Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 6:6-11

In this story we find the man with withered hand and the Pharisees and the Scribes and Jesus in the Synagogue. The author mentions only these three groups of people as if there were no others in the prayer room. It was a Sabbath and certainly there were many others present there and we wonder what they were thinking at that moment.

The man with the withered hand was only expecting to be healed but he himself did not come forward asking for help. It was totally the initiative of Jesus to heal the man. Jesus wanted to do good and he was going about doing good among the people. The Pharisees and the Scribes were only seeking for an opportunity to accuse Jesus.

ஓய்வுநாளில் ஜெபக்கூடத்தில் இயேசு மற்றும் பரிசேயர் மற்றும் வலக்கை சூம்பியவரும் இருந்தனர். இவர்கள் மட்டும்தான் இருந்தனர் என்று சொல்லமுடியாது. மூவரும் மூன்று நோக்கத்தோடு அங்கு வந்திருக்கிறார்கள் என்பதில் ஐயமில்லை. வலக்கை சூம்பியவர் குணம்பெற@ பரிசேயர் குற்றம் கண்டுபிடிக்க@ இயேசுவோ எங்கேயும் எப்போதும் எல்லாருக்கும் நன்மை செய்ய.

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 14:25-33

Great crowds were travelling with him. Jesus teachings seem to suggest that all those who going after him were not his disciples. At least they were not the disciples according to the mind of Jesus. Each one was a disciple according to his own mind. They followed him because he was great teacher and they wanted to listen to him; or he was a miracle worker and they wanted to be in close contact with him.

Jesus wanted his disciples to give up their relations (father, mother, brothers etc); and he wanted them to give up their lives; and he wanted them to give up their wealth. Everyone is attached to these three basic things of life; relations, life and wealth. The demand which Jesus makes here seems to be very difficult. For a disciple going after Jesus was much more important.

இயேசுவை பின்செல்லுதல் என்பது இயேசுவை மட்டும் பின்செல்லுதலாகும். மனிதனில் அடிப்படை பற்றுதலகளாகிய (சார்ந்திருத்தல்) உறவு> உடைமை> உயிர் ஆகிய இவைகளைக்கூட மனிதன் இழக்க முன்வரவேண்டும்.