Breaking the Word

READING: JOHN 1:1-18

There is a perfect description about the Jesus: his ministry and his life. He was with God (he had no beginning) and everything has its source in him (he was God for everything in the world). He is spoken of in relation to God and creature. In relation to God he was identical with God but in relation to creature he was the source.

His mission was to redeem the creation (the world had lost its relationship with God. The creation has forgotten that they are the creatures). When God came as human (JESUS) the people did not recognize him. They had lost their Godliness (God as their source) and Jesus came into the world to give back this relationship as a gift. The people are to have faith in him.

இயேசு இறைவனாய் இருந்தார். படைப்பனைத்திற்கும் துவக்கமாய் இருந்தார். இதுதான் அவரது இயல்பு, அவரது தன்மை. இறைஉறவை பெற்றிருந்த படைப்புகள் இதை இழந்து இருளில் வாழ்ந்தன. மீண்டும் உறவை புதுபிக்க இயேசு மனுஉரு எடுத்தார். அருளும் உண்மையும் நிறைந்து விளங்கியதால் அவர் தந்தையின் மகனாய் திகழ்ந்தார். எங்கே அருளும் உண்மையும் நிறைந்து விளங்குகிறதோ அங்கே தந்தையின் உறவு நிறைவு பெறுகிறது.

GOSPEL READING: Mt 2:13-15,19-23

God’s revelation through dreams is to protect the child. God always wants the family to be together, united, and protected. It is a lesson for the family to be caring and protective. The family should take the step even to flee in order to save the child in a sense to save the unity of the family. Family is to be united, caring, and protective at the cost of even fleeing one’s own country.

Going into Egypt is for a theological reason. He has to come out of Egypt. Jesus has to go through the experiences of the Israelites in Egypt. He has to re-live the same experience of what the people have gone through. Only then he will be able to redeem the people. Experience is essential. Again, when the family returned to Israel they choose Galilee and not Judea. A family has to grow in a place where there is freedom to grow. Family grows where there is freedom. Family should move towards freedom. Freedom, unity, care, protection are essential for the family.

இஸ்ராயேல் மக்களின் அனுபவத்தை இயேசுவும் அனுபவிக்கிறார். அவர் புது இஸ்ராயேலாக திரும்புகிறார். முன்னோர்களின் அனுபவத்தை அவர் தனதாக்கிக் கொள்கிறார். குடும்ப வாழ்வுக்கு அடிப்படை பண்புகள் பின்வருவன: சுதந்திரம்> ஒற்றுமை> பாதுகாப்பு.