Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 9:18-24

Life is a gift from God and life is given to live it and live it to the full. Everyone lives it as he believes or as he wishes. Some live it without God or any reference to God. There are others who live it as prophets or forerunners. These live their lives for God and they announce God to others and point out his coming into the world.

Only one lived his life as a Messiah. He lived it for God and for others. He lived so that others may be redeemed from the evil one. This life of a Messiah can also be lived by humans provided they deny themselves and carry the cross daily. Every disciple is called to live like Jesus that is to live his life for God and deny himself for the sake of the other.

கிறிஸ்துவில் வாழ்வு என்பது தன்னிலை மறந்து இறைவனையும் பிறரையும் முன்வைக்கின்ற வாழ்வு. இறைவனும் மற்றவனும் இனையவேண்டும் என்பதற்காக தன்னை இழக்க துணியும் வாழ்வு.

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 6:24-34

A believer does not worry about life or about anything. Non-believer worries about everything because he lives in insecurity and uncertainty. Whatever happens leaves a non-believer with anxiety. Life and death which are mysteries for a believer become moments of fear and worry.

For a believer birth is a gift from God and death is not an end but a moment of encounter with God beginning of an eternal relationship with God. The life that a believer lives between birth and death is a constant and a continuous experience of the providence of God.

இறைநம்பிக்கை கொண்டவர்கள் கவலைப்பட மாட்டார்கள். வாழ்கை இறைவனின் கொடை. இறப்பு என்பது இறைவனோடு துவங்குகிற முடிவில்லா உறவு. இவ்வுலக வாழ்வு இறைபராமரிப்பின் ஒரு தொடர் அனுபவம்.