Seguir a Jesus
Seguir a Jesus é o convite mais transformador da Bíblia. Jesus chamou pescadores, cobradores de impostos e pessoas comuns para deixar tudo e segui-lo. Esse chamado continua vivo hoje.
O chamado de Jesus
Jesus disse: 'Segue-me'. Esse convite simples e poderoso mudou a vida de pescadores, publicanos e pessoas comuns ao longo da história.
tadaa sa taavaahuuya vyaajahaara, yuvaa.m mama pa"scaad aagacchata.m, yuvaamaha.m manujadhaari.nau kari.syaami|
tenaiva tau jaala.m vihaaya tasya pa"scaat aagacchataam|
anantara.m yii"sustatsthaanaad gacchan gacchan karasa.mgrahasthaane samupavi.s.ta.m mathinaamaanam eka.m manuja.m vilokya ta.m babhaa.se, mama pa"scaad aagaccha, tata.h sa utthaaya tasya pa"scaad vavraaja|
pare.ahani yii"sau gaaliila.m gantu.m ni"scitacetasi sati philipanaamaana.m jana.m saak.saatpraapyaavocat mama pa"scaad aagaccha|
tadanantara.m pathi gamanakaale jana ekasta.m babhaa.se, he prabho bhavaan yatra yaati bhavataa sahaahamapi tatra yaasyaami|
tadaanii.m yii"sustamuvaaca, gomaayuunaa.m garttaa aasate, vihaayasiiyavihagaaाnaa.m nii.daani ca santi, kintu maanavatanayasya "sira.h sthaapayitu.m sthaana.m naasti|
tata.h para.m sa itarajana.m jagaada, tva.m mama pa"scaad ehi; tata.h sa uvaaca, he prabho puurvva.m pitara.m "sma"saane sthaapayitu.m maamaadi"satu|
tadaa yii"suruvaaca, m.rtaa m.rtaan "sma"saane sthaapayantu kintu tva.m gatve"svariiyaraajyasya kathaa.m pracaaraya|
tatonya.h kathayaamaasa, he prabho mayaapi bhavata.h pa"scaad ga.msyate, kintu puurvva.m mama nive"sanasya parijanaanaam anumati.m grahiitum ahamaadi"syai bhavataa|
tadaanii.m yii"susta.m proktavaan, yo jano laa"ngale karamarpayitvaa pa"scaat pa"syati sa ii"svariiyaraajya.m naarhati|
O custo do discipulado
Seguir a Jesus exige renúncia. É preciso tomar a cruz diariamente, deixar tudo para trás e amar a Cristo acima de qualquer outro vínculo.
anantara.m yii"su.h sviiya"si.syaan uktavaan ya.h ka"scit mama pa"scaadgaamii bhavitum icchati, sa sva.m daamyatu, tathaa svakru"sa.m g.rhlan matpa"scaadaayaatu|
ya.h ka"scin mama samiipam aagatya svasya maataa pitaa patnii santaanaa bhraataro bhagimyo nijapraa.naa"sca, etebhya.h sarvvebhyo mayyadhika.m prema na karoti, sa mama "si.syo bhavitu.m na "sak.syati|
ya.h ka"scit sviiya.m kru"sa.m vahan mama pa"scaanna gacchati, sopi mama "si.syo bhavitu.m na "sak.syati|
tadaa pitara uvaaca, pa"sya vaya.m sarvva.m parityajya bhavatonugaamino jaataa.h|
tato yii"su.h pratyavadat, yu.smaanaha.m yathaartha.m vadaami, madartha.m susa.mvaadaartha.m vaa yo jana.h sadana.m bhraatara.m bhaginii.m pitara.m maatara.m jaayaa.m santaanaan bhuumi vaa tyaktvaa
g.rhabhraat.rbhaginiipit.rmaat.rpatniisantaanabhuumiinaamiha "satagu.naan pretyaanantaayu"sca na praapnoti taad.r"sa.h kopi naasti|
kintvagriiyaa aneke lokaa.h "se.saa.h, "se.siiyaa aneke lokaa"scaagraa bhavi.syanti|
Caminhar com Cristo
Quem segue a Jesus não anda em trevas, mas tem a luz da vida. Ele nos convida a crescer nele e a servir como Ele serviu.
tato yii"su.h punarapi lokebhya ittha.m kathayitum aarabhata jagatoha.m jyoti.hsvaruupo ya.h ka"scin matpa"scaada gacchati sa timire na bhramitvaa jiivanaruupaa.m diipti.m praapsyati|
ka"scid yadi mama sevako bhavitu.m vaa nchati tarhi sa mama pa"scaadgaamii bhavatu, tasmaad aha.m yatra ti.s.thaami mama sevakeाpi tatra sthaasyati; yo jano maa.m sevate mama pitaapi ta.m samma.msyate|
tadarthameva yuuyam aahuutaa yata.h khrii.s.to.api yu.smannimitta.m du.hkha.m bhuktvaa yuuya.m yat tasya padacihnai rvrajeta tadartha.m d.r.s.taantameka.m dar"sitavaan|
sa kimapi paapa.m na k.rtavaan tasya vadane kaapi chalasya kathaa naasiit|
nindito .api san sa pratinindaa.m na k.rtavaan du.hkha.m sahamaano .api na bhartsitavaan kintu yathaarthavicaarayitu.h samiipe sva.m samarpitavaan|
premnaa satyataam aacaradbhi.h sarvvavi.saye khrii.s.tam uddi"sya varddhitavya nca, yata.h sa muurddhaa,