Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: MARK 7:31-37

Jesus wanted to keep something secret until the right moment. He healed a man who was deaf and who had a speech impediment. If the man was healed of speech impediment then he had to speak out openly. Jesus healed him of speech impediment and how could Jesus expect him to be silent. This story is about secrets and speech.

Jesus needed a bit more time to go around preaching the kingdom. Jesus wanted to gather more support; he wanted to make his message be heard by more people; and he wanted to do more healing. But the message of him reached faster than he expected and spread far and wide. Mark wanted the readers not to be deaf and blind to the message that he was communicating.

இயேசு ஊமையை பேசச் செய்கிறார். ஆனால்> அவனை பேசக்கூடாது என்று சொல்லுவது விசித்திரமாக இருக்கிறது. தனது பணியை முடிக்கும் வரை காலம் தாழ்த்த சொல்லுகிறார் இயேசு. அவரைப் பற்றிய செய்தி அவர் எதிர்பார்த்ததைவிட வேகமாக பரவியது. மாற்கு நற்செய்தியாளர்> அவருடைய வாசகர்களை செவிடராகவும் குருடராகவும் இல்லாமல்> மாறாக> குணம்பெற்ற அந்த காது கேளாதவரும் திக்கிப்பேசுபவருமானவரைப்போல் நற்செய்தியை அறிவிப்பவர்களாக இருக்க அழைப்பு விடுகிறார்.

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 6:1-5

Jesus justifies his disciples in a work of necessity for themselves on that day. It is said that the Jews are forbidden to do any creative work on the Sabbath. It was because the Lord rested from the work of creation. So they were forbidden to create anything new. Here the disciples were making (creating in a sense) food for themselves.

They were in the corn field. Was it within the walking distance of the Sabbath day? But Jesus argument was from the action of David. David was the beloved of the God and hence he should have been more observant with regard to the rules. Here Jesus pleads the case for his disciples and he does not behave like a judge. Ceremonial appointments may be dispensed with, in cases of necessity.

வழிபாட்டு ஒழுங்குகள் மனிதனால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒழுங்குகள் மனிதனின் அடிப்படை தேவையின்முன் செயலிழக்கின்றன.