Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: MARK 4: 1-20

Jesus spoke in parables and said many things about the kingdom through parables. Naturally the parables are to be understood by the listeners. If they do not understand then the message also does not reach the listeners. The why did Jesus ask them whether they understood the parables. Did mean to make them not understand certain parables?.

By asking this question Jesus was trying to find out whether the understood what he wanted to communicate to them. Certainly they understood some things but did they understand the right things and in the right way. This was Jesus concern. His special tuition for the apostles alone made things clear for them. Parables need right explanations.

இயேசு உவமைகள் வழியாக இறையாட்சியைப் பற்றி போதித்தார். சீடர்கள் எல்லா உவமைகளையும் சரியாக புரிந்து கொள்ளவில்லை. அதனால்தான் இயேசு இவ்வாறு வினவுகிறார். ஒருசில உவமைகளுக்கு சரியான விளக்கங்கள் கொடுக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.

GOSPEL READING: MARK 3:31-35

Who are they true relations or who should be the true relations in one’s life? Jesus answers it well. Are they the kindred according to the flesh or spiritual kindred? For Jesus the relations are those who do the will of the Father. He makes this point clear through comparison. His mother and relations are waiting outside to take him home.

Mary was not only his physical mother but much his spiritual. (“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word”). It was Mary who was the first one to do the will of the Father. Mary became the excellent model of the spiritual relations about who Jesus was speaking about. There is the transformation from physical relation to spiritual relation.

உண்மை உறவினர் யார் என்று இயேசு இங்கே கூறுகிறார்: கடவுளின் திருவுளத்தை நிறைவேற்றுபவரே. மரியாதான் கடவுளின் திருவுளத்தை நிறைவேற்றியவர். (‘நான் ஆண்டவரின் அடிமை@ உம்சொற்படியே எனக்கு நிகழட்டும்”). ஏல்லா உறவுகளுக்கும் மரியா ஒரு முன்அடையாளமாகிறாள்.