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.
