March 2011 metropolitan's letter

sa{Xm-t∏m-eo-ØmbpsS IØv (am¿®v 2011) I¿Øm-hn¬ hm’-ey-ap-≈-h-sc, Imem-hÿ hyXn-bm-\-Øns‚ hy‡-amb A\p-`-hßfneqsS \ΩpsS kwÿm-\-amb tIcfw IS-∂p-t]m-bns°m-≠n-cp∂t∏mƒ AXv krjvSn® Bi-¶-I-fpsS a[yØn-em-bn-cp∂p Cu h¿jsØ amcm-a¨ I¨h≥j\pth≠n-bp≈ Hcp°w \mw Bcw-`n-®-Xv. Aim-kv{Xo-b-amb aW¬J-\-\-Øns‚ ^e-ambn ]ºm-\-Zn-bn¬ DS-\ofw Dfhmb at\m-l-c-amb aW¬∏-c-∏ns‚ Ct∏m-gsØ timN\o-b-amb Ahÿ Bi-¶-Iƒ°v B°wIq´n. kpµ-c-amb aW¬∏-c-∏n¬ ]¥¬ \n¿Ωn-t°-≠-Xmb ÿm\Øv ]IpXn-tbmfw ÿe-ß-fn¬ Xg-®p-h-f¿∂v ]p¬∏p-d-ambn amdpIbpw 1/4 `mKw Ipgn-Iƒ \nd™v Pew-sI-´n-In-S-°p-Ibpw sNdp-a-’y-߃ HmSn-\-S-°p∂ Ipf-ß-fmbn cq]m-¥-c-s∏Sp-Ibpw sNbvXn-cp-∂p. BI-bm¬ aW¬∏-c∏v D]-tbm-K{]-Z-am°n Xo¿°p-∂-Xn\v ITn-\m-≤zm\w Bh-iy-ambn h∂p. Cu kml-N-cy-Øn¬ ssZh-Ir] [mcm-f-ambn e`yam-b-Xn-\m¬ bYm-k-abw I¨h≥j≥ aW¬]-c∏v ]p√pap-dn-®p-am‰n Pew sI´n-°n-S∂ ÿeßfn¬ aW¬\n-cØn D]-tbm-K-tbm-Ky-am-°n. Bh-iy-amb F√m Xmev°m-enI kwhn-[m-\-ßfpw ]Xn-hp-t]mse cq]-s∏-Sp-ØnbmWv amcma¨ aW¬∏p-dsØ I¨h≥j-\p-th≠n k÷-am-°nØo¿ØXv. ]¥¬ \n¿Ωm-WØ - n¬ kao] CS-hI - I - f - psS kl-I-cWw hninjy Hme-ta-®n-en¬ e`y-am-bn. AtXmsSm∏w I¨h≥j≥ BgvNbv°v apºpw ]nºpw kao] {]tZ-iß - f - n¬ ag Df-hmbn F¶nepw aW¬∏p-dsØ kwhn[m-\-߃°v XI-cm-dp-≠m-Ipw-hn[w ag-bp-≠m-bn√ F∂Xv Cu Imem-hÿ hyXn-bm-\-Øn-\n-S-bn¬ \mw A\p-`-hn® henb ssZh-Ir-]-bm-bn-cp∂p F∂Xv hnkva-cn-°-cp-Xv. I¿Ømhv \tΩmSp IqsS-bp≠v. ssZh-Øm¬ Akm-≤yambXv bmsXm-∂p-an√ F∂v ssZhw \sΩ \nc-¥cw A\pkva-cn-∏n-®psIm≠n-cn-°p∂p. \ΩpsS _e-lo-\-X-I-fnepw Ipd-hp-I-fnepw \nd-™p-h-cp∂ ssZh-Ir-]-bv°mbn hn\b-]q¿∆w \ap°v ssZh-Øn\v kvtXm{Xw Itc‰mw Cu kwh-’-c-Ønse I¨h≥j≥ Db¿Øn-b-Xmb tNmZyw {it≤-b-am-bn-cp-∂p. ssZhw H∂mw Xe-ap-d-tbmSpw c≠mw Xe-ap-dt- bmSpw tNmZn® tNmZy-߃ ˛ BZm-an-t\mSv "\o FhnsS?'; Ibo-t\mSv "\ns‚ ktlm-Z-c≥ FhnsS?' B[p-\nI kml-N-cy-Øn¬ ssZhw \tΩmSv tNmZn-°p∂p˛ \ns‚ a°ƒ FhnsS? \ns‚ hr≤-am-Xm-]n-Xm-°ƒ FhnsS? C{]-Im-c-ap≈ kwK-X-amb A\p-Im-enI tNmZy߃ \nc-h[n \nc-h-[n-bmbn C∂v kaq-l-Øn¬ Db¿∂psIm-≠n-cn-°p-∂p. Chbv°v \mw F¥v {]Xyp-Øcw ]dbpw? temI-Øns‚ hnhn-[-`m-K-ß-fn¬ \n∂pw h∂v ssZhh-N\w ]¶n-´-h¿ tNmZy-߃°v hy‡X \¬Ip-Ibpw DØcw Is≠-tØ-≠-Xn\v am¿§\n¿t±iw \¬Ip-Ibpw sNbvXp. ]s{Xmkv At∏m-kvtXme≥ Xs‚ PohnX kmbm”-Øn¬ \ap°v \¬Inb {]t_m-[\w Cu At\z-j-WØn¬ \sΩ PmK-cq-I-cm-°p-∂p. ""ktlm-Z-c-ß-sf, \nßfpsS hnfnbpw sXc-s™-Sp∏pw \nß-fpsS A\p-Zn\

PohnXm\p-`-h-ambncn∏m≥ Pm{KX ]pe¿Øp-I. Aßs\ \n߃ sNbvXm¬ \n߃ Hcp-\mfpw CS-dn-t∏m-ImsX \ΩpsS I¿Ømhpw c£n-Xm-hp-amb tbip-{In-kvXp-hns‚ \nXy-cm-Py-Øn-te-°p≈ {]th-i\w [mcm-f-ambn {]m]n°pw''(2 ]t{Xm. 1:10-˛11). Cu Pm{KX ]pe¿Øp-tºmƒ aoJm {]hm-N-I-\n-eqsS ssZhw \¬Ip∂ e£y-t_m[w ""a\p-jym \√Xv Fs¥∂v Ah≥ \n\°v ImWn-®p-X-∂ncn-°p∂p. \ymbw {]h¿Øn-∏m\pw Zbm-X-ev]-c-\m-bn-cn-°phm\pw \ns‚ ssZh-Øns‚ k∂n-[n-bn¬ Xmgva-tbmsS \S-∏m\pw A√msX F¥m-Ip∂p btlm-h \nt∂mSv tNmZn°p-∂Xv?'' (ao-Jm. 6:8). A\p-Kr-lo-Xa- mb A¥-co-£Ø - nIr]-bpsS Ipfn¿Im-t‰‰v kwXr-]vXn-tbm-Sp-IqSn P\-e-£ßƒ hnizmk kaq-l-ambn aW¬∏p-d-Øp-\n∂v `h-\-ßfn-te°pw {]h¿Ø-\-ta-J-e-I-fn-te°pw Pohn-X-Øns‚ A\p-Iq-ehpw {]Xn-Iq-e-hp-amb A\p-`-h-ß-fn-te°pw aSßnt∏mbn. e`n® ZqXn-\mbn kvtXm{Xw sNømw. e`n® Z¿i-\-Øn-\-\p-k-cn®v ssZh-tØmSv tN¿∂v Pohn-XsØ {Ia-s∏-Sp-Øp-hm\pw cq]m-¥-c-Øns‚ ^e߃ ]pd-s∏Sp-hn-°m\pw ssZhw \sΩ A\p-{K-ln-°-s´. ]pXp-h-’cØnepw am‰-Øns‚ Im‰v F-√m-bn-SØpw hoin-b-Sn-®p-sIm-≠n-cn-°p-∂p. en_n-bm-bnepw CuPn]vXnepw SyqWn-jy-bnepw CXc Ad-_n-cm-Py-ßf - nepw i‡n{]m-]n-®-Xmb P\-Iob {]t£m-`-Øns‚ sImSpw-¶m-‰ni‡-\m-bn-cp∂ CuPn-]vXns‚ {]kn-U‚ v A[n-Im-c-samgn-™p. CX-c-cm-Py-ß-fn¬ B Im‰v i‡n {]m]n-®p-sIm≠n-cn-°p-∂p. ]›na Gjy-bnepw B{^n-°-bpsS DØ-c{]-tZ-i-ß-fnepw D¤-hn® P\-Iob apt∂‰w P\m-[n-]-Xyaq-ey-ß-sf-°p-dn-®p≈ Hcp ]p\¿Nn-¥-\-Øn\v hgn-sbmcp-°p-∂p. ASn-®a- ¿Ø-s∏-Sp∂ P\X aqeym-[n-jvTnX P\m[n-]Xy hyh-ÿn-Xnsb°pdn-®p≈ Z¿i-\-Øn¬ DW¿∂v {]Xn-I-cn-°p∂ Hcp Ime-L-´-am-Wv Ign-™-am-k-Øn\mw I≠-Xv. BbXv temI-cm-jv{S-ß-fpsS \ne-hn-en-cn°p∂ hyh-ÿn-Xn-bn¬ Hcp ]p\¿hm-b-\°v cwK-sam-cp°p-∂p. `mc-X-Ønepw tIc-f-Ønepw \mw Z¿in-®Xv Agn-a-XnIƒ H∂n\p ]pdtI H∂mbn Npcp-f-gn-bp-∂-Xm-Wv. kXymhÿ Fs¥∂v Adn-bp-hm≥ P\w A‘m-fn-t∏msS D‰pt\m-°p-∂p. A©v kwÿm-\-ß-fn¬ sXc-s™-Sp∏v Bk∂-amb Cu thf-bn¬ Npcp-f-gn-bp-∂Xpw Agn-°p∂Xpamb hm¿Ø-Iƒ P\m-[n-]Xy hyh-ÿ-bn¬ km[mcW P\-߃°p≈ Bfl-hn-izmksØ sISp-Øp-∂-XmWv. ]m¿e-sa‚ns‚ Hcp ktΩ-f\ Ime-L´w \nIp-Xn-Zmb-Is‚ tImSn-Iƒ hybw sNbvXn´pw th≠-hn-[-ØnXocp-am-\-߃ sNømsX ]ncn-™p. ho≠pw _UvP‰v ktΩ-f-\-Øn-te°v {]th-in-°p-∂p. `c-W-{]-Xn-]-£-߃ I¿°i \ne-]m-Sp-I-fn¬ imTyw ]nSn-°msX P\-\-∑-bv°pth≠n {]h¿Øn-∏m≥ CS-bm-Is´ F∂v \ap°v Bin°mw. cmjv{Sob {]Xn-tbm-Kn-Isf hy‡n-lXy \SØn

XI¿°p-hm≥ {ian-°p∂ {]h-WX ap≥Im-eØv C√m-Xncp-∂Xv Cu sXc-s™-Sp∏v kao-]n® Ime-L´- Ø - n¬ A[nImc ÿm\-ß-fn¬ \n∂p-≠m-Ip-∂Xv \ncm-i-mP-\-I-am-Wv. "A¶-amen I√-d-bn¬ Rß-fpsS tkmZ-c-cm-sW-¶n......' F∂v XpS-ßp∂ ap{Zm-hm-Iy-ß-fp-ambn Hcp Ime-L´-Øn-ep-≠mb apt∂-‰w-t]mse, s\øm-‰n≥Ic Ac-a\ A{I-aW - Ø - n¬ \n∂p-b¿Ønb ]pI-ad- b - n-eqsS A[n-Imcw ]nSn-®p-]-‰nb `cW {]Xn-]-£-߃ C∂v Db¿Ønb ]pIa-d-bn¬ \n∂pw {]Xo-£n-°p-∂Xv F¥v F∂v km[m-c-W°m¿ D‰p-t\m-°p-∂p. At\ym\yw FbvXp-hn-Sp∂ Btcm]-W-i-c-߃ Hmtcm am\Z-WvU-Øn-emtWm `c-W-{]-Xn-]£-߃ ho£n-°p-∂Xv F∂v ]p\¿Nn-¥n-°p∂ ImeL´w Bk-∂-am-bn-cn-°p-∂p. h¿≤n-®p-h-cp∂ kv{Xo]o-U\w, ]n©p-Ip-™p-ß-tfmSp t]mepw ImWn-°p∂ arKo-bamb ]oU-\-߃, `oI-cm-{I-a-W-߃ Df-hm-bn√ F¶nepw AXns\ sh√p∂ A{I-a-hm-k\ tIc-f-Ønse P\-Po-hnX-Øn\v \Sp°w krjvSn-°p-∂p. Cu kml-N-cy-ØntIc-f-Ønse kΩ-Xn-Zm-b-I¿ hfsc DØ-c-hm-Zn-Ø-t_m[-tØmsS ASpØ 5 h¿jw tIc-fsØ \bn-°p∂ Xocpam\w FSp-°p∂ thf-bn¬ \nkw-K-cm-I-bn√ F∂v \ap°v {]Xo-£n-°mw. P\-߃ DØ-c-hm-ZnØw G¬∏n-°p∂ `cW-IqSw hy‡-Xt- bmsS P\-t£aØn\v Bh-iy-amb ]≤Xn-Iƒ Bhn-jvI-cn®v \S-∏n¬ hcp-Øp-∂-Xn\v I¿Ø-hyt_m-[-ap-≈-h-cmbn Xocs´ F∂v Biw-kn-°p-∂p. hmKvZm\-߃ \¬Ip-Ibpw A[n-Im-c-Øn¬ hcp-tºmƒ AXv ]men-°m-sX-bn-cn-°p-Ibpw sNøp∂ `c-W-Iq-S-߃ Hcp ImeØpw aqeym-[n-jvTnX P\m-[n-]-Xy-Øn\v `qj-W-a-√. kmº-ØnI h¿j-Øns‚ Ah-km\ amk-Øn-te°v \mw {]th-in-®p. CS-h-I-Np-a-X-e-°mcpw _lp. ]´-°mcpw h¿jm-h-km\w \n¿∆-ln-t°≠ Npa-X-e-Iƒ bYm-k-abw \n¿∆-ln-°Ww F∂v ho≠pw Hm¿Ωn-∏n-°p-∂p. ssZhw B[p- \ nI Ime- L - ´ - Ø n¬ a\p- j y\v \¬Inb A\p-{K-l-amWv Bib-hn-\n-a-b-Øn-\p≈ am[ya-߃. AXv krjvSn-]-chpw {Inbm-fl-Ihpamb Imcy߃°v D]-tbm-Kn-t°-≠-Xn-\p-]-Icw aqey-t_m-[-an-√msX \pW-{]-Nc- W - Ø - n-\p-]t- bm-Kn-°p∂ {]h-WX Gdn-hc- p-∂p. kXym-hÿ ad-®p-sh®v t]cp-sh-bv°m-sXbpw a‰p-≈-hcpsS t]cnepw kz¥-Xm-ev]-cy-Øn-\p-th≠n cq]oIr-X-amb kzbw kan-Xn-I-fpsS t]cnepw \pW-{]-N-cWw \S-Øp∂ Hcp Ime-L-´-amWnXv. kXym-hÿ At\z-jn®v Ah t_m[y-s∏´v Cß-s\-bp≈ {]h-W-X-Isf \ncm-I-cn-t°≠Xv C∂ns‚ Bh-iyamWv. Bb-Xnepw \Ωƒ Pm{KX ]pe¿tØ-≠-Xm-Wv. \ΩpsS {]Xn-\n[n aWvUe Xocp-am\-߃ Dƒs°m-≈p∂ \n¿t±-i-߃ e`y-am-Ip-tºmƒ {]tXy-In®pw \mw A\p-kvacn-t°≠ Hcp t{]mPIvSv ˛ kaq-l-Ønse \n¿≤-\-cmb Bfp-Iƒ Kpcp-X-c-amb tcmK߃°v hnt[- b - c m- I p- t ºmƒ Ah- c psS NnIn- ’ °v klmbw \¬Ip∂ "kvt\l-Icw' F∂ Hcp ]≤Xn ˛ Bhn-jvI-cn-®n-´p-≠v. Im≥k¿, lrZvtcmKw, hr°-tcm-Kw, F®v.-sF.-hn., a‰v Kpcp-X-c-tcm-K-߃ F∂n-hbv°v ikv{X{Inb Bh-iy-ap-≈-h¿°v ]c-am-h[n 50000 cq] \¬I-Ø°-hn[w Hcp tIm¿∏kv ^≠v ÿnc-\n-t£-]-ambn kzcq]n®v ]eni AXm-Xp-h¿jw k`m _UvP-‰n¬ Dƒs°m≈n®v hnX-cWw sNøW-sa∂v {]Xo-£n-°p-∂p. Bb-Xnte°v `{Zm-k-\-ßfpw CS-h-I-Ifpw ASpØ 6 amk-Øn\p-≈n¬ hn`-h-k-am-l-cWw \SØn kaq-l-Øns‚ Cu Bh-iy-Øn¬ \mw {]Xn-I-cn-t°-≠-Xm-Wv. I¿Ømhv IpjvT-tcm-Knsb sXm´v kuJy-am-°n. A‘sc Xm≥ krjv S n® te]\w ]pc´n kuJy- a m- ° n. Iq\n- b mb

kv{Xosb \nh¿∂p- \n∂v Z¿i-\-hym]vXn ]q¿Æ-ambn A\p-`-hn-∏m≥ {]m]vXbm-°n. k`sb I¿Ømhv G¬∏n®n-cn-°p∂ Cu kuJy-Zm-bI ip{iq-j-bn¬ ]¶p-tN-cp-∂Xn-\p≈ apJm-¥-c-am-Ip∂p Cu t{]mPIvSv F∂v Hm¿Ωn∏n-°-s´. Cu Z¿i\w Nqj-W-Øn\v hnt[-b-am-Im-sXbpw A\p-I-c-W-߃ BIm-sXbpw bYm¿∞ Bh-iy-°m¿°v e`n-°m≥ X°-hÆw \mw Pm{K-X-]p-e¿tØ-≠-Xm-Wv. \ap°v ASp-Ø-h¿jw I¿Æm-SI kwÿm-\Øv t\gvknwKv tImtfPv Bcw-`n-°p-hm-\p≈ k¿°m¿ A\phmZw e`n-®p-sh∂ kt¥mjw Adnbn°p∂p. AXpt]mse I√-Sb - m-dn-\p-sX°v Hcp lb¿ sk°-≠dn kvIqƒ e`y-am-Ip-∂-Xn-\p≈ \S-]-Sn- k¿°m¿ ]q¿Øn-bm-°p∂p F∂Xpw Bim-h-l-am-Wv. hen-b-t\m-ºns‚ Ime-L-´-Øn-te°v \mw {]th-in°p-∂p. tbml-∂m≥ At∏m-kvtXm-e≥ AS-bm-f-ß-fpsS Bcw-`-ambn Im\m-hn¬ kt¥m-jn-°p-∂-h-tcm-sSm∏w kt¥m-jn-°p∂ I¿Øm-hns\ shfn-s∏-SpØp∂p. A{]Xo-£n-Xa- mb {]Xn-k‘ - n-bn¬ klm-bI - cw \¬In kt¥mj-Øns‚ ]mc-ay-Ønte°v B `h-\sØ Db¿Øp-∂p.

AS-bm-f-ß-fpsS ]cn-k-am-]vXn-bmbn \ncm-i-bn¬ B≠pt]mbn {]Xo£ \in® kaq- l - Ø n\v {]Xo- £ - I ƒ DW¿Øn Ncn-{X-k-Xy-ambn \¬Inb B ktµiw ssZhw \sΩ t]cp- s Nm√n Adn- b p∂p F∂- X m- W v . \sΩ t]¿sNm√n Adn-bp∂ ssZhw \tΩmSv Bh-iy-s∏-Sp-∂Xv {]tbm-P-\-an-√mØ BImw£ \Ωn¬ D≠m-I-cp-Xv, \mw N©-e-s∏-S-cp-Xv, `b-s∏-S-cp-Xv, ss[cy-s∏-Sp-I, {`an-®p-t]mI-cp-Xv, lrZbw Ie-ßn-t∏m-I-cpXv F∂m-Wv. Fs¥-∂mRm≥ \ns∂ t]¿ sNm√n Adn-bp-∂p. BI-bm¬ Ahs‚ cmPyhpw \oXnbpw At\z-jn-°p-I, AtXmsS \ns‚ Bhiy- s a√mw e`y- a m- I pw. Bh- i y- ° m- c - \ mbn kao- ] n®v Bhiyw Adn-bn-®t∏mƒ IpjvTtcm-Knsb sXm´p kuJyam-°nb I¿Ømhv \ΩpsS Bh-iy-ß-fnepw aXn-bm-b-h\m-Wv. iXm-[n-]s‚ kao-]\w F{Xtbm {it≤-bw. Fs‚ tbmKy-Xb - psS ASn-ÿm-\Ø - n-e√ \ns‚ Ir]m-hc- Ø - ns‚ ASn-ÿm-\-Øn-emWv F∂ G‰p-]-d-®n¬ C∂v \ΩpsS Pohn-XsØ hn\-bm-\zn-X-am-t°-≠-X-t√? kaq-l-Øn¬, i_vZ-c-ln-X-tcmSpw tNX-\-b-‰-h-ctcmSpw thZ\ A\p-`hn-°p-∂h - t- cm-Sp-ap≈ \ΩpsS at\m-`mhw F¥m-bn-cn-°Ww F∂v I^¿∂-lq-anse ]£-hm-X-°m-cs\ tbip-hns‚ ASp- ° - t e°v sIm≠p- h ∂ \mep bphm- ° - f psS {]h¿Ø\w \sΩ Hm¿Ωn-∏n-°p∂p. AXv \tΩm-sSm∏w `mKy-hm-∑m-c-√m-Ø-h-tcm-Sp≈ \ΩpsS {]Xn-I-c-W-am-bn-cnt°-≠X - m-Wv. Cu t\mºp-Im-e-Øn¬ `£Ww shSn-™p≈ kzbXr-]vXn-tb-°m-fp-]-cn-bmbn {]h-Nm-I-\n-eqsS ssZhm-flmhv D]-tZ-in-°p∂ bYm¿∞ t\mºns‚ A\p-`hw \ap°v kzmb-Ø-am-bn-Øo-cs´ F∂v {]m¿∞n-°p-∂p. ""At∏mƒ \ns‚ shfn®w Dj- p-t]mse {]Im-in-°pw; \ns‚ apdnhp-Iƒ°v thK-Øn¬ s]mdp-Xn-hcpw; \ns‚ \oXn \n\°v apºmbn \S°pw; btlm-h-bpsS alXzw \ns‚ ]nº-SB-bn-cn-°pw.'' (sb-i-ømhv 58:8) Ir] \nßsf-√m-ht- cmSpw IqsS Ccn-°p-am-dm-Is´.

]qemØo≥, Xncph√ 23/02/2011

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