Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 8:5-11

Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.

Jesus appreciated the good things. Here he appreciated the faith of the man. The man was a roman officer and he was not a Jew. He revealed his faith in accepting Jesus as the Son of God and his own situation as unworthy in front of Jesus. Though he was a man of position in the society yet he is ready to come down. We see a similar situation in the case of the Canaanite woman.

In the case of the Canaanite woman Jesus exclaimed saying ‘Woman your faith is great’. Here he exclaimed saying that he has not found such a faith among the Israelites. Non-Israelites have faith. Their expression faith is greater or better than the expressed faith of the Israelites. Their faith is seen in their realization of their own unworthiness in front of God.

நற்செய்தி வாசகம்: மத்தேயு 8:5-11

இஸ்ரயேலர் யாரிடமும் இத்தகைய நம்பிக்கையை நான் கண்டதில்லை.

புpறமதத்தினரின் நம்பிக்கை சிறந்ததாகவும் பெரிதாகவும் இயேசுவால் போற்றப்படுகிறது. தன்னிலை மறந்து தான் என்ற நிலைப்பாட்டை விட்டு இறங்கும் போது நம்பிக்கை வெளிப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது.

GOSPEL READING: MATTHEW 24:37-44

At an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.

The coming of the Son of Man (Advent is the season when the people are asked to reflect on the second coming of Jesus. This happens till the 16th of December and then only we are asked to prepare for the feast of Christmas) is not known. People and the followers are waiting for the second coming. Nobody knows when exactly this will be. The believers should be ready always for this event. The early Church believed that Jesus will return to the earth and take the central place on that day.(Acts 1:1; Col 3:4; Jn 3:2)

But life will go on as normal on the earth right up to the last minute (as in the days of Noah). People will continue their normal human, social life. They live the present (which they should) but without any expectation or awaiting or being ready for the future. Christian life is life based on hope and expectation. They await the return of the Lord. This event will divide families and working companions. Each one has to face the event independently and individually. So the disciples should stay awake and wait and one should be ready to receive the Son of Man. Keeping awake and being ready are the ways in which one can face the day of the Lord.

நற்செய்தி வாசகம்: மத்தேயு 24:37-44

நீங்கள் நினையாத நேரத்தில் மானிட மகன் வருவார்.

திருவருகை காலத்தில் முதல் மூன்று வாரங்கள் இயேசுவின் இரண்டாம் வருகையைப்பற்றி திருச்சபை தியானிக்கிறது. அவரது வருகை நினையாத நேரத்தில் நிகழும். சீடர்கள் தயாராய் இருக்கவேண்டும். விழிப்பாய் இருக்கவேண்டும்.