Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 18:35-43

The news about Jesus has reached far and wide. The news travels before him. Jesus is making his journey towards Jerusalem and he has not travelled before in these areas. But the news about him has reached. Even the blind people have heard about his healing ministry. The news about him reach the poor and the sick.

The blind man knew the identity of Jesus (son of David) and calls out to him for mercy. Those who travel with Jesus (a crowd) always intimidate the needy to approach Jesus. But Jesus eyes and ears are always open to the needy. He is very clear about his target group for whom he has come. What Jesus expects from the people is faith in God.

இயேசுவின் பெயரும் புகழும் அவருக்கு முன்னே சென்று கொண்டிருக்கிறது. அவரைப்பற்றி குருடரும் கேள்விப்பட்டிருக்கின்றனர். அதேபோல் இயேசுவின் பார்வையும் செவியும் ஏழைகள், நோயாளிகள் பக்கம் திரும்பியுள்ளது. அவர் எதிர்பார்ப்பது நம்பிக்கை (விசுவாசம்) ஒன்றே.

GOSPEL READING: Mt 25:14-30

This parable has got only one message and that is the reason why the whole story is centred on the one servant (useless servant). This parable is also narrated towards the end of the story of the Gospel. Right through the Gospel we see Jesus criticising and condemning the Pharisees and the Scribes. The whole of chapter 23 of Matthew’s Gospel speaks about them.

The Pharisees and the Scribes have been given the Law of Moses and they have been given the Temple, the sign of God’s presence among them. They have been given wonderful promises about how God would bless them and through them how God would bless the other nations. They have buried these things in the ground. They did not use it for themselves and neither did they use it for others.

The master was coming back and he was to come back at the end of times (this is the story of the Israel and God and it is about Jesus and Jews). The other two servants are those who hear the call of Jesus and on that basis live their life accordingly. They are the ones who make the right use of the money.

பரிசேயர்களும் சதுசேயர்களும் ஒன்றே ஒன்றைத்தான் பெற்றார்கள். அதுதான் இறைவெளிப்பாடு. இந்த ஒரு கொடையை அவர்கள் மண்ணில் புதைத்து வைத்து தங்களுக்கும் பிறருக்கும் பயனில்லாது செய்துவிட்டார்கள்.