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10.04.2012 RESURRECTION IS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Posted under Reflections on April 10th, 2012 by

GOSPEL  READING: JOHN 20:11-18

 Mary is in the same situation like all the disciples. Empty tomb, though a sign of resurrection later, now gave them fear and worry. They too like others thought that someone has taken the body of Jesus away from the tomb. Even when Jesus appeared to her she could not but think that he was a gardener. She talked to him as he would talk to a gardener.

When Jesus called her by name (personal) she recognized the Lord. Jesus had to make them realize that he had risen from the dead through personal encounter. Personal experience of Jesus was to proclaim his resurrection to all the disciples. Jesus did not tell her to announce to the public. First she had to inform the disciples and then later the disciples will announce to the public on Pentecost.

நற்செய்தி வாசகம்: யோவான் 20:11-18

 எல்லா சீடர்களும் கல்லறை வெறுமையாயிருப்பதைக்கண்டு பயந்தனர் கவலைப்பட்டனர். மரியாவும் அதேபோல்தான். இயேசு அவளுடைய பெயரை உச்சரித்த உடனே உயிர்த்த இயேசுவை உணர்ந்து கொள்கிறாள் அறிந்து கொள்கிறாள். மற்ற சீடர்களுக்கு அறிவிக்க அழைக்கப்படுகிறாள். உயிர்ப்பு அனுபவம் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளவே.

09.04.2012 EMPTY TOMB

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GOSPEL  READING; MATTHEW 28: 8-15

 This is a beautiful story about the disappearance of the body of Jesus from the tomb. If the body was stolen then the disciples would have kept it in a secret place and venerated it secretly. The disciples would have gone regularly there to pray etc. Early disciples did not have any message about the tomb of Jesus except that it was empty.

 Jesus who was raised from the dead asked the disciples to go to Galilee and the disciples started their journey to Galilee. Even if the disciples had stolen the body they would not have carried to Galilee which is far away from Jerusalem and there were no transportation in those days.  Even if they carried then they would have come in the eyes of the public and officials of the Roman army. So Jesus is risen.

நற்செய்தி வாசகம்: மத்தேயு 28: 8-15

 கல்லறை வெறுமையாய் இருந்தது என்பதற்கு இந்தக் கதையும் துனைபோகிறது. சீடர்கள் இயேசுவின் உடலை திருடியிருப்பார்கள் என்றால் கண்டிப்பாக அதை ஒரு ரகசிய இடத்தில் வைத்து பாதுகாத்து பராமரித்திருப்பார்கள். அவர்களே அங்கும் இங்கும் பயந்து திரிகிறார்கள். வெறுமையான கல்லரையே உயிர்ப்புக்கு சாட்சி.

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