Breaking the Word – Page 2166 – Rev. Dr. Victor Antonyraj SDB

07.02.2012 GIFTED TO GOD

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GOSPEL READING: MARK 7:1-13

The quotation from Prophet Isaiah is very strong but apt for the occasion. The Pharisees were criticising the disciples regarding the external cleanliness. External cleanliness was only a sign of the purity that should be there among the people. Internal purity was an indication of the people belonging to God. A person was made up of both internal and external behaviours. They should be inter-related and not one substituting the other.

Pharisees were happy with the external practices and they thought to themselves that following the external rules and the human rules were sufficient signs of internal purity. Jesus in stead spoke of the internal purity. It is this that a makes a man pure in front of the other. The Pharisees even nullified the divine law by practicing the traditional rules.

ew;nra;jp thrfk;: khw;F 7:1-13

,iwr;rl;lkh kdpj kugh ,jpy; vJ jiyahdJ? gupNrau;fs; gof;f tof;fq;fis Kd;itf;fpwhu;fs;. mJkl;Lky;y gof;ftof;fq;fspdhy; ,iwr;rl;lj;ij kwf;fbj;jhu;fs;> jha; je;ijaUf;F nra;aNtz;ba flikia (,iwr;rl;lk;) khw;wp mtu;fSf;Fr;nra;a Ntz;ba cjtpia “nfhu;ghd;” (mu;g;gzpf;fg;gl;L tpl;lJ) vd;W nrhy;yptpl;lhy; jha; je;ijaiu Ngzp ftdpf;f Njit ,y;iy. ,t;thW flTs; ngaiur; nrhy;yp flikia (flTs; je;j) kwe;jhu;fs;.

06.02.2012 JESUS THE HEALER

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GOSPEL READING: MARK 6: 53-56

Jesus crosses the Sea of Galilee quite a few times. The authors specifically say that. Many things happen in around the Sea of Galilee. The synoptic gospels speak about the Sea of Galilee in relation to Jesus’ activities. Jesus feeds the crowd near the sea; the faith of the disciples is tested in the sea. Peter’s little faith is revealed in the Sea of Galilee. Calling of the disciples is near the sea of Galilee. Most of the preaching is done near the sea.

As soon as people recognized him they ran to bring the sick and the suffering. He was recognized as a healer rather any other. Healing ministry of Jesus was probably the main activity of Jesus or the activity that made him known. Indirectly this also shows the need of the people at that time. Jesus read the signs of the times and responded accordingly.

ew;nra;jp thrfk;: khw;F 6: 53-56

,NaRtpd; Kf;fpakhd nray;fs; fypNya flNyuj;jpy; elf;fpd;wd. mUk;nray;fs; (cztspj;jy;> rPlu;fspd; tpRthrj;ij jplg;gLj;Jjy;> ,aw;if GJikfs;> rPlu;fis mioj;jy;) ,e;j fliy Rw;wp elf;fpd;wd. kf;fSk; mtiu flyUfpy; fz;L Gupe;Jnfhs;fpwhu;fs;. mtiu Fzkspg;gtuhf Gupe;Jnfhs;fpwhu;fs;.