Reflections – Page 1228 – Breaking the Word

21.03.2017 FORGIVE

Posted under Reflections on March 20th, 2017 by

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 18:21-35

In this passage Peter is concerned about personal offences and wrongs done by brother. These petty wrongs are within the power of the individual to forgive. Greater mistakes and wrongs are only forgiven by people in authority or by God himself. So also the public offences have to be treated in public. Here Peter is concerned with personal and little offences.

God keeps an account (Deu. 32:34), because he is the Judge, and vengeance is his; but we must not, lest we be found stepping into his throne. It is necessary to the preservation of peace, both within and without, to pass by injuries, without reckoning how often; to forgive, and forget. God multiplies his pardons, and so should we, Ps. 77:38, 40. It intimates that we should make it our constant practice to forgive injuries, and should accustom ourselves to it till it becomes habitual.

பேதுரு தனக்கு எதிராக செய்யப்பட்ட சிறு குறைகளைப் பற்றியும் தவறுகளைப்பற்றியும் பேசுகிறார். தீர்ப்பிட வேண்டியது கடவுளுடைய செயல். கடவுளுடைய இடத்தை நாம் எடுக்கக் கூடாது. சிறு சிறு குற்றங்களையும் தவறுகளையும் மன்னிப்பது நமக்கு இயல்பாக வேண்டும்.

20.03.2017 ST. JOSEPH

Posted under Reflections on March 17th, 2017 by

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 1:16,18-21,24a

Mystery of Jesus’ incarnation should be adored and not pried into. Because it was the will of the Father and work of the Holy Spirit that made incarnation a reality. Trinity is in action. It is like the work of creation. Man is not even a witness to the work of creation. He is only an admirer and adorer.

The decision (intention) of Joseph was justifiable because he was thinking in terms of Mary, the woman. When Joseph was invited to see the events in God’s perspective he could only oblige. When Joseph realized that it was the fulfillment of the scriptures he could do nothing but oblige. Joseph was in sleep when he was thinking in human terms; but he was awake when he started to see things and accept things in God’s perspective.

மனித பார்வையில்> உலக பார்வையில் நோக்கும்போது யோசேப்பு எடுத்த முடிவு சரியாகத்தான் தோன்றுகிறது. ஆனால் அது உறக்கத்தில் காண்பது. உறக்கம் தெளிந்த பிறகு (இறைவெளிபாடு கிடைத்தபின்) பார்ப்பது இறைகண்ணோட்டத்தில் பார்ப்பதாகும்; அதுதான் சரியானதும்கூட.