Bom ânimo
Tende bom ânimo! Jesus repetiu estas palavras aos seus discípulos em meio às tempestades. No mundo tereis aflições, mas Ele já venceu o mundo — e nos dá coragem para enfrentar tudo.
yathA mayA yuSmAkaM zAnti rjAyatE tadartham EtAH kathA yuSmabhyam acakathaM; asmin jagati yuSmAkaM klEzO ghaTiSyatE kintvakSObhA bhavata yatO mayA jagajjitaM|
yata IzvarO’smabhyaM bhayajanakam AtmAnam adattvA zaktiprEmasatarkatAnAm Akaram AtmAnaM dattavAn|
mama zaktidAyakEna khrISTEna sarvvamEva mayA zakyaM bhavati|
tadaiva yIzustAnavadat, susthirA bhavata, mA bhaiSTa, ESO’ham|
yataH sarvvE taM dRSTvA vyAkulitAH| ataEva yIzustatkSaNaM taiH sahAlapya kathitavAn, susthirA bhUta, ayamahaM mA bhaiSTa|
tataH sa tAM jagAda hE kanyE susthirA bhava, tava vizvAsastvAM svasthAm akArSIt tvaM kSEmENa yAhi|
ataEva vayaM sarvvadOtsukA bhavAmaH kinjca zarIrE yAvad asmAbhi rnyuSyatE tAvat prabhutO dUrE prOSyata iti jAnImaH,
ataEva hE mahEcchA yUyaM sthiramanasO bhavata mahyaM yA kathAkathi sAvazyaM ghaTiSyatE mamaitAdRzI vizvAsa IzvarE vidyatE,
yuSmanmadhyE yEnOttamaM karmma karttum Arambhi tEnaiva yIzukhrISTasya dinaM yAvat tat sAdhayiSyata ityasmin dRPhavizvAsO mamAstE|
tasmAd yUyaM yadyapyAnandEna praphullA bhavatha tathApi sAmprataM prayOjanahEtOH kiyatkAlaparyyantaM nAnAvidhaparIkSAbhiH klizyadhvE|
yatO yuSmAkaM mama ca vizvAsEna vayam ubhayE yathA zAntiyuktA bhavAma iti kAraNAd
yuSmAkaM sthairyyakaraNArthaM yuSmabhyaM kinjcitparamArthadAnadAnAya yuSmAn sAkSAt karttuM madIyA vAnjchA|
tatO hEtO rvayaM na klAmyAmaH kintu bAhyapuruSO yadyapi kSIyatE tathApyAntarikaH puruSO dinE dinE nUtanAyatE|
ataEva yUyaM yadvat kurutha tadvat parasparaM sAntvayata susthirIkurudhvanjca|
hE bhrAtaraH, vArttAmimAM prApya yuSmAnadhi vizESatO yuSmAkaM klEzaduHkhAnyadhi yuSmAkaM vizvAsAd asmAkaM sAntvanAjAyata;