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t\m¼v hnip-²n-bn-te-¡p-f-f h-gn¯mc Day 40

{]mÀ°\bpsS A\´c ^ew

(eqs¡mkv. 18 :9-14)

Ah³ \oXnIcn¡s¸«h\mbn ho«nte¡p t]mbn; aäh³ A§s\bÃ.
(hmIyw 14)

sRmSnbnSbv¡pÅn kIehpw km[ns¨Sp¡phm³ hy{KXIm«n, hnhc kmt¦XnI kuI-
cy§fn Nmcns¡mïv "AXnthKw _lpZqcw' PohnX{]amWam¡nbpÅ a\pjysâ ]m¨nepIfnÂ,
{]mÀ°\bpw Bßob PohnXhpsams¡ kzb{]iwkbpsSbpw s]m§¨§fpsSbpw ]pdwshSn¸m¡nb
hnip²nbpsSbpw DuXn hoÀ¸n¨ _eqWpIfmbn amdp¶p. A§s\bpÅ Cu ImeL«¯n Hmtcm hnizm-
knbpw kzb]cntim[\ sNbvXpsImïv [ym\nt¡ï thZ`mKamWv hnNn´\¯n\v \evIs¸«ncn¡p¶Xv.
]coisâbpw Np¦¡mcsâbpw {]mÀ°\IÄ \ÂIp¶ KpW]mT§Ä GsdbmWv. ]coi³
Xm³ sNbvXpt]mcp¶ aXm\pjvTm\§fpsSbpw kÂ{]hr¯nIfpsSbpw ]«nI \nc¯n sh¨psImïv, CXc
hnizmknIfn \n¶v Xm³ F§s\ thdn«p \n¡p¶psh¶v ssZhs¯ t_m[n¸n¡p¶p. Iq«¯nÂ,
{]mÀ°\bv¡v Beb¯nse¯nb Np¦¡mcs\ hm¡pIfm apdns¸Sp¯p¶p.

]m]t_m[¯nsâbpw A\pXm]¯nsâbpw IWnI t]mepanÃmsX, tas¼mSn¡v ssZhs¯
hmgv¯p¶p. hmkvXh¯n ]coi³ ssZht¯mSv {]mÀ°n¡pIbmbncp¶nÃ; Xt¶mSpXs¶ kzb {]iwk-
IÄ HcphnSpIbmbncp¶p.

{InkvXob PohnX¯n aXmßIXbn Du¶n A\pjvTm\§fpw BNmc§fpw am{Xw ]n´p-
Scp¶hcpw, kÂ{]hr¯nIÄ sNbvXpsImïv kwXr]vXamb BßobPohnXw \bn¡p¶hÀ t]mepw
hoWpt]mIphm³ km[yXbpÅ Hcp A]ISamWv "kzb tI{µoIXamb' BßobX. AXn kt´mjhpw
Xr]vXnbpw Isï¯p¶hÀ AXnse A]Nbw a\Ênem¡p¶nÃ. AXpsImïpXs¶ ]coi³ ssZh-
k¶n[nbn \n¶pw \oXnIcn¡s¸Sm¯h\mbn, F¶m s]mÅbmb Bß kwXr]vXntbmsS `h\¯nte¡p
aS§p¶p. CXv \ap¡pw ]mTamWv.
AtX kabw DÅn DdªpIqSnb ]m] t_m-[-¯m-ep-f-hmb A\pXm] hnhiXbnÂ,
{]mImc§fnte¡v ASp¯phcmsX Zqc¯p\n¶psImïv kzÀ¤¯nte¡p t\m¡phm³ t]mepw Xp\nbmsX
amd¯Sn¨psImïpÅ Np¦¡mcsâ Hähcn {]mÀ°\, "ssZhta, ]m]nbmb Ft¶mSv IcpWbpïmtIWta'
kzÀ¤¯nse¯n. IcpWbnem{ibn¨v \nehnfn¨h³ \oXnIcn¡s¸«h\mbn `h\¯nte¡v aS§n.

henbt\m¼nsâ Cu \mev]Xmw shÅnZn\¯nÂ, \ap¡pw ssZh¯nsâ IcpWbn am{Xw
B{ibn¨v A\pXm]lrZbt¯msS {]mÀ°\bpambn Ir]mk\t¯mSv ASp¯psNÃmw. IcpWbpÅ ssZhw
\½psS bmN\IÄ ssIs¡mïv \s½ A\p{Kln¨v adp]SnIÄ \ÂIpamdmIs«.

IÀ¯mth, \n-sâ I-cp-W-bn-em-{i-bn-¨v ]m-]-t_m-[-t¯m-sSbpw A-\p-Xm-]-t¯m-sSbpw
R-§-f-W-b-v¡p-¶ {]mÀ-°-\-IÄ ssI-s¡m-tff-W-sa.

t\m¼vIme [ym\ Nn´IÄ A_pZm_n amÀt¯m½m bphP\ kJyw 55