Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 17:20-25

Arrival of the kingdom is not observable. It is not something that is going to be seen in time and space and in events. Kingdom is within the person(s). It is in the attitude of the people. Kingdom is a reality if I have the mentality and attitude that is similar to that of Jesus (God).

One should not be carried away by the people who propose the kingdom in places outside the person. There are people who say the kingdom is present in a particular place or person or in particular event. They will even propose the presence of the Son of Man in places and in events. Jesus tells his disciples not to go in pursuit of the Son of Man.

இறையாட்சி இடங்களிலும்> நபர்களிலும்> நிகழ்வுகளிலும் வெளிப்படுபவை அல்ல. மனிதனுடைய மனநிலையில் அது தென்படும். இயேசுவைப்போல் மனநிலை உள்ளவர்களாய் இருப்போமானால் இன்றே இங்கே இறையாட்சியைக் காண்போம்.

GOSPEL READING: JOHN 2:13-22

A temple should be a place of worship. For an Israelite worship is done through prayers and sacrifices. Worship is a means through which man communicates with God. Instead God communicates through revelation. So temple is a place where God is awaiting for man and man is awaiting for God.

At the time of Jesus the temple at Jerusalem was busy like a beehive. Lots and loads of activities were going on in there. Men were busy buying oxen and sheep and doves. They were also busy exchanging money for the payment of temple tax. Man was so busy with these thing that he had no time to communicate with God.

இறைவனின் இல்லம் அவரோடு உறவுகொள்ள உறையாட. இறை மனித உறவுக்கான இடம்தான் கோயில். இறைவனை மறந்து பொருள்கள்மீது கவனம் செலுத்தும்போது இறைவன் மறக்கடிக்கப்படகிறான். பொருள்கள் அகற்றப்படவேண்டும். இறைவன் வெளிப்படுத்தப்படட்டும்.