John 8:31-38 · 3 min read
സത്യം നിങ്ങളെ സ്വതന്ത്രരാക്കും
സത്യം നിങ്ങളെ സ്വതന്ത്രരാക്കും എന്ന് യേശു പറയുന്നു.
The Truth Will Set You Free: Living Without Hidden Chains
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The people listening to Jesus said, "We have never been slaves of anyone." Yet every one of us can name something that has a grip on us: a habit, a fear, a grudge, a secret. Jesus offers a different kind of freedom: "If you hold to my teaching, you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Read the Gospel
John 8:31-38 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?” 34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
Chains we do not call chains
A smartphone that we check forty times an hour, a lie that must be remembered and defended, a resentment we replay at night. These feel like part of ordinary life, but they steer us. Jesus says that sin makes us slaves, quietly.
Truth is not just facts
Truth in the Gospel is not trivia; it is a person to stay with. When we remain in Jesus' word, we begin to see ourselves honestly, without excuses and without despair. That honesty is the first step out of any prison.
A freedom that lasts
A son belongs to the house; a slave does not. Jesus is not only removing chains but giving us a home. Confession, forgiveness and the Eucharist are doors into that house.
Try this today
- Name one thing you are 'a slave to' and tell a trusted person or confessor about it.
- Spend one week without a particular habit that controls you.
- Be honest today in one small situation where a lie would have been easier.
A short prayer
Jesus, set me free from everything that binds me, and keep me in your truth. Amen.
മലയാളത്തിൽ: സത്യം നിങ്ങളെ സ്വതന്ത്രരാക്കും
സത്യം നിങ്ങളെ സ്വതന്ത്രരാക്കും എന്ന് യേശു പറയുന്നു. പല ശീലങ്ങളും ഭയങ്ങളും വിദ്വേഷങ്ങളും കാണാത്ത ചങ്ങലകളായി നമ്മെ ബന്ധിക്കുന്നു.
യേശുവിന്റെ വചനത്തിൽ നിലനിന്ന് സത്യസന്ധമായി ജീവിക്കുമ്പോൾ ആ ബന്ധനങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് നാം മോചിതരാകും. കുമ്പസാരം അതിനുള്ള വലിയ വാതിലാണ്.