Breaking the Word

GOSPEL  READING:  MARK 6:14-29

This story presents some interesting beliefs of the people of the time of Jesus. They are: they believed in the resurrection; they believed in the miraculous power of the risen people; they believed in the return of Elijah; they believed in the arrival of a great prophet. All these beliefs and many more like these made up the culture of the people and some these beliefs also formed part of the religion.

But their way of life often did not reflect these beliefs. Herod is an example for this. He thought that he could live his moral life as he wished or as it pleased him. He refused to listen to persons who revealed the mind of God to him. He was ready to annihilate the person who objected to his personal way of life which went against the society and social practices and moral principles. Whatever pleased him was rewarded that what was right and just. He was ready to sacrifice anything for the sack of his pleasure.  

ew;nra;jp thrfk;: khw;F 6:14-29

VNuhJ murd; me;j fhyj;jpy; tho;e;j kf;fspd; ek;gpf;iffSf;Fk; tho;f;if KiwfSf;Fk; xU vLj;Jf;fhl;lha; ,Uf;fpwhd;. Capu;gpy; ek;gpf;if itj;jpUe;jhd;@ GJikfspy; ek;gpf;if itj;jpUe;jhd;@ vypahtpd; tUifapy; ek;gpf;if itj;jpUe;jhd;@ ,iwthf;fpdu; tUifapy; ek;gpf;if itj;jpUe;jhd;@ Mdhy; ,e;j ek;gpf;iffs; mtd; tho;tpy; njd;gltpy;iy. jd; tpUg;gjpw;Nfw;g tho;e;jhd;. Jd; kfpo;r;rpf;fhf gpwiu mopj;J> vijAk; tpl;LnfhLj;J tho;e;jhd;. 

GOSPEL  READING:  LUKE  2:22-40

Jesus is presented in the temple as the law required. Mary and Joseph were faithful in observing the demands of the law. This is what they taught Jesus to do. Jesus himself later on fulfilled the law and expected his disciples also to observe the law. He objected only when the law went against the person. The person was more important for Jesus than the law. Law itself was not anything negative.

Simeon and Anna were the temple ministers and they welcomed Jesus. Indirectly the author was trying to say that the temple or the temple ministers had anything against Jesus. In fact they prophesied about Jesus saying that his birth was the fulfilment of the expectation of the people of Israel and his birth was the fulfilment of the promise of God. It is a double fulfilment.

ew;nra;jp thrfk;:  Y}f;fh 2:22-40

,NaRtpd; gpwg;G kf;fspd; vjpu;ghu;g;Gfspd; epiwT. mtUila gpwg;G ,iwtdpd; thf;FWjpapd; epiwT. rpkpNahDk; md;dhTk; ,ijj;jhd; thf;Fiuj;jhu;fs;. ,J xUGwkpUf;f kupahTk; NahNrg;Gk; ,iwr;rl;lj;ijAk; xOq;FfisAk; filgpbg;gtu;fshf rpj;jupf;fg;gLfpwhu;fs;.