevil is unaccepted before God. Itis hated by God because it is notthe outcome of love, except if itis a contrite evil person who isasking for forgiveness like the tax-collector.

God said about those who praywithout being pure in heart,When you spread out yourhands, I will hide my eyes from

PRAYERyou, even though you makemany prayers, I will not hear.Your hands are full of blood.Wash yourselves clean; put awaythe evil of your doings from be-fore my eyes. Cease to do evil.(Is 1:15-16).

Prayers is a bridge connectingearth to Heaven. It has beencompared to Jacobs ladder thatconnected Heaven to Earth.Prayer is a key to Heaven, it isthe language and job of angelsand it is the life of the spirituals.

Prayer is ones longing to be withGod. It is the longing of the lim-ited to the unlimited, the crea-ture to the Creator, the soul to itssource and its satisfaction

In Prayer, one is elevated abovematerialism to meet with God.

As a measurement for success ofprayer, one who feels unable tofinish and stop praying. The op-posite happens with the one whois happy to conclude his prayerand say amen.

The one who is successful in hisprayers would be unable to leaveit. Instead, he sings his favoritesong with the Angels, I held him

and would not let him go.(Song of Songs 3:4)

Whoever succeeds in prayingwould never prefer any otherwork whatsoever to it. Forprayers sake, saints escaped theworld and all worldly thingssearching for quietness and si-lence, which they loved with alltheir hearts, to be alone withGod.

Prayer is a taste of Gods King-dom, which starts here and fin-ishes there.

If one becomes attached to it,prayer becomes a life to him, andhis life becomes aprayer..

There is a saint whose whole lifeis written in one phrase, so wesay, his life was a prayer. It is acontinuous, uniterrupted prayerthat has not stopped for a sec-ond to give the singer the timeto say Selah. Even in his sleepones talk with God does notstop, in conscious an un con-scious. Does it explain the verse,when I remember you on mybed Psalms 63:6

Collected by Anderson Eldho Paulose

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Rome (CNS) - Preaching effectivlyin U.S. multicultural communitieshinges upon believing passion-ately in Gods word and his uni-versal plan of salvation, AtlantasArchbishop told U.S. seminariansstudying in Rome.

If the preacher truly, deeply, pas-sionately embraces the word,then the word of God will finda home in the hearts of thosewho listen, said ArchbishopWilton D. Gregory of Atlanta.

The word itself and the gracedhearts of the listeners will adaptthe preaching so that it becomeshearable in a given context, hesaid Jan. 13, during the 2008 CarlJ. Peter Lecture at Romes Pon-tifical North American College.

The annual lecture seeks to fos-ter preaching skills forseminatians preparing to serve inparishes. The African - Americanarchbishops talk was titled:Preaching in a MulticulturalChurch- Highlighting the Latino,African - American and AsianCommunities.

The archbishop said a priestsmain task is proclaiming the wordof God.

He said priests, as ambassadorsof Christ, need to present them-selves as sources of wisdomand truth, which is often difficultin a culture in which people aremuch more likely to go to Oprah

TO PREACH EFFECTIVELY, HAVE PASSION FOR GOSPEL,SAYS U.S ARCHBISHOP

By Carol Glatz

or Dr. Phil or a blogspot for wordsof wisdom.

While todays secularism posesenormous difficulties, it is not thefirst time Christians have struggledagainst the times; even the earlyapostles had great obstacles toovercome in spreading the wordof God, he said.

In some sense, it is the peren-nial state of any preacher to workagainst the odds, to be confrontedwith massive crises, he said.Therefore a priest needs to havean unshakeable confidence in hismission, and that comes onlyfrom a solid foundation of faith:to pay attention to what we be-lieve, how we believe, in whomwe believe, he said.

This is not spiritual narcissism,he said, but is the source forspeaking credibly and communi-cating effectively the word oflife.

Archbishop Gregory said there aresome misconceptions aboutpreaching to members of theLatino, African-American andAsian communities that need cor-recting.

For example, while minorities liv-ing in the United States have beenvictims of inequality, discrimina-tion and oppression, attention alsomust be paid to them dignity andhope for the future.

Preaching must proclaim Godsgracious empowerment and in-sist on the revolutionary powerof forgiveness and reconciliation,he said.

Another misconception is think-ing a persons lack of educationmeans a preachers teachingshould be dumbed down. Thisdangerous fallacy assumes thatthe questions and the yearningsof people who do not share ourexact cultural framework are notquite as complex or agonizing ornuanced as our own, he said.

There is far more complexitythan we can imagine beyond amainstream American format,and when preachers ignore thatthey do so at their own peril andat the risk of diminishing thepower of the word they pro-claim, he said.

A preacher also should challengethe un-Christian aspects of an-other persons culture, he said.

All cultures are in need of theconversion that only the truth ofChrist offers, especially if thosecultures sanction violence, dimin-ish women, or put money orpower above people, he said.

A serious critique of such injus-tices is needed, he said, andpreachers must let the Gospelspeak its word directly and point-edly, like the two - edged swordthat it has always been.

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The church was persecuted from thevery beginning of its history. Thepersecution started when the Jewspersecuted Jesus. They would notaccept Him as the Messiah, so theyplotted against Him and crucifiedHim.

The disciples gathered at themansion of Zion to pray on the dayof Pentecost. As Jesus promised,the Holy Spirit came upon them inthe form of tongues of flame whichfell upon each one of them. Theywere filled with the Holy Spirit andstarted to speak in differentlanguages. St.Peter, as the head ofthe apostles, started to preach andabout 3,000 people becamefollowers. This was the formationof the Church, even though it wasno officially declared.

The early persecution of the Churchcame from the Jewish Sanhedrin.The early Christians were Jews, andthey still attended the synagogues.Thy shared their meals in common.This group was growing in number.This angered the Jewish leaders,who were looking for a reason toarrest the Church leaders. St.Petercured a crippled man, so the Templeguard arrested St.Peter and St.Johnand brought them before theSanhedrin. After questioning them,they could not charge them with anywrongdoing. However, they warnedthe disciples not to preach aboutJesus.

The apostles continued to preach.They performed many miracles inthe name of Jesus. People fromJerusalem and the surrounding areasstarted to bring their sick to thedisciples to be cured.

The Sadducees and Phariseeswanted to arrest the apostles and put

in jail. They were supposed to be brought before the Sanhedrin, but whenthe guards went to get them the next morning, they were gone. That night,the angel of the Lord Appeared and freed the apostles and told them topreach in the temple vicinity. The guards brought them to the Sanhedrinand asked why they disobeyed the Sanhedrins order. St.Peter said thatthey will obey only God. The Sadducees were angry and wanted to haveSt.Peter and St.John executed. There was a great teacher of the Law namedGamaliel. He stood up and told the Sanhedrin, If this activity is not fromGod, it will perish itself, but if it comes from God, you will not be able tostop it. You may even find yourself fighting against God. The Sanhedrinchanged their mind and gave orders to beat the apostles and send themaway with a warning not to preach about Jesus anymore. The apostleswere happy to suffer for the sake of Jesus.

The followers of Jesus kept increasing. Caiaphas, the chief priest, decidedto stop them. At this time Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee and Roman citizen,was working for the Sanhedrin. The chief priest ordered Saul to prepare acase against Stephen, one of the seven leaders of the group. Saul prepareda case against Stephen, and Stephen was arrested and brought before theSanhedrin and sentenced to death by stoning. Caiaphas ordered Saul tooversee the stoning.

After Stephen was martyred, the followers were scattered. Saul becamemore bloodthirsty. He received orders to arrest all followers of Jesus. Hewent from house to house to arrest them and put them on trial and havethem executed. Many followers fled to remote places in the mountains.

Saul received an order to go to Damascus and persecute the Christiansthere. While Saul was on the way to Damascus, Jesus intervened. Heappeared to Saul, and Saul was converted and began to preach that Jesus isthe Messiah.

At this time, Herod was also persecuting the Christians. He had James,the son of Zebedee, killed by the sword. The Jews never liked Herodbecause he was an Arab. Herod thought that he could please the Jews bykilling the followers of Jesus. He had St.Peter arrested, but because it wasPassover, St.Peter was kept in jail. The night before his trial, the angel ofthe Lord came to the jail cell and freed him.

St.James, the brother of Jesus, was thrown down from the pinnacle of theTemple in Jerusalem and stoned to death. St.Andrew was crucified on across in the shape of an X. St.Philip was crucified and then stoned todeath. St.Jude was killed with a spear. St.Bartholomew, St.Thomas,St.Mathew and St.Simon the Zealot were also martyred. St.John was exiledto Patmos, a Greek island. He lived to the age of 90. He was the onlyapostle who had a natural death. The apostles took the persecution ingood spirit and suffered for spreading the Gospel.

Christianity soon spread to Rome. The Roman people were pagans whoworshipped idols and the Roman emperor. The Christians refused toworship the emperor, so the Romans branded them as traitors and beganto persecute them. The Christian worship was conducted during the night

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in secret places. Christians wereburned alive and put in lions dens.

It is said that Emperor Nero ordereda fire to be set in the city of Rome.Later, he blamed the Christians forsetting this fire. St.Peter andSt.Paul were arrested and orderedto be put to death. St.Peter wascrucified upside down according tohis request. St.Paul, being a Romancitizen, was beheaded.

The Roman persecution lasted from55-313 A.D. until the end ofDiocletians reign. It was onlythrough Gods will that Christianitysurvived.

The persecution of Christians wasalso very severe in Egypt. InAlexandria, many Christians weremartyred. Some took refuge in thesurrounding desert. It is said thatSt.Athanasius, the bishop ofAlexandria, witnessed thesepersecutions when he was young.

After Diocletians reign, the RomanEmpire was divided and civil warbroke out. During a battle,Constantine had a vision of thecross. He also heard a voice saying,With this, you will win.Constantine put the sign of thecross on his flag and weapons andwon the battle. He became emperor

of the entire Roman Empire. Heremoved all restrictions onChristians. In 313 A.D., he made adecree in the city of Milan whichbecame known as the Edict ofMilan. Sundays were made publicholidays. Christians began toworship during the day. Constantinealso became a Christian. Under hisrule, Christianity spread throughoutthe Roman Empire. As Gamalielsaid, this activity was from God sopeople could not destroy it. In spiteof persecution, the Church is stillgrowing.

Christina ChennatSt.Pauls Jacobite Syrian OrthodoxChurch, USA Philadelphia.

Most Important!!!(The love of God that will put you over the top - says Van Dun Dona)

If,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZIs represented as,12345678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26Then,H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%andK-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%but,A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E,1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 =100%AND, look how far the love of God will take you:L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101% !Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical cer-tainty that :While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close,and Attitude will get you there, its the Love of God thatwill put you over the top!Love them good this week, even the unloveables .... andwe all got them!

Collected by: Anderson, St. Pauls Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Sunday School, Philadelphina

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We all keep hearing the words Fear God in one form or the other. But what exactly does it mean? What doesthe scripture say about fearing God? Is it the same as all the other fears that we, as the lesser mortals experienceeach passing day? This article is the first of a series of two that endeavors to understand the various dimensionsof fearing God from a scriptural perspective. The first part is dedicated to understanding the fear of God and thesecond part describes the benefits of fearing God and how it can be learnt.

Part 1English language defines fear inmany ways. In very simple terms itis a distressing emotion aroused byimpending danger, evil, pain, etc.,whether the threat is real orimagined; it is the feeling orcondition of being afraid. It isinteresting to know the differentwords which essentially describe thevarying intensities of fear - fright,dread, terror, horror, panic, alarm,dismay, consternation, trepidationetc. It is also very interesting to notethe specific types of fear (wordsoften ending with phobia) whichhave become subjects of greatresearch. These could bearachnophobia, which is fear ofspiders or triskaidekaphobia whichis the fear of number thirteen andthe list is a very long one.

The fear of God is not like any ofthe other phobias that are studied bypsychologists and dreaded byhumans.

Why fear a loving, caring and kindGod?

Fear God? Isnt He a loving God?The scripture does say that, For Godso loved the world that he gave hisonly begotten Son, that whoeverbelieves in him shall not perish buthave eternal life. (John 3:16). Wecan only comprehend a loving Godwhose gesture of sacrificing his onlyson demonstrates the height of His

love and the depth of his mercy forall His children.

And in 1 John 4:18, John says,There is no fear in love; but perfectlove casts out fear, because fearinvolves torment.

There are various arguments aboutthere being no need to fear God andall these arguments invariably pointto the loving, forgiving nature ofGod. After all, what is the need tofear Him, who is boundless in mercyand infinite in love? There is not asingle book in the Bible which doesnot speak about the fear of God.Perhaps, fear is the only otheremotion that is mentioned as oftenas the love of God.

Is the fear of God relevant today?

How often do we get to hear abouta Moses and his narration of anencounter with God, the way weread about in the Old Testament?In Hebrews 12:18-24 we read - Youhave not had to approach thingswhich your senses could experienceas they did in the old days - flamingfire, black darkness, rushing windand out of it a trumpet blast, a voicespeaking human words. So terriblewas that voice that those who heardit begged and prayed that it mightsay no more. For what it had alreadycommanded was more than theycould bear. So fearful was thespectacle that Moses cried out, I amterrified and tremble! No... You

have drawn near to God, the judgeof all, to the souls of good menmade perfect, and to Jesus, mediatorof a new agreement, to thatcleansing blood which tells a betterstory than the blood of Abel.

Yet God expects us to fear Him.Psalm 19:9 says, The fear of theLORD is clean, enduring forever.Theres never a time when the fearof the Lord ceases to be relevant. Itendures forever. Proverbs 23:17says, In the fear of the LORD continueall day long. So the fear of the Lordis for ever and its for all day long. Inother words, there is no time in ourlife when we should not be in thefear of the Lord.

Jesus talks about fear

Here is what the Master tells hisstudents about fear in Luke 12:4 Itell you, my friends, do not be afraid ofthose who kill the body, and after thatcan do no more. But I will show you whomyou should fear: Fear him who, after thekilling of the body, has power to throwyou into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.Are not five sparrows sold for twopennies? Yet not one of them is forgottenby God. Indeed, the very hairs of yourhead are all numbered. Dont be afraid,you are worth more than many sparrows.

The first part of the above passagetalks about whom to be feared andthe second part is the comfortingassurance of His benevolence.

Fear GodBipin Kuriakose Michigan USA

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Its very informative to study the fearof the Lord in the light of Jesus.Jesus was Gods own beloved Sonwho pleased His Father all His life.And yet when Isaiah speaks aboutthe anointing of the Holy Spirit thatwas to mark Jesus out as Messiahthe Anointed One that Israel wasexpectinghe described sevendistinct aspects of the Holy Spiritthat would rest on Jesus.

Isaiah 11:23 says of Jesus: The Spiritof the LORD will rest on him theSpirit of wisdom and understanding, theSpirit of counsel and power, the Spiritof knowledge and of the fear of theLORD and he will delight in the fearof the LORD. Its extremelysignificant that the finalmanifestation of the Holy Spirit thatmarked out Jesus as the Messiah andGods beloved Son was the fear ofthe Lord.

The fear of the Lord is indeedinspired the Holy Spirit. The fear ofthe Lord in us is indeed the treasureof God which He is sharing with us.

What it is not?

Before dwelling on what is the fearof God, it would make sense to ruleout what it is not:

1. It is not a natural fear. It isnot the kind of fear you experiencewhen you see some danger comingyour way, like being in a car aboutto crash.

2. It is not inspired by the evil. Itis not a fear that the evil generates.It is not the kind of eerie feeling thatyou get when you watch a horrormovie or passing by a grave yard inthe middle of the night! It is theredemption from this kind of fearthat the power of God bestows. In2 Timothy 1:7 Paul says, God has

not given us a spirit of fear.Tormenting fear is from the devil andit has no place in the life of aChristian. And the greatest remedyfor the tormenting fear is the truefear of the Lord. Isa 8:12-13 saysDo not fear what they fear, anddo not dread it. The Lord Almightyis the one you are to regard as holy,he is the one you are to fear, he isthe one you are to dread.

3. It is not fear of man. In fact, thefear of the Lord delivers us from thefear of man and enables us to showrespect and honor for the Lord. Thefear of God is certainly not akin tothe fear that is inspired by the menwho wield supreme political ormuscle power.

4. It is not un-Godly. It is not thefear which is seen in those, whothrough a sense of sin and of Godsjustice drift away from him. Thisungodly fear was that whichpossessed Adams heart in the daythat he ate of the forbidden tree. Forthen he was possessed with such afear of God which made him to hidehimself from His presence. He says,I heard, Thy voice in the garden,and I was afraid, because I wasnaked; and I hid myself (Gen 3:10).Adam had a fear of God, but it wasnot godly. It was not the fear thatmade him submit himself unto God;for that would prevented hisseparation from God; or else havemade penitent before God, withbowed, broken, and contrite spirit.But Adams fear, as the rest of hissin, resulted in his alienation fromhis God. This is the ungodly fear thatproduced in him ungodlyapprehensions of his Maker;because it confined Adamsconscience to the sense of justiceonly and consequently to despair.

What kind of fear is the Fear ofGod?It is an awesome fearOne of the best words to describethe fear of the Lord is awe, whichin turn is the root of the wordawesome. This is the word whichreflects our reaction to majesty, topower, to holiness and to everlastingrighteousness - a supernaturalcombination which only Godpossesses.

The fear of God has to do with Hisholiness. Look at the prophets whenthey experienced Gods presence.The fear of God comes when youfigure out who youre dealing with -One who could speak the universeinto existence. Its not fear, like ofa spider or of a thief, but fear thatcomes from dealing with a Beingwho is so beyond yourcomprehension that you would fallas if dead if you came close toHim. Youll never fear Him if youdont know Him. Do you know Himenough?

It is a reverential fear

Another of the words to describethe fear of the Lord is reverence.When we say people are Godfearing, we normally dont meanthey live in fear that God mightpunch them out for doing the wrongthing. Thats a quite shallow fear ofGod.

Man crumbles to dust at thepresence of God; yea, though heshows himself to us in his robes ofsalvation. We have read howdreadful and how terrible even thepresence of angels have been untomen, and that too even when theyhave brought them good tidingsfrom heaven (see Judg 13:22; Matt28:4; Mark 16:5, 6). If angels whichare but creatures, reflecting the glory

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that God has bestowed upon them,are so fearful and terrible in theirappearance to men, how much moredreadful and terrible must GodHimself be to us, who are but dustand ashes!

Fearing God means having such areverence for Him, that it has a greatimpact on the way we live our lives.The fear of God is respecting Him,submitting to His discipline, andworshipping Him in awe.

There are some common triggersthat function behind the fear ofGod.

1. Fear of separation from God

This is another dimension to the fearof God - separation from Godjustas an infant is afraid of being leftalone by its mother. So too, a healthysoul realizes that certain actions willplace a barrier between himself andhis beloved one above, and so hedoes what he can to avoid thoseactions.

For those that love the Lord, beingseparated from Him is the ultimatepunishment.

2. Fear of embarrassing God

Having been created in the imageand likeness of God, the fear ofembarrassing God is quite intrinsicto mans nature, although we rarelyadmit that. If some of our youthfulreckless actions can causeembarrassment to our worldlyparents, how much more is theembarrassment that we cause to ourheavenly Father by our actions?

3. Fear of being sinful

We know that sin separates us fromGod. Being God fearing in turntriggers the fear of sinning. FearingGod means a devout respect forHim, His Ways, His Attitude, and

His Presence. Therefore, fearingGod means to consciously makedecisions based on the Divineteachings and presence of God atall times in our lives.

A Biblical fear of God, for thebeliever, includes understandinghow much God hates sin, andfearing His judgment on sin.Hebrews 12:5-11 describes Godsdiscipline of the believer. While itis done in love (Hebrews 12:6), it isstill a fearful thing. As children, thefear of discipline from our parentsprevented, hopefully, some evilactions. The same should be true inour relationship with God. Weshould fear His discipline, andtherefore, seek to live our lives insuch a way that pleases Him.

4. Fear of Judgment

For the unbeliever, the fear of Godis to fear the judgment of God andeternal death, which is eternalseparation from God (Luke 12:5;Hebrews 10:31). For the believer,the fear of God is something muchdifferent. The believers fear isreverence of God. Hebrews 12:28-29 is a good description of this,Therefore, since we receive a kingdomwhich cannot be shaken, let us showgratitude, by which we may offer to Godan acceptable service with reverence andawe; for our God is a consuming fire.This reverence and awe is exactlywhat the fear of God means forChristians. This is the motivatingfactor for us to surrender to theCreator of the Universe.

I fear my God. What I fear is myGod!

Sounds paradoxical? Let me explain.This is another truth revealed in theScriptures. In Genesis 31 Jacob istalking to his father-in-law, Laban,

and hes saying, You didnt treat meright, but God looked after me. InGenesis 31:41 he says: Unless theGod of my father, the God of Abrahamand the Fear of Isaac had been with me,surely now you would have sent me awayempty-handed.

Jacob referred to God as the Godof Abraham and the Fear of Isaac.In other words, what Isaac fearedwas the true God. It was his God.Then in Genesis 31:53, Jacob says,The God of Abraham, the God ofNahor, and the God of their father judgebetween us. And Jacob swore by the Fearof his father Isaac.

The object of Isaacs fear was hisGod. Likewise, what you fear is yourgod. If you fear peoples opinion, allyour actions would get centered onits appeasement. That slowly startsreplacing your true god. If you fearpoverty, thats your god. If you fearsickness, unemployment or anyother obsessions that hinders yoursubmission to god, thats when youhave created a quasi-God foryourself. Simply put, our fears havegot the overwhelming capacity toconsume us and destroy our onenesswith God. What you fear, for you, isgod. Do you fear the true Lord? IsHe your God?

(An analysis of benefits form anintegral part of all rational humandecisions be it comparing joboffers, evaluating a purchase andso on. However, the most valuablebenefits are experienced when weapply the truths of the Scripturein practical ways to our lives.And this applies in no small partto the fear of the Lord. What arethe benefits of fearing God? Howdo we learn and inculcate the fearof God? Read this in the secondpart of this article)

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""A∂v tUmIvS¿ Fs∂ ]cn-tim-[n-®-tijw ASpØ apdn-bn¬

\n∂p-sIm≠v UmUn-tbmSv kwkm-cn-®p. At∏mƒ UmUn ]d-

™Xv Rm\m-bn-cp∂p acn-t°-≠n-bn-cp-∂Xv F∂mWv.''

""Rm\pw AXv tI´n-cp-∂p.'' amKn ]d-™p. ]n∂oSv tImUn

H∂pw ]d-™n-√. Ah≥ hnßn hnßn Ic-bp-I amXw

sNbvXp.

]n∂oSv Hcn-°epw tImUn Ic-bp-∂Xv Bcpw I≠n-√.

ept°-an-b-bv°p≈ NnIn¬k XpS-cp-∂p≠mbncp-s∂-¶nepw

Ah≥ ac-W-Øns‚ h°n-te°v Hmtcm Znh-khpw ASpØp

sIm≠n-cn-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. tImUn acn-°m≥ t]mhp-I-bm-

sW∂v Bcpw Ah-t\mSv ]d-™n-√. F¶nepw Xs‚ kabw

ASpØp Ign-™p-sb∂v Ah\v Adn-bm-am-bn-cp-∂p.

Hcp-Zn-hkw Ah≥ en≥U-tbmSv tNmZn®p : ""\Ωƒ sX‰p

sNbvXm¬ ssZhw \sΩ in£n-°ptam?''

"ssZhta klm-bn-°tW' F∂v D≈n¬ ]m¿∞n-®p-

sIm≠v en≥U ]d™p : ""in£n°pw s]m∂p-tams\ ]s£

t]Sn-°m≥ amXw tam≥ sXs‰m∂p sNbvXn- n-√t√m''

At∏mƒ Ah\p en≥U-bpsS ASp-tØ°v tN¿∂v Ccp-

∂p-sIm≠v tNmZn®p ""ssZhw Fs‚ UmUn-tbmSv £an-°ptam ?''

ac-W-Øns‚ h°n-seØn \n¬°p-tºmgpw tImUn-bpsS

Nn¥ Xs‚ UmUn-bpsS \∑-sb-°p-dn-®m-bn-cp-∂p. AXn-Iq-

c-ambn Xs∂ Dt]-£n®p t]mbn´pw tImUn°v Xs‚

UmUnsb shdp-°m-\m-bn-√. F∂p amX-a√ Xs‚ UmUnsb

ssZhw in£n-°m\nShc-cp-sX∂pw Ah≥ Bflm¿∞-ambn

BK-ln-®p.

\ΩpsS lrZbw ITn-\-am-Ip-tºmƒIY

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bmKambv,

bmKarKhpambv, ]ns∂bm

bmKa¿∏n°pw ]ptcmlnX tijvT\mbv

]mWs\

XmXlkvXßfnteev]n®p

]mcn∂p]m] hntamN\taInb

am\h]pXm \n≥ Im¬hcn hµ\w

F∂psa≥ ]m]]£mf\ ]qP\w.

\ns‚ Ipcnipw

Ipcninse arXyhpw

amXamsW∂psa∂mfl k¶o¿Ø\w

GZ\n¬ ssZhw

Ipdn®n´ \n≥ hn[n

A√tbm Im¬hcn

X∂n¬ \nhrØnbmbv!

BZw ]Xn®qacØneqSmbXm¬

BhWamhgnXs∂ bp≤mcWw

am\h]m]w Npa°paPw acp

`qanX≥ iq\yXbn¬ adbp∂t]m¬

]m]ambv Xo¿∂ \o

\nXyiq\yßfn¬

hoWsX≥ ]m]w lcn°phm\√tbm.

""F≥ ssZhta, Fs∂

ssIhn´sX¥ns\˛

∂mWvUISmlw \Spßpamdp®Xn¬

A∂p\n∂mflmhpb¿Ønbs\mºcw

C∂pa\mY klk]tcmZ\w

XmX≥ shSn™\mƒ

\n≥ a\am¿∂Xmw

Xm]w, Pm\Ikzcq]w Xncbp∂

Im¬hcnhµ\wtImin Xebv°¬

\qdp\qdmbncw

P∑ßfne·n˛

amcnbmbv

s]bvXndßp∂p `bm\Iw!

\ns‚ Ipcnipw

Ipcninse arXyphpw

amXamsW∂psa˛

∂mfl k¶o¿Ø\w''!

F≥ ZpxJamsI

Cd°nhbv°m\ps≈m˛

cØmWnbmbv ]pWy

Xo¿∞]`hambv

Xo¿∂ Ipcnin≥

hgnbneqS√tbm ?

t\SpI PohnXap‡nk\mX\w.

Im¬hcnbn¬

_enthZnbn¬ \n∂p \o

im¥w samgn™

k]vXm£coa¥ßƒ

F≥ PohnXØn¬

\nc¥came]n˛

®ßpacn®t]msem∂p Pohn°phm≥

amXsa≥ tamlw;

]Pm]Xnbmbv \o

hmgpsI∂p≈nemXy¥kzcq]t\..!

en≥U Dd® kzc-Øn¬ tImUn-

tbmSp ]d™p ""kabw hcp-tºmƒ

tams‚ AΩbpw s]ßfpw tams‚ IqsS

D≠m-Ipw. tams‚ UmUnbpw \nßfpsS

IqsS tNcpw F∂mWv Fs‚ hnizm-kw.''

tImUn ]n∂oSv CΩm-Xncn tNmZy-ß-

sfm∂pw tNmZn-®n-√. A[nI \mƒ Ign-

bp-∂-Xn-\p-apºv tImUn ]p©n-cn-®p-

sIm≠p Xs∂ en≥U-tbmSv F∂-t∂-

bv°p-ambn bmX ]d-™p.

\nkmc Imc-W-ß-fpsS t]cn¬

hmin ]nSn-°p-I-bpw, D‰-h-tcmSp t]mepw

]nWßn \n¬°p-∂-Xn¬ aSn ImWn-°p-

Ibpw sNømØ \Ωƒ Fhn-sS, kz¥w

]nXmhns‚ \n¿Z-b-\mbn Xs∂ Dt]-

£n®p t]mbn´pw B ]nXm-hns‚ sX‰n\v

ssZhw At±-lsØ in£n-°-cp-sX∂v

lrZ -b -]q¿∆w BK-ln® tImUn

FhnsS?

]nW-ßm-\pw, hmin ]nSn-®n-cn-°m\pw

£an-°m-Xn-cn-°m\pw tImUn°v aXn-bmb

ImcWw D≠m-bn-cp-∂p. ]s£, B Ip´n

Xs‚ thZ-\-bv°n-S-bnepw Xs‚ ]nXm-hn-

t\mSv £an-®p. F∂p-am-X-a√, ]nXm-hn\v

Hcm-]Øpw hc-cp-sX∂v lrZbw s\m¥v

]m¿∞n-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp.

tImUn-bpsS Cu amXrI \ΩpsS

a\-kn¬ F∂pw \nd™p \n¬°-s´.

Btcm-sS-¶nepw £an-°m≥ \ΩpsS

a\kv hnk-Ω-Xn-°p-tºmƒ tImUnsb

\ap°v Hm¿an-°mw. At∏mƒ Xo¿®-

bmbpw \ΩpsS ITn-\-lr-Zbw Aen-bm-Xn-

cn-°n-√.

kpJtemep]≥ ZcnZ\mbnØocpw;

ho™nepw, kpK‘ssXeØnepw

Bk‡n Im´p∂h≥

[\hm\mhpIbn√. (kp`m. 21 : 17)

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