Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: JOHN 11:19-27

Martha was the sister of Mary and Lazarus. These three were also friend of Jesus. Jesus visited them often and probably as often as he visited Jerusalem. He never stayed in Jerusalem and even when he had to be in Jerusalem he stayed at Bethany the village of these three. Bethany was about two to three kilometers from Jerusalem.

Martha is the first woman disciple to make such a belief statement on Jesus (Samaritan women also made a similar statement in chapter four). As Peter had made a statement regarding Jesus so here Martha makes. Martha statement makes known to the people some of the major factors of faith in Jesus. She believed that Jesus was the Messiah; he was the son of God and she also made that Jesus was the expected one. Martha also got the best statement form Jesus: (“I am the resurrection and the life;).

மார்த்தா இயேசுவைப்பற்றிய பல உண்மைகளை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறாள் (இயேசுதான் மெசியா என்றும் இறைமகன் எனவும் வெளிப்படுத்துகிறாள்): இயேசுவையும் வெயிப்படுத்த வைக்கிறாள் (உயிர்த்தெழுதலும் வாழ்வு நானே. என்னிடம் நம்பிக்கை கொள்பவர் இறப்பினும் வாழ்வார்).

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 13:36-43

The disciples always ask for extra explanations. It could be because they were of slow of learning (slower than the ordinary people) or they needed extra information which was not given to the ordinary people or they were very keen on knowing more things. The disciples had special tuition and extra classes.

Jesus beautifully summarises the story of the history of the people in just a short story. History should be seen in relation to God, evil, humans and end of the word. God created the word for a particular purpose. God wanted the world to be filled with good people (children of the kingdom) but children of the evil one are found in the world. It is God who will separate the evil and the good and give them their due. It is a beautiful theological history.

இயேசு இந்த உவமை வழியாக மக்களின் இறையியல் வரலாற்று கதையை மிக சுருக்கமாக கூறுகிறார். இறைவன் இவ்வுலகை படைத்தது நல்ல மக்களை> கடவுளின் ஆட்சிக்கு உட்பட்ட மக்களை உருவாக்க. ஆனால் தீயோனைச் சேர்ந்தவர்கள் இருக்கிறார்கள். இறுதிநாளில் முடிவை இறைவன் எடுப்பார். இறுதிநாள்வரை தீமையும் நன்மையும் ஒன்றாய் இருக்கும். உலக முடிவில்த்தான் நன்மை தீமை இரண்டும் பிரிக்கப்படும்.