Kabhee bhee Masih kee gawahi dene ka mauka mat chodhnaa

Paanch saal pahele aaj ke din, hamne apne haathon ko uthakar apne pyare prophet, President Russell M. Nelson ko sustain kiya tha, Ishu Masih ka Girjaghar Antim-dino ke Santo ka ke adhyaksh ke roop mein―vikaas aur prakateekaran ke is revelation ke samay ke liye Prabhu ka mukhpaatr(mouthpiece). Uske dwara, hamme unginat nimntran milein aur agar ham apne jeevan ko apne Uddhaarkarta, Ishu Masih par kendrit karenge toh hamein shaandaar aasheeshon ka vaada diya jaaega.

2011 mein, jab main apne pati ke saath khoobsoorat Curitiba, Brazil mein mishan leedar ke roop mein seva kar rahee thee, ek meeting ke dauraan phone bajaa. Main chupp karne ke liye gayi, toh dekha ki mere pitaji ka phone tha. Maine meeting ko jald chodkar answer karte hue kaha: “Hi, Pitaji!”

Achaanak, unke avaaz bhaavna se bhara hua tha: “Hi, Bonnie. Mujhe tumko kuch bataana hai. Mujhe ALS hone ka pataa chala hai.”

Mera dimaag bhram se ghoom gaya, “Rukiye! ALS konchi hai?”

Mere pita pahele se samjha rahe the, “Mera dimaag satark rahega jabki mera shareer dheere-dheere band ho jaega.”

Jab main is dukhad samaachaar ke natije ke baare me sochne lagi to maine mehasoos kiya ki meree pooree duniya badal gaee hai. Lekin uss na bhoolne vaale din, yah unka aakhiree vaaky tha jisne mere dil mein ek sthaayee jagah bana lee thee. Mere pyaare pita ne jaldbaazi se kaha, “Bonnie, Masih kee gawahi dene ka mauka kabhee mat chhodo.”

Maine kaee varshon tak Pitaji kee salaah par vichaar aur praarthna kee hai. Maine aksar khud se poochha hai ki kya main pooree tarah se jaanti hoon ki Ishu Masih kee gawahi dene ka avsar kabhee na chhodna kya hota hai.

Tumhare tarah, main kabhee-kabhee mahine ke pahale Raviwaar ko khada hoti aur Masih kee gawahi deti hu. Bahut se baar maine ek paath ke bhaag ke roop mein susamaachaar kee sachchaiyon kee gawahi dee hai. Maine saahas poorvak sachchaee sikhaee hai aur ek mishanaree ke roop mein Masih kee divyata(divinity) kee ghoshna kee hai.

Phir bhee yah daleel adhik vyaktigat lagee! Aesa lag raha tha ki vah keh rahe the, “Bonnie, duniya ko apne oopar haavee na hone dena! Uddharkarta ke saath apne vachano ke prati sachche rahein. Unke aashirwaad ko roz paana anubhav keejiye, aur apne jeevan mein pavitr aatma ke dvaara uskee saamarthy aur upasthiti kee gawahi dene mein samarth ho!”

Ham patit(fallen) sansaar mein rahate hain, vikarshanon ke saath hamaaree aankhen aur dil swarg kee bajaay neeche kee or bahakne laga hai. Nephites ki tarah 3 Nephi 11, hamein Ishu Masih ki zaroorat hai. Kya aap apne aap ko vaha hone ka kalpanaa kar sakte hai, un logon ke beech jinhone itnee araajkata(chaos) aur tabaahee ka anubhav kiya tha? Bhagwaan ke vyaktigat nimantran ko sunna kaisa legega:

“Uthoh aur mere paas aao, ki tum apne haath mere panjar(thrust) mein daal sako, aur yah bhee ki tum mere haathon aur mere paeron mein keelon ke nishaan mehasoos kar sako, ki tum jaan sako ki main … saaree prithvee ka Parmeshwar hoon, aur jagat ke paapon ke liye vadh kiya gaya hoon.

“Aur … bheed aage badha … ek ke baad ek … aur apne ankho se dekha aur apne haathon se mehasoos kiya, aur jaana … aur khud ke liye dekha tha.”¹

Ye Nephi apne haath uske panjar mein daalne ke liye utsukta se aage badhe aur uske haathon aur paeron mein keelon ke nishaan mehasoos kiya, taaki ve gawahi de sake ki yahee Masih hai. Usee prakaar, is varsh Naya Niyam mein hamne kaee vishvaasayogy logon ka adhyayan kiya hai jinhone Masih ke aane kee utsukta se prateeksha kee thee. Tab ve apne kheton, kaam kee benchon, aur khaane kee mezon se nikal kar uske peechhe ho liye, aur uske paas baethne lage. Kya ham apne liye gawahi dene ke liye utne hee utsuk hain jitne shaastron mein hain? Kya ham jin aasheeshon kee talaash karte hain, kya ve unkee apeksha se kam aavashyak hain?

Jab Masih shareerik roop se Nephites ko mandir mein milne gaya, Uska nimantran door khade hokar use dekhne ka nahin tha, balki use choone ka tha, maanav jaati ke Uddhaarkarta kee vaastavikta ko khud mehasoos karne ke liye tha. Ham kaise Ishu Masih kee vyaktigat gawahi praapt karne ke liye paryaapt nikat aa sakte hain? Shaayad yahi kuch baat mere pita mujhe sikhaane kee koshish kar rahe the. Jabki ham un logon ke samaan shaareerik nikatta ka aanand nahin utha sakte hain jo Masih kee saansaarik sewakaee ke dauraan uske saath chale the, Pavitr Aatma ke dvaara ham pratidin uskee saamarthy ka anubhav kar sakte hain! Jitnaa ham chahate hai!

Duniya bhar kee jawaan mahilaaon ne mujhe Masih ko khojne aur unkee daenik, vyaktigat gawahi praapt karne ke baare mein bahut kuchh sikhaaya hai. Mujhe unmen se do ke gyaan ko baatne dein:

Livvy ne apne poore jeevan mein maha sammelan dekha hai. Vaastav mein, uske ghar mein ve paaramparik roop se sabhee paanch sessions ko ek parivaar ke roop mein dekhte hain. Ateet mein, Livvy ke liye sammelan ka matlab doodling karna ya kabhee-kabhaar anjaane mein jhapkee(nap) lena tha. Lekin yah pichhla October maha sammelan alag tha. Yah vyaktigat ho gaya.

Is samay, Livvy ne ek sakriy recipient banne ka phaisla kiya. Usne apne phone par soochnaon ko chup kara diya aur Aatma se impressions par dhyaan diya. Vah ashcharye chakit thee kyonki usne vishisht baatein mehasoos ki jinhein Parmeshwar chaahata tha ki vah sune aur kare. Is phaisle ne unke jeevan mein lagbhag turant hee badlaav la diya.

Kuch din baad uske doston ne use ek anuchit film ko dekhne ke liye aamantrit kiya. Usne yaad kiya, “Maine mehasoos kiya ki sammelan ke shabd aur bhaavna mere dil mein laut aae, aur maine khud ko nimantran ko naa kahate hue suna.” Usne himmat lee kee apne ward mein Uddhaarkarta kee gawahi bhee sabhi se baata.

Is ghatnaa ke baad usne kaha, “Adbhud baat yah hai ki, jab maine apne aap ko yah gawahi dete suna ki Ishu hee Masih hai, maine mehasoos kiya ki Pavitr Aatma mere liye phir se iskee pushti kar rahi thee.”

Livvy ne sammelan saptaahaant kee satah par patthar kee tarah nahin chhoda; usne man aur aatma mein dubkee lagaee, aur vahaan Uddhaarkarta ko paaya.

Aur phir Maddy hai. Jab uske parivaar ne Girja aana band kardiya, Maddy bhramit hui aur nishchit nahin thi ki kya kiya jae. Usne mahasoos kiya ki kuchh mahatvapoorn cheez gayaab rahee thee Toh, 13 ke umra mein, Maddy akele girjaghar aane lagi. Haalaanki akele rahana kabhee-kabhee kathin aur asuvidhaajanak hota tha, vah jaantee thee ki use girjaghar mein Uddhaarkarta mil sakta hai aur vah vaheen rahana chaahatee thee jahaan vah tha. Usne kaha, “Girjaghar mein meri aatma ko laga jaise main ghar par hu.”

Maddy is sach par kaayam rahee ki uske parivaar ko hamesha ke liye ek saath seal kar diya gaya tha. Vah apne chhote bhaaiyon ko apne saath girja laane lagee aur ghar par unke saath shaastron ka adhyayan karne lagee. Aakhirkaar uskee maa unke saath judne lagee. Maddy ne apnee maa ko bataya woh mishan pe jaane ki ichchha rakhti hai aur poochha ki kya vah uske saath mandir jaane ke liye taiyaar ho saktee hai.

Aaj Maddy MTC mein hain. Vah seva kar rahi hai. Vah Masih ki gawahi de rahi hain. Uske uddhaaran ne uske maata-pita donon ko waapas mandir aur waapas Masih ke paas le jaane mein madat kee.

Livvy aur Maddy ki tarah, jab ham Masih ko khojne ko chunte hain, to Aatma kaee alag-alag sthitiyon mein uskee gawahi deta hain. Aatma ke ye gawahi tab hote hain jab ham upwaas karte hain, praarthna karte hain, prateeksha karte hain aur aage badhte rahate hain. Masih ke saath hamaaree nikatta(closeness) aksar mandir mein pooja karne, pratidin pashchaataap karne, dharmshaastr ka adhyayan karne, girja aur seminary mein bhaag lene, hamaare patriarchal aashirwaad par vichaar karne, yogyta se vidhiyon ko praapt karne, aur pavitr vachano ka sammaan karne se badhtee hai. Yah sabhee cheezein Aatma ko hamaare mann ko prakaashit karne ke liye aamantrit karte hain, ve atirikt shaanti aur suraksha laate hain. Lekin kya ham unhein Masih kee gawahi dene ke pavitr avsaron ke roop mein sammaan dete hain?

Maine mandir mein bahut baar bhaag liya hain, lekin jab main Prabhu ke bhavan mein pooja karta hoon, to vah mujhe badal deta hai. Kabhee kabhaar upwaas ke dauraan, main khud ko bas bhookha paata hoon, lekin doosree baar, main uddeshy ke saath Aatma ka bhoj karta hoon. Maine kabhee-kabhee aisee praarthnaen fusfusaae(mumbled) hain jo doharaee jaane waalee aur niyamit hotee hain, balki main aagaya aatur hua ne praarthna ke dwaara Prabhu se salaah bhee lee hai.

In pavitr aadaton ko checklist kam aur saakshee adhik banaane mein shakti hai. Prakriya(process) dheere-dheere hogee lekin daenik, sakriy bhaagidaari aur Masih ke saath uddeshyapoorn anubhavon ke saath badhegee. Jaisa ki ham lagaataar Unkee shikshaon mein bhaag lete hain, ham uske gawahi ko paate hain; ham Uske aur hamaare Swargye Pita ke saath sambandh banaate hain. Ham Unke jaise banne lagte hain.

Virodhi ithna shor machaata hai ki Prabhu kee aavaaj sunna mushkil ho jaata hai. Hamaari duniya, hamaari chunautiyaan, hamaari paristhitiyaan shaant nahin hongee, lekin ham spashtta ke saath “use sunne” ke liye Masih kee baaton ke liye bhookhe aur pyaase rah sakte hain.² Hamein shishyata(discipleship) aur gawahi kee aadat daalne kee aavashyakata hai jo pratyek din hamaare Uddhaarkarta par hamaaree nirbharta ko dhyaan mein laegee.

Mere pita ko gaye 11 saal se zyaada ho gaye hain, lekin unke shabd mujhmen zinda hain. “Bonnie, kabhee bhee Masih kee gawahi dene ka mauka mat chodhnaa.” Main aapko unke nimantran ko swikaar karne mein shaamil hone ke liye aamantrit karta hoon. Masih ko sabhi jagah dhoondoh―Main vaada karti hu ki Woh wahin hai!³ Sachcha aanand Masih ke kareeb aane aur khud ke liye gawahi dene kee hamaaree ichchha par nirbhar karta hai.

Ham jaante hai ki aakhri dino mein, “har ek ghutna tekega, aur har ek mukh kahega” ki Ishu hee Masih hai.⁴ Main praarthna karti hoon ki yah gawahi abhamaare liye ek saamaany aur swabhaavik anubhav ban jae—ki ham khushee se gawahi dene ke har avsar ka laabh uthaenge: Ishu Masih jeevit hai!

Oh, main Us se kithna pyaar karti hu. Ham Unke anant Praeshchit ke liye kitna aabhaaree hoon, jisne mujhe “[ham] sabhee ke liye anant jeevan ko ek sambhaavna aur amarta ko ek vaastavikata bana diya.”⁵ Main hamaare Uddhaarkarta kee bhalaee aur Uske pavitr naam, Ishu Masih hi, mein mahaan mahima kee gawahi deta hoon, amen.