Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: MARK 8:27-35

Peter was oscillating between the divine revelation and human thinking. Peter was receiving divine revelation. Jesus was the messiah was not acquired by human thinking. Human thinking could take people to consider Jesus as a prophet. It could not go beyond that. But Jesus was the messiah was given by God. (It was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you but my Father in heaven).

Peter was trying to mix divine revelation with human thinking. Peter wanted a messiah according to his human thinking. But Jesus was presenting a messiah according to the plan of God. Jesus was presenting a suffering messiah. Peter could not see the sense of this. His human thinking found this as a contradiction. Peter who was open to divine revelation should have been also open to the divine revelation in Jesus.

பேதுருவுக்கு இறைவெளிப்பாடு கொடுக்கப்பட்டது. இறைவெளிப்பாட்டை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளும்போது அவர் வாழ்த்தப்படுகிறார். ஆனால் அவர் மனித சிந்தனைகளுக்கும் அடிமையாய் இருக்கிறார். மனித சிந்தனைகளைக்கொண்டு இறைவெளிபாட்டை வாழ முயற்சிக்கும்போது தவறுகிறார் பேதுரு. இறைவெளிபாடு மனித சிந்தனைக்கு உட்படாது. கிறிஸ்துவே நிறைவான இறைவெளிபாடு.

GOSPEL READING: Lk 6:43-49

Jesus is inviting the people for a change of heart that is a change of personality that is a change from within. Jesus does like the external changes which are cosmetics. Jesus looks for changes that are basic and fundamental. Jesus wants an attitudinal change that will affect the life and character and behaviour of the individual.

Jesus gives another stern warning and expressed this through another parable. Now he takes up the story about the foundation and the building. Listening to the true wisdom and not putting it into practice is like building without foundations. Jesus stories are so true to facts that it is applicable at anytime to anyone and anywhere.

இயேசு வெளிமாற்றங்களை விரும்பவில்லை. அடிப்படையான உண்மையான மாற்றங்களை இயேசு வரவேற்கிறார். மனநிலைமாற்றங்கள்தான் உண்மை மாற்றங்கள்.