Inn Me Jagah

Pyaare bhaaiyo aur bahano, bhale uh 20 saal pehle chal basis, kuch aise pal hai jab hum apan pitaji ke miss karta hai. Easter ek waada hai ki hum uske phir dekh paaega.

Jab hum England me graduate school me raha, hamaar pitaji aais raha mile. Uske pita la dil janta raha hamme ghar ke yaad aata raha.

Hamaar pitaji ke adventure pasand raha khali khana ke maamle me nahi. France me bhi, jahan ke khana etna naami hai, uh boli, “Aao hum log Chinese khana khaae.” Hamaar pitaji dhaarmik aur dayawaan the, Girjaghar me bahut-din tak patriarch reh chuke the. Ek raat, jab jor aawaaz karte emergency gaadiyaan Paris se tezi se guzar rahe the, uh bolis, “Gerrit, uh cheekein ek shahar ke zakhmiyon ki hai.”

Uh safar pe, hamme anye cheekhein aur zakhme mehsoos hue. Ek jawaan aurat ice cream bechta raha ek dhakele la gaadi par se. Uske wafer cones khali ek single scoop ice cream ke size raha. Koi kaaran se, ek bhaari admi uh jawaan aurat ke paas aais. Chillaate aur dhakelte, uh uske gaadi giraae dees, sab ice cream la cones bhi gir ge. Hum kuch nahi kare saka jab uske dekha apan boot se cone ke dabate. Hamme ab bhi uh jawaan aurat khyaal hai rasta pe apan ghutna teke baithis hai, tuta wafer ke tukda log ke bachae ke koshish me, tadap ke aansu uske chehre se tapakte huwe. Uske saath beeta yeh dukhad ghatna se hum pareshaan hota hai, kathorta, parwaah na karna, galatfehmi ki yaad dilaati hai jo hum aksar ek dusre pe thopte hai.

Paris ke kareeb, ek aur shaam ko, mere pitaji aur mai Chartres pe bhaari cathedral ghoomne gaye. Malcolm Miller,¹ cathedral pe duniya ka ek expert, teen alag Chartres stained-shishe ke khidkiyaan dekhaais. Uh bolis ih sab ek kahani batawe hai.

Pehla khidki me Adam aur Eve ko dikhata hai Eden ka Bagicha se jaate huwe.

Dusra khidki achche Samaritan ka nitikatha batata hai.

Teesra khidki Prabhu ka Dusra Aagman dikhaata hai.

Ek saath jab dekhenge, yeh stained-shishe ki khidkiyaan hamare zindagi ki yaatra batlaati hai. Woh hamein amantrit karte hai sabhi ka swaagat kare ke jiske liye Uske inn me jagah hai.²

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Chartres Cathedral ke Khidki

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Adam aur Eve ke rakam, hum log ek kaaton ke duniya me aata hai.³

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Chartres Cathedral ke Khidki

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Jericho jaawe la hum log ke garda bhara rasta pe, hum-log pe aakraman howe, ghayal hota, aur peeda me rahen diya jaata.⁴

Bhale hum log ke kaam hai ek dusre ke madad karo, zyaadakarke hum log rasta ke dusra taraf chal deta hai, koi vajah se.

Haalaanki, daya se, Achcha Samaritan ruk jaawe hai aur sharaab aur tel se hum log ke ghaawon ke baandhe hai. Prabhubhoj aur baaki dharamvidhiyon ke chinh, sharaab aur tel hum ke Ishu Masih me aatmik changaai pe gaor karawe hai.⁵ Achcha Samaritan hum log ke Apan gadha pe rakkhe hai ya, koi koi stained-shisha ke kahani me, hum-log ke Apan kandha pe uthaawe hai. Uh hum log ke inn pe laawe, jon sake Uske Girjaghar ke rakam rahe. Inn pe, Achcha Samaritan bole hai, “Iske dekhbhaal karo; … jab hum laut ke aaega, hum tumme chukaae de ga.”⁶ Achcha Samaritan, hum log ke Rakshak ke ek chinh, waapas aae ke waada kare hai, ih taaim shaan se aur mahima me.

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Chartres Cathedral ke Khidki

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Ih Easter ke samay pe, Ishu Masih hum log ke amantrit kare hai, Uske rakam bane ke, ek achcha Samaritan, Apan Inn (Uske Girjaghar) ke zindagi ke choton aur toofaanon se bache ke liye sab ke sharan de la jagah.⁷ Hum-log Uske vaada kara gaya Dusra Aagman ke taeyaari karta hai jaise ki hum log sab roj karte hai “kam se kam in”⁸ ke rup me hum Unse karega. “Inme se kam se kam” hum me se har ek hai.

Jab hum log Achcha Samaritan ke sange Inn aata hai, hum log Ishu Masih aur apan baare me paanch cheez seekhta hai.

Pehla, hum log jaise hai waise Inn pe aata hai, jo kamzori aur trutiyaan hum me hai ke sange. Phir bhi hum log ke paas kuch hota hai jo zaroori hai. Parmeshwar tak ke hum log ke safar aksar saath paai jaati hai. Hum log ektrit samudaae se sambandhit hai—chaahe mahamaari, toofaan, jangal ki aag, sukha ya chupchaap daenik zarooraton ke saamna karna ho. Hamein prerna mile hai jab hum ek saath ho ke salaah mashaora karte hai, har ek ke raae ko sunn ke, har ek bahan ko shaamil karte, aur Aatma ko sunnte hai.

Jaise jaise hamare dil badlenge aur hum Unke chavi ko apne me paaenge,⁹ hum log Unka aur apna bhumika samjhenge Unke Girjaghar me. Unme, hamein spashtta milti hai, asangati nahi. Unme, hamein achcha karne ka kaaran, achcha banne ka kaaran milta hai, aur behtar banne ki chamta badhti hai. Unme, hamare vishwaas ki raksha, nisswaarttha ko mukt, dekhbhaal me badlaao, aur Parmeshwar me bharosa dekhne lagte hai. Unke Inn me, hum-log Parmeshwar, hamare Pita, aur Ishu Masih ke saath apan niji sambandh ka pata lagate aur gehra karte hai.

Woh hamein Inn ke waise banae ke rakkhe ke bharosa kare hai jaise Uh maange uske rakkho. Jab hum apne gunon aur sabse behtar koshish lagaenge, Unke dhaarmik uphaar bhi mazboot karenge aur ashish denge.¹⁰

Ek Spanish bhaasha ke interpreter hamme batais, “Elder Gong, hum Aatma ke zariye janta raha ki aap konchi bole la raha isliye mai anuwaad kar saka,” ih wafadaar bhaai bolis, “bhaashaaon ke uphaar ke dwara.”

Vishwaas aur ashuwaasan ke uphaar aate hai, vibhinn stithiyon me alag-alag rakam se. Ek pyaari bahan ke aatmik aaraam milis jab uske pati COVID-19 ke kaaran guzar gaye. Uh bolis, “Hum janta hai hamaar pyaare pati aur hum ek baar phir saath honge.” Ek alag COVID stithi me, ek aur pyaari bahan bolis, “Hum mehsoos karta raha ki hamme chaahi Prabhu aur daactaro se hamaar pati ke thoda aur samay dewe ke vinti karo.”

Dusra, Woh chahata hai ki hum Uske Inn ko mahima aur ikattha hone ka sthaan banaae, jahan sabhi ke liye jagah ho. Ishu Masih ke chela hone ke naate, sab ek jaise hai, koi dusre-darje ka group nahi hai.

Sab logon ka swaagat hai prabhubhoj sabhaaon me, anye Raviwaar ki sabhaaon, aur milne-julne waale avsaron pe.¹¹ Hum log apne Rakshak ki pooja karte hai, ek duje ko dhyaan aur khyaal me rakh ke. Hum har ek insaan ko dekhte aur pehchaante hai. Hum muskuraate, akele baethe waalo ke saath baethte hai, naam seekhte hai, jisme naye converts, lautne waale bhaai aur bahane, jawaan mahilaaen aur jawaan purush, har pyaara Primary ka bachcha hota hai.

Apne aap ko unke jagah pe yaad karke, hum apne doston, mehmaan, ilaake me naye-aaye logon, vyast log jinhe kayi jagah jaana hota hai. Hum shok manate, khush hote, aur ek dusre ke liye wahan hote hai. Jab hum log apne aadarsho me chuk jaate aur jald baazi karte hai, anjaan rehte, dosh dete, ya ek tarfa bartaao karte hai, hum ek dusre se maafi maangte aur achchaai karte hai.

Africa ka ek pariwaar jo ab United States me rehte hai bolis, “Pehle din se hi, Girjaghar ke sadasye milansaar aur premi the. Sab ne hamein ghar pe mehsoos karaya. Kisi ne bhi hamari or apmaanit nazar se nahi dekha.” Uh log ke pita bolis, “Pawitr Bible woh susamachaar ke falo ko sikhaati hai jo susamachaar ki gehri samajh se aata hai.” “Aur woh prachaarak,” pita aur maata bolis, “hum log mangta hai hum log ke ladka aur ladki uh prachaarakon ke rakam bane.” Bhaaiyo aur bahano, kyun nahi hum ek-ek karke sab ko Unke Inn me haardik swaagat karein.

Teesra, Unke Inn me, hum log seekhta Ishu Masih me sampurnata hai, na ki duniya me. Jhuta aur awaastawik, ih duniya ke “insta-pe-rakkhe-laaik” chuna gaya sampurnata se hum kami mehsoos karega jab khali swipe, like, ya double tap karte reh jaata hai. Iske alaawa, hum log ke Rakshak, Ishu Masih, sab kuch jaane hum log ke baare me jon hum log koi aur ke nahi mangta jaano, aur Woh ab bhi humse pyaar kare hai. Uske susmachaar dusre aur teesre maoko waala hai, Unke praeshchit ke balidaan se mumkin kiya gaya.¹² Woh hum logon ko ek achcha Samaritan bane ke liye amantrit kare hai, apne aap aur ek dusre ke kamti dosh nikaalo aur zyaada maaf karo, itna ki hum log aur zyaada koshish karega Uske aagyaaon ka paalan kare ke.

Hum log apne aap ke madad karta jab hum log ek dusre ke madad karta hai. Ek pariwaar jiske hum janta hai ek busy rasta ke paas rehta raha. Yaatri log aksar wahan ruk ke madad maangte the. Ek roj bahut sabere uh pariwaar darwaaza pe zor se khatkhataae ke awaaz sunis. Woh thake hue aur chintit the ki kaun ho sakta hai 2 baje sabere, uh log sochis kabhi ek baar, koi aur madad kare. Jab khatkhataana jaari raha, unhonne suna, “Aag—aap long ke ghar ke piche aag lagis hai!” Achche Samaritans ek dusre ko madad karte hai.

Chautha, Uske Inn pe hum log ek susamachaar samudaae ke bhaag ban jaata hai jo Ishu Masih pe gaor karte hai, punahsthaapit sachchaai me jade huwe, jiwit prophets aur devduton hai, aur Ishu Masih ka ek aur niyam—Mormon Dharamshaastr hai. Woh hum logon ko Apan Inn me le jaata hai aur Apan ghar pe bhi—woh pawitr mandir. Prabhu ka ghar ek aisa jagah hai jahan, ghayal aadmi ke rakam jon Jericho ke rasta pe raha, Achcha Samaritan sake hum log ke safa kare aur dhaake, hum log ke Parmeshwar ke upasthiti me laute ke liye taeyaar kare, aur hum log ke anantta me Parmeshwar ke pariwaar ke sange ektrit kare. Uske mandir log sab ke liye khula rahe jon Uske susamachaar ke vishwaas aur aagyakarita se jiye hai.

Mandir ki khushi me shaamil hai alag alag pehchaan, sanskritiyon, bhaashaaon, aur peediyon me susamachaar ki ekta. Taylorsville Utah Mandir ke groundbreaking pe, 17-saal ka ladka Max Harker apan pariwaar vishwaas ke ek viraasat batais jon che peedhi pehle uske par-par-par-aja Joseph Harker aur uske patni, Susannah Sneath shuru karis raha. Ishu Masih ke punahsthaapit susamachaar me, hum me se har ek ek mazboot kadi ban jaata hai apan pariwaarik peedhiyon me.

Anth me, paanchwa, hum khush hote hai ki Parmeshwar Apan ladkan se pyaar kare hai hum log ke tarah tarah ke itihaas aur paristhitiyon me, har ek desh, jaati, aur bhaasha ke, jahan sab ke liye Uske Inn me jagah hai.

Pichle 40 saalon me, Girjaghar ke sadasye aur antaraashtriye ho gaye hai. 1998 se, zyaada Girjaghar ke sadasye United States aur Canada se baahar reh rahe hai uske andar ke milaan me. 2025 tak, hum yeh sochte hai lagbhag utne hi Girjaghar ke sadasye shaayad Latin America me basenge jitna United States aur Canada me honge. Pita Lehi ke vishwaasi peedhiyon ka ikattha hona bhavishyevaani pura kar raha hai. Vishwaasi Sant, jisme pioneers ke ilaake(Utah, Idaho aur Arizona) shaamil hai, duniyabhar me Girjaghar ka shraddha aur sewa ka ek kund hai.

Isi prakaar, Girjaghar ke dher buzurg sadasye ab aviwaahit, vidhwa/randwa, ya talaakh-shuda hai. Yeh ek mahatwapurn badlaao hai. Isme hum-log ke aadha se zyaada Sahayak Sanstha ki behne hai aur aadha se zyaada hum log ke buzurg purohiti bhaai hai. Ih logon ki ginti ke pattern pure Girjaghar me 1992 se hai aur United States aur Canada ke Girjagharo me 2019 se.

Prabhu aur Unke Girjaghar me hum log ke padh hum log ke viwaahik stithi se nahi balki hum log ke Ishu Masih ke vishwaasi aur chatur chela banne se hai.¹³ Buzurg, buzurg hi pehchaana jaana chaahate hai aur zimmedaar aur daansheel buzurg kehlaana. Ishu Masih ke chelein har jagah, har aakaar, size, rangat, aur umr, har ek gunon, dhaarmik ichchaaon, aur ashish dene aur sewa karne ki bhaaari chamtaaon ke saath. Hum log sab roj mangta Ishu Masih ke vishwaas ke saath paalan kare taaki pashchataap kar paae¹⁴ aur khushi paae.

Ih jiwan ke daoraan, hum log kabhi kabhi Prabhu ka Intazaar karte rehte hai. Shaayad abhi hum log wahan nahi pahunche jahan bhavishye me hone ki aasha karte hai. Ek bhaktimay bahan bolti hai, “Prabhu ke liye vishwaas se intazaar karna Unke ashirwaadon ke liye ek paak tarika hai jeene ka. Yeh daya paane, apni badhaai dikhaane, ya parakhne ke liye nahi kare ke chaahi balki pawitr maan sammaan ke liye kare ke chaahi.”¹⁵ Tab tak, hum log abhi jee le, zindagi ko shuru hone ka intazaar nahi kare.

Isaiah waada kare hai, “Woh jo Prabhu ka intazaar karte hai ko naya taaqat milega; woh baaj ki tarah udenge; woh daodhenge, aur thakenge nahi; aur woh chalenge, aur kamzor na honge.”¹⁶

Hamare Achcha Samaritan laute ke waada kare hai. Chamatkaar howe hai jab hum log Uske rakam ek dusre ke parwaah karega. Jab hum log tute dilon aur dukhit aatmaaon se aate hai,¹⁷ hum log sakta Ishu Masih ke awaaz sune aur Uske suraksha ke samajhdaar baahon me sthaan paae.¹⁸ Pawitr dharamvidhiyaan vachan aur “ishwartav ke shakti”¹⁹ se sambandhit karate hai andar ki ichcha aur baahar ke karm ko pawitr karne ke liye. Unke pyaare-kripa aur sahan-shakti se, Unka Girjaghar hamara Inn ban jaata hai.

Jab hum Uske Inn me apna jagah banate hai, sab ke swaagat karke, hum log ke Achcha Samaritan sake hum log ke changaai de garda la maransheelta ke rasta long pe. Sampurn pyaar se, hum log Pita aur Uske Putr, Ishu Masih, waada kare “ih duniya me shaanti, aur aane waale duniya me anant jiwan”²⁰—“ki jahan hum hai tum bhi rahega.”²¹ Hum itna abhaar se yeh bayaan aur gawahi Ishu Masih ke paak aur pawitr naam se deta hai, amen.