dominikan kudiyarasil irukkum saantō domingōvil naan pirandhēn. en appaa ammaavukku naangu pillaigal, naandhaan adhil kadaisi. en appaa ammaa nandraaga paditthavargal, naangal ellaarum nalla sūlalil valara vēndumendru aasaippattaargal. naan pirappadharku naangu varushangalukku munbu avargal maarman charch mishanarigalai sandhitthaargal. vaalibargalaaga irundha andha mishanarigal ganniyamaaga dres panniyirundhaargal, mariyaadhaiyaagavum nadandhukondaargal. en appaa ammaavukku avargalai romba piditthuvittadhu. adhanaal, naangal kudumbamaaga maarman charchil sēra vēndumendru en appaa ammaa mudivu seidhaargal. maarman charchai ‘yēsu kristhuvin pirkaala punidhargalin charch’ endrum solvaargal. andha naattilēyē maarman charchil mudhanmudhalaaga sērndhavargalil engal kudumbamum ondru.

naan valaravalara, andha charch nadatthiya poludhupōkku nigalchigalil kalandhukolvadhu enakku pidikka aarambitthadhu. kudumba vaalkkaikkum olukkatthukkum avargal romba mukkiyatthuvam kodutthaargal. adhuvum enakku romba piditthirundhadhu. oru maarmanaaga iruppadhu enakku perumaiyaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, oru mishanariyaaga aavadharku mudivu seidhēn.

enakku 18 vayasu irundhapōdhu, kallūri padippukkaaga amerikkaavukku kudimaarippōnōm. oru varushatthukku piragu, en chitthiyum chitthappaavum engalai paarkka flōridaavukku vandhaargal. avargal yegōvaavin saatchigal. oru baibil maanaattukku avargal engalai kūppittaargal. angu vandhirundha ellaarum vasanangalai baibilil edutthu paartthukkondum, kurippugalai eludhikkondum irundhaargal. enakku orē aachariyamaaga irundhadhu. adhanaal, oru pēpparaiyum pēnaavaiyum kēttu vaangi naanum eludha aarambitthuvittēn.

naan oru mishanariyaaga aavadharku aasaippattadhaal, baibilai patri therindhukolla viruppamaa endru maanaattukku piragu en chitthiyum chitthappaavum kēttaargal. adhu enakku oru nalla aidiyaavaaga therindhadhu. ēnendraal, adhuvarai naan maarman butthagatthaitthaan adhigam paditthirundhēn, baibilai avvalavaaga paditthadhu illai.

fōnil baibilai patri pēsumpōdhellaam, naan nambum vishayangal baibilōdu otthuppōgiradhaa endru paarkkumpadi en chitthiyum chitthappaavum solvaargal. unmaiyai naanē kandupidikka vēndumendru avargal ninaitthaargal.

maarman charch sollikkoduttha niraiya vishayangalai naan nambinēn, aanaal adhai patriyellaam baibil enna solgiradhu endru enakku theriyaadhu. yegōvaavin saatchigal veliyidum oru patthirikaiyai (vilitthelu!, navambar 8, 1995) en chitthi enakku anuppi vaitthaargal. maarman nambikkaigalai patri adhil sila katturaigal irundhana. adhil niraiya vishayangal enakku romba pudhidhaaga irundhana. adhanaal, adhellaam unmaidhaanaa endru therindhukolla maarman charchin vebsaittil thēdi paartthēn. ellaamē unmaidhaan endru therindhukondēn. utaavil irukkum maarman miyūsiyangalai pōi paartthapōdhu idhu innum urudhiyaanadhu.

maarman butthagamum baibilum otthuppōvadhaagatthaan romba naalaaga naan ninaitthukkondu irundhēn. aanaal, baibilai romba gavanamaaga padittha piragudhaan appadi illai endru purindhukondēn. udhaaranatthukku, ‘aatthumaa saagum’ endru esēkkiyēl 18:4-il (thamil O.V.) baibil solgiradhu. aanaal, “aatthumaa orupōdhum saagaadhu” endru aalmaa 42:9-il maarman butthagam solgiradhu.

maarmangal sollittharum sila vishayangal dhēsappatrōdu sambandhappattiruppadhum enakku adhirchiyaaga irundhadhu. udhaaranamaaga, amerikkaavil missauriyil irukkum jaaksan maavattatthildhaan ēdhēn thōttam irundhadhaaga avargal sollittharugiraargal. adhōdu, amerikka arasaangatthai payanpadutthitthaan edhirkaalatthil kadavul indha ulagatthai aatchi seivaar endru andha charchin thalaivargal sollittharugiraargal.

appadiyendraal, en sondha naattukkum matra naadugalukkum enna nadakkumō endru yōsitthēn. orunaal, maarman mishanariyaaga aavadharku payirchi edutthukkondirundha oru paiyan enakku fōn seidhaan. avanidam idhai patri pēsinēn. avanudaiya naattukkum innoru naattukkum pōr nadandhaal andha naattil irukkum maarmangalukku edhiraaga sandai pōduvaanaa endru nēradiyaaga kēttēn. avan aamaam endru sonnaan, enakku orē adhirchiyaagivittadhu! maarman charchudaiya nambikkaigalai patri innum aalamaaga aaraaichi seiya aarambitthēn. andha charchin thalaivargalidamum pēsinēn. naan kētkum kēlvikkellaam ippōdhu badhil kidaiyaadhu, aanaal endraavadhu orunaal adhai therindhukolvōm endru sollivittaargal.

avargal sonna badhil enakku thirupthiyaagavē illai. adhanaal, maarman mishanariyaavadharku naan ēn aasaippadugirēn endru yōsitthu paarkka aarambitthēn. matravargalukku udhava vēndum endra aasai irundhadhudhaan adharku oru kaaranam. innoru kaaranam, naan mishanariyaanaal makkal ennai madhippaargal endru ninaitthēn. aanaal unmaiyil, kadavulai patri enakku edhuvumē theriyavillai. naan niraiya dhadavai baibilai edutthu paditthirundhaalum adhai avvalavu mukkiyamaaga ninaitthadhillai. kadavul indha būmiyai edharkaaga padaitthaar, manidhargal eppadi vaala vēndumendru ninaikkiraar enbadhai patriyellaam enakku edhuvumē theriyavillai.

naan yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu baibilai padikka aarambittha piragu niraiya vishayangalai therindhukondēn. udhaaranatthukku, kadavuludaiya peyar enna, irandha piragu namakku enna nadakkum, kadavuludaiya vaakkurudhigalai yēsu eppadi niraivētruvaar endrellaam therindhukondēn. oruvaliyaaga, indha arumaiyaana butthagatthai patri nandraaga therindhukolla aarambitthēn. adhaiyellaam matravargalukkum solla aarambitthēn. adhu enakku romba sandhōshamaaga irundhadhu. kadavul irukkiraar endru ērkenavē enakku theriyum. aanaal, baibilai padittha piragudhaan avarai nerukkamaana oru nanbaraaga paarkka mudindhadhu, jebatthil avaridam manam thirandhu pēsa mudindhadhu. jūlai 12, 2004-il naan nyaanasnaanam edutthu yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aanēn. aaru maadhangalukku piragu mulu nēramaaga ūliyam seiya aarambitthēn.

niyu yaark, bruklinil irundha yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya ulaga thalaimai aluvalagatthil aindhu varushangal naan vēlai seidhēn. latchakkanakkaana makkalukku prayōjanamaaga irukkum baibilaiyum baibil prasurangalaiyum thayaarikkira vēlaidhaan adhu. adhil kidaittha sandhōshatthai vivarikka vaartthaigalē illai. ippōdhum, matravargalukku kadavulai patri sollikkodukkum sandhōshamaana vēlaiyai seidhuvarugirēn.