Breaking the Word

GOSPEL  READING:  MARK 8:11-13

 

Jesus has been working many miracles. The whole nation is talking about it. People are gathering around him in great crowds. The Pharisees are worried about it. They wanted to put an end to this following. And the people who saw him as a miracle worker began to believe him to be a prophet and some even considered him as the son of God. So they came to challenge him.

 

The Pharisees have seen many false prophets and many false leaders who have taken the people away from them for a period of time. They wanted to verify this man as well. Was he also one of such false teacher? They asked him for a sign. Jesus refused to give them instead he moved away from them. Already when he was tempted by the Devil (Luke 4: 12) he had said: You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.  Now the same message is given to men.

 

ew;nra;jp thrfk;:  khw;F 8:11-13

 

gupNrau;fs; ,NaRit Nrhjpj;jhu;fs;. milahsq;fs; Nfl;lhu;fs;. mtu;fs; NaRitAk; kw;w Nghyp ,iwthf;fpdu;fs; Nghy; fUjp mtuplk; milahsq;fs; vjpu;ghu;j;jhu;fs;. ,NaR flTspd; ty;yikapdhy; GJikfs; nra;jhu; flTsplk; kd;whb GJikfis ngw;Wj;je;jhu; (Nahthd; 11: 41). mtu; flTis Nrhjpf;f tpUk;gtpy;iy mtu; topahf kw;wtu;fs; flTis Nrhjpg;gijAk; tpUk;gtpy;iy. (Yhf;fh 4:12) 

GOSPEL  READING:  MARK 1:40-45

 

Leper comes to Jesus and asks him to clean him of his disease. Jesus wanted to heal him but much more than that he wanted to relate to him. He wanted to be with him; he wanted to identify himself with him. He wanted to be one with him and that is the reason he touched him. Only after doing this gesture of touching him he healed him. He made the leper feel at home with him before healing him.

 

Jesus wanted this gesture to remain personal and not to announce to the others. The reason was that Jesus already had a crowd of people following him. Jesus could not travel openly in public. Could this be that Jesus did not want a crowd rather he wanted individuals to follow him (personal following and not a crowd following him). He wanted personal attachment and personal following than a crowd.  

 

ew;nra;jp thrfk;: khw;F 1:40-45

 

,NaR me;j njhONehahspia njhl;L Fzg;gLj;jpdhu;. mtiu njhLtjd; topahf mtid jd;NdhL xd;WgLj;Jfpwhu;. mtu;fspilNa cs;s ,ilntspia mfw;Wfpwhu;. kf;fspilNa cs;s ,ilntspjhd; tpahjpf;F fhuzk;. Tpahjpapd; ntspg;ghLk; ,ilntspjhd;. ,NaR ,ilntspia mfw;wpaTld; tpahjp FzkilfpwJ.