Masih Payda Hua Bachaane ke Liye
2023 First Presidency ke Bada Din Sabha
Raviwaar, December 3, 2023
Mujhe Bada din pasand hai, Aisa prateet hota hai ki is pavitr samay ke dauraan shastraron ka varnan, sangeet aur sadbhaavna tatha udaarta kee bhaavnaen prthvee ke adhikaansh bhaag mein vyaapt ho jaatee hain.
In saalon mein, main aur meree patnee Bada din ke dauraan kaee deshon mein rahe hain. Hamen vividh reeti-rivaajon aur Bada din manae jaane ke vibhinn tareekon ko dekhna bahut pasand hai. In anubhavon ko sochte hue mujhe ahesaas hua ke Bada din sabhee ke liye hain. Yah bachcho, maata-pita, dada-daadi,mama-maami aur chachere bhaee bahen ke liye hain. Yah un logon ke liye hai jinka jeevan suchaaroo roop se chal raha hai aur un logon ke liye hai jo beemaaree, gareebee aur kathinaiyon ke saath jee rahe hain. Yah un logon ke liye hai jo yuddh kee bhayaavahata se peedit hain aur un logon ke liye hai jo shaantipoorn, samrddh paristhitiyon mein rahate hain. Yah un logon ke liye hai jo Rakshak ka anusaran karne ka prayaas kar rahe hain, unke liye jinhonne kabhee uska naam nahin suna hai, aur yahaan tak ki unke liye bhee jo use asveekaar karte hain. Yah un logon ke liye bhee hai jo uske janm se pahale rahate the. Bada din sabhee ke liye hain!
Bada din har kisee ke liye hai kyonki Parmeshwar ne ham sabhee ke liye aur ham mein se pratyek ke liye Apna Putr bheja hai.1 “Hamaare liye ek bachcha paida hota hai.”2
Kyonki Rakshak ka janm hua, usne paap rahit jeevan jeeya, hamaare liye praayashchit kiya aur punarjeevit hua, ham men se pratyek ko mrtakon mein se punarutthaan(resurrection) ka mahaan upahaar praapt hua. Prithvee par rahane vaalee ek bhee aatma is ullekhaneey(remarkable) upahaar se vanchit nahin hai. In taufon ke saath, “aankh ne dekha nahi hoga, ya kaan ne sunaa … ve cheezen jo Parmeshwar ne unke liye taiyaar kee hain jo us se prem karte hain.”3
Koee bhee samay avadhi ya paristhitiyaan kyon na hon, Rakshak ka janm hamesha khushee ka kaaran raha hai. Vah aaya tha Swarg ke Pita ke bachchon ko “is sansaar mein shaanti aur aane vaale sansaar mein shaashvat jeevan dene.”4
Adam aur Eve ke samay se, dharmee log ek Rakshak ke janm kee prateeksha kar rahe hain, jo apne bachchon ke liye Pita kee yojna ko poora karna sambhav banaane ke liye prthvee par aaega.5 Isaiah aur Nephi unke mishan ke sandarbh mein unke janm kee bhavishyavaanee kee.6 Unke janm ko unke prthvee par aane ke kaaran se alag nahin kiya ja sakta hai.
Anna aur Simeon ke baare mein sochche, jisne baalak Ishu ko dekha aur mehsoos kiya ki yah baalak “prakaash dene vaalaa jyoti” tha7 pooree duniya aur mukti kee aasha.8 Isme koee aashchary nahin ki devdoot ne sandesh nirdisht kiya “bade anand ka shubh samaachar sunaaya, jo sabhi logon ke liye hoga hai.”9 Jab koee bachcha paida hota hai to ham khushee manaate hain, lekin yah janm aur yah bachcha alag the.
Ishu Masih, sansaar kee jyoti aur jeevan, ek chhote se shishu ke roop mein ek chhote se astabal mein paida hue the, phir bhee ek nae sitaare ne unke janm ka sanket diya. Mormon Dharamshastra ek naatakeey ghatna ke baare mein bataatee hai—ek din, ek raat aur ek din jismen koee andhera nahin tha—jisne Uske aane ka sanket diya. Ye chamatkaaree sanket vishv ke Prakaash ke Aagman kee ghoshna karne ke liye diye gae the,10 jo hamen paap aur mrtyu ke andhakaar se mukti dilaega. Ham Uskee roshni ko duniya ke saath saajha karne mein madad kar sakte hain.
Bada din ke samay, yahaan tak ki chhote bachche bhee hamaare Rakshak ke prem ke prabhaav aur prabhaav ko mahasoos kar sakte hain. Kuch saal pahale, hamaari ek beti, Sonja, ne apne paanch saal ke bete ke saath huee baatcheet ke baare mein likha.
Unhon ne likha, “Aaj raat Andrew ne mujhse kaha jab main use bistar par sula rahee thee, agle saal, main upahaaron par itna dhyaan kendrit nahin karoongee, balki main is baat par dhyaan kendrit karoongee ki main Ishu ko kya de rahee hoon. Main ne unse poochha ki unhen aisa vichaar kahaan se mila, aur unhon ne mujhe apne Primary teacher se bataaya. Hooray Primary ke liye!”11
Haan. Hooray Primary ke liye. Aaj, 14 saal baad, Andrew ek mishan kee seva kar rahe hain aur is Bada din ke samay ko doosron ko Ishu Masih ka sandesh dene mein bitaa rahe hain. Unhon ne haal hee mein likha, “Ishu ne hamen sab kuchh diya hai … [aur] aur vah hamaare saare paap le lega. Isilye main yahaan ek mishan par hoon.”12
Bada din ka mausam yah sochne ka ek vishesh samay hai ki kya dena sabse mahatvapoorn hai. Ham doosron ko “aasha ke romaanch” ko mahasoos karne mein madad karne mein saksham ho sakte hain 13 jo Rakshak ko jaan ne aur use apna dil arpit karne se utpann hota hai.
Hamaaree betee Alisa kee kaee saal pahale cancer se mrtyu ho gaee thee, aur mujhe Bada din ke baare mein uska drshtikon bahut pasand hai, bhale hee use gambheer svaasthy poorvaanumaan ka saamna karna pada ho. Ek saal usne likha:
“Mujhe Bada din ke liye ek aashchary mila. Ek badaa waala. … Bada din se theek pahale mujhe apne oncologist ke kaaryaalay kee nurse se ek email mila. Usne kaha, “Bada din Mubarak—aapke tyoomar ka [ek vishisht aanuvanshik] utparivartan ke liye sakaaraatmak pareekshan kiya gaya hai.” … Mere liye iska kya matlab hai? Unhon ne manjooree de dee … ek dava … jo cancer koshika ke signaling maargon mein hastakshep kartee hai [kuchh logon ke liye jinmen vah utparivartan hota hai]. Yah koee ilaaj nahin hai, balki ek chamatkaaree dava hai jo tyoomar ko jaldee chhota kar saktee hai. … Durbhaagy se, antatah shareer iske liye koee raasta khoj leta hai aur cancer vaapas aa jaata hai. … Lekin mujhe aisa laga jaise kisee ne mujhe kuchh maheenon ka atirikt jeevan saump diya ho. Aur vah kya ho sakta hai? … Ek atirikt garmee? Apne bachchon ke saath ek aur chhuttiyon ka mausam? Jab main ne email khola to main ro pada aur ab tak ke sabse achchhe aashchary ke liye Parmeshwar ko dhanyavaad diya.”14
Alisa ko apne parivaar ke saath adhik keemtee samay mila. Unhon ne ek anubhav saajha kiya jo unke parivaar ne ek padosee ko ek gumnaam upahaar dete Bada din samay praapt kiya tha. Yah darshaata hai ki hamaare upahaar dene ka har vivaran hamesha sahee nahin ho sakta hai. Usne likha:
“Hamne ek rahasy chhod diya… doosree raat prastut karen. Ladkon ne apnee sarvottam chaalon aur chhipne ke sthaanon kee yojna banaee.
“‘Lekin agar ve hamen dekh len …’ Sam ne ghambeerta se kaha, aur baakee donon ghabaraakar jhuk gaye. ‘Behatar hoga ki hamaare haathon mein kuchh snowballs hon.
“James ko pataa chal gaya. ‘Okay, teek hain. Darvaaze par prahaar karke use band karna?
“‘Nahi,’ [Sam jawab diya], ‘ham unke chehare ke liye jaate hain.’”15
Alisa ne apne sabse chhote bete, Luke, jo us samay sirph chhah saal ka tha, ke saath adhik komal aadaan-pradaan saajha kiya. Usne likha:
“To aaj raat jab ham uske bistar par lete hue the, jo uskee khidakee ke oopar roshnee kee rangeen string se jagmaga raha tha, Maine unse poocha … , ‘Achchha, aap kya poochhna chaahate hain…kisliye?’
“‘Achcha, Main kuchh soch sakta hoon.’
“‘Oh?’
“‘Iska prayog har mausam mein kiya ja sakta hai.’
“‘Oh?’
“Naatkiye viraam. ‘Maa kaa gale lagaana aur chumma dena.’
“Vah mauke par hee 100 chhote-chhote chumma aur gale lagaane ka hakadaar tha. ‘Moorkh Luke, aapke paas vah koee bhee puraana samay ho sakta hai!’
“Lekin jaise hee main darvaaje se baahar nikla, mera dil thoda doob gaya. Main jaanta hoon ki wah sab sachcha hai. Main bahut aabhaaree mahasoos karta hoon ki is varsh use yah mil sakta hai aur upahaar bhee mil sakte hain.”16
Bada din ko lekar aasha ke baare mein Alisa ke vichaaron se main vishesh roop se prabhaavit hua. Usne likha:
“Main is seezan mein aasha se mohit ho gaya hoon. Jaise hee main Masih ke chamatkaar aur Parmeshwar ke kaee upahaaron ke baare mein sochta hoon, mujhe har cheej aur har kisee ke liye aasha mahasoos hotee hai. Zarooree nahin ki aisee aasha ho ki sab kuchh sahee hoga, balki yah ki sab kuchh theek hoga aur antatah achchhaee kee jeet hogee. Ham sabhee ke jeevan mein. Mujhe nahin lagta ki chamatkaaron ke liye, badlaav ke liye, shaanti ke liye kabhee bhee bahut der ho chukee hai. Main vaastav mein andar se aur sarvatr is par vishvaas karta hoon. Main sveekaar karoonga ki doosron ke liye is aasha ko mahasoos karna aasaan lagta hai, ise khud par laagoo karna kathin hai. Lekin main seekh raha hoon. ‘Sabhee cheejon par vishvaas karen, sabhee cheejon kee aasha karen, sabhee cheejon ko sahen.’ Sadhaaran Khubsoorat.”
Apne bete ke baare mein bolte hue unhon ne aage kaha, “Bada din kee poorvasandhya par James mere liye baja raha hai [ek Bada din geet aur mujhe] is bete ke liye kahe gae shabd bahut pasand hain:
Good Christian men, rejoice
Dil, aur aatma, aur aavaaj ke saath;
Ab tumhen kabr se darne kee zaroorat nahin:
Shaanti! Shaanti!
Ishu Masih ka janm bachaane ke lie hua tha!
Tumhen ek bulaata hai, aur tum sabko bulaata hai,
Uska shaashvat hall paane ke liye:
Masih ka janm bachaane ke lie hua tha!
Masih ka janm bachaane ke lie hua tha!”17
Uska janm bachaane ke lie hua tha. Tumhe aur mujhe bachaane ke liye. Yah kaisa atulaneey upahaar hai jo keval vahee de sakta hai. Hamaaree vartamaan paristhitiyaan chaahe jo bhee hon, ham ko is Bada din ke mausam mein apne jeevan mein unke upahaaron ko pooree tarah se mahasoos kar sakte hain.
Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.