Chote Masoom Bachche
Har ek ward aur branch mein sabki zaroorat hai—woh jo balwaan hai aur woh jo sangharsh kar raha hai. Sabhi avashyak hai.
Ek ladke ke roop mei, mujhe yaad hai jab mei apne pita ke saath motar mei yatra kar raha tha aur sadak ke kinaare aise vyaktiyon ko dekha jinhone khud ko mushkil paristhitiyon mei paaya tha ya jinhen madad kee zaroorat thee. Mere pita hamesha comment karta tha Pobrecito,”matlab ki “poor little one.”
Is avsar par, maine dilchaspi ke saath dekha ki kaise mere pita un sabhi logo ki madat karta tha, khaaskar jab hum apne daada-daadee ko dekhne ke lie Mexico ki yaatra karthe the. Vah aamtaur par kisi ko zaroorat mei paata hai aur phir nijee taur par jaata hai aur unhe avashyak sahayata pradaan karta hai. Mujhe baad mei pata chala ki vah unhe paathshala mein daakhila lene mei madad kar raha hai, kuch khaana khareed raha hai, ya unkee bhalaee ke lie kisi tarah se ya kisi any ko pradaan kar raha hai. Vah “Chote Masoom Bachche” ko dekhrekh kar raha tha jo unke raaste mei tha. Vaastav mei, mere badte hue varsho mei, mai ek samay yaad nahin kar sakta jab hamare paas koi aisa vyakti nahi tha jo hamare saath rahne ke lie ek jagah ki zaroorat thee kyonki ve aatmanirbhar ho gae the. Mere in anubhavo ko dekhkar mere saathi admi ke prati karuna ki bhaavna paida hui aur zarooratmand logon ke lie.
Preach my Gospelmei likha gaya hai ki: “Tum logo se ghire hue ho. Aap unhe sadak par paas karte hai, unke gharo mei jaate hain aur unke beech yaatra karte hai. Ve sabhi bhagvaan ke bachche hai, aapke bhai aur bahan hai. Inme se kaee log jeevan mei uddeshye ki talaash kar rahe hain. Ve apne bhavishye aur apne parivaaron ke lie chintit hai ”(Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Missionary Service2018], 1).
Church mei saalo se seva karte hue, maine un logo ki talaash karne ki koshish ki hai, jinhe asthaayee aur aadhyaatmik roop se, apne jeevan mei madad ki zaroorat hai. Mei aksar apne pita ki avaaz suntha hu jo kaheta hai, Pobrecito,”Chote Masoom Bachche.
Bible mei humme ek kamaal ka udhaaran mila jo poor little one ki dekhbhaal karta hai.
“Peter aur John praarthnaa ke samay mandir mei ek saath chadhe, nau ghante mei.
“Aur uski maa ke garbh se ek nishchit vyakti langda hua tha, jise ve pratidin mandir ke dvaar par chodte the, jise sundar kaha jaata hai, unse mandir mei pravesh karne ke lie praarthana karna;
“Mandir mei jaane ke baare mein Peter aur John ko dekhkar kisi ne ek bhiksha maangee
“Aur Peter, John ke saath us par, apni ankhe tej karte hue kahahume dekho.
“Aur usne un par dheyaan diya, aur unmen se kuch paane ki apeksha kee.
“Tab Peter ne kaha, chaandi aur sona mere paas nahin hai; lekin jaise ki maine tumhe diya hai: Nazareth ke yishu masih ke naam par utho aur chalo.
“Aur vah use daahine haath se liya, aur use utha liya: aur turant uske pairo aur ankle kee haddiyon ko taakat mili” (Acts 3:1–7emphasis added).
Is khaate ko padne mei, fastening.shabd ke prayog se mai antrgrahee ho gaya tha. Fasteningshabd ka matlab hai kisi ki aankho, vichaaro ko nirdeshit karna ya gaur se dekhna (see “fasten,” Dictionary.com). Jaise ki Peter ne is aadmi ko dekha, usne use doosrn ki tulna mei alag tarah se dekha. Unhone chalne aur kamzoriyo ke lie apni asamarthata ko atheet mei dekha aur yah vishvaas kar sakte hain ki unka vishvaas changa hone ke lie aur mandir mein pravesh karne ke lie paryaapt tha, jo ki vah ashirvaad praapt karna chaahata tha.
Maine dekha ki vah use daahine haath se le gaya aur use utha liya. Jaise-jaise usne us vyakti kI sahaayata ki, prabhu ne chamatkaarik dhang se use changa kiya, aur “uske pair aur takhane ki haddiyon ko shakti mili” (Acts 3:7 Is aadmi ke lie unka pyaar aur unkee madad karne ki ichchha ne kamzor aadmi ki kshamta aur kshamta mei vrddhi kii.
Ek kshetr sattar ke roop mei seva karte hue, maine pratyek mangalavaar ki raat ko apne jimmedaari vaale kshetr mei hissedaari adhyaksho ke saath ministry daure karne ke lie aarakshit kiya. Maine unhe un logon ke saath niyuktiyaan karne ke lie aamantrit kiya jinhe yishu masih ke susamaachaar ke adhyaadesh ki aavashyakta thi ya jo vartamaan mei unke dvaara ki gaee niyam ko nahi rakh rahe the. Hamaare susangat aur iraadatan ministering ke maadhyam se, prabhu ne hamaare prayaaso ko badhaaya aur hum un vyaktiyo aur parivaaro ko khojne mei saksham hue, jinki aavashyakta thi. Yah sab “chote masoom bachche” the jo alag alag stakes mei rahate the jaha humne serve kiya.
Ek avsar par, maine ek President Bill Whitworth ke saath, president jo Sandy Canyon View Stake ka tha, dekhrekh karne ke liye. Vah praathna kar raha tha ki hamen kiske paas jaana chaahiye, jo ki Nephi ke samaan anubhav rakhne ki koshish kar raha hai, “jo aatma ke netrtv mei tha, na ki un cheezon ke baare mei jaan ne se pahale jinhe [use] karna chaahiye” (1 Nephi 4:6 Unhone pradarshit kiya ki jab hum dekhrekh karnge, humen un logo ke baare mei rahasyodghaatan ka netrtv karna chaahie jo sabse jyaada zarooratmand hai, jaisa ki ek soochee mei neeche jaane ya ek vyavasthit tareeke se vyaktiyon ke daura karne ka virodh kiya gaya hai. Hume prerna ki shakti se aage badhna chaahie.
Mujhe yaad hai jab hum ek jawaan var-vadhu ke ghar gae the, Jeff aur Heather, aur unke chote ladke, Kai. Jeff bada hua Church ke active member hote hue. Vah ek bahut hi gunwaan athlete tha jiske career promising tha. Vah apnee kishoravastha mei Church se door jaane laga. Baad mei, vah ek motar durghatna mei shaamil ho gaya, jisne uske jeevan ko badal diya. Jab hum unke ghar mei daakhil hue aur parichit hue, to Jeff ne hamse pucha ki ham unke parivaar ko dekhne kyo aae hai. Humne javaab diya ki lagabhag 3,000 sadasy aise the jo hissedaari ki seemao ke bheetar rahate the. Phir maine unse pucha, “Jeff, hum aaj raat jin gharo mei ja sakte hai, hame bataen ki prabhu ne hame yahaa kyon bheja hai.”
Iske saath, Jeff bhaavuk ho gae aur unhone apnee kuch chintao aur kuch muddo ko hamaare saath share karna shuru kar diya jo ve ek parivaar ke roop mein nibha rahe the. Humne Yishu Masih ke susamaachaar ke vibhin siddhaanto ko share karna shuru kiya. Humne unhe kuch vishisht cheeze karne ke lie aamantrit kiya, jo pahali baar mei chunautipoorn lag sakti hai, lekin samay ke saath unhe bahut khushi aur anand milega. Tab President Whitworth ne Jeff ko apni chunautiyon se ubarne mei madad karne ke lie Priesthood ka aashirvaad diya. Jeff aur Heather raazi hue voh karne ke liye jisse humne amantrit kiya.
Lagbhag ek saal baad, vah mera saubhagy tha ki mei dekh saka jab Jeff ne apni pathni ki baptisma kiya, heather, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ke roop mei. Ve ab samay aur sabhee anant kaal ke lie ek parivaar ke roop mein seal hone ke lie mandir mei pravesh karne ke lie khud ko taiyaar kar rahe hai. Humare yaatra ne unke jeevan ko asthaayi aur aadhyaatmik roop se badal diya.
Prabhu bolis hai:
Prabhu ne kaha hai: “jahaa bhi ho, vishvaasyogy bano; jis pad par maine tumhe niyukt kiya hai, usme khade raho; kamzoro ke aage jhuke, haatho ko upar uthan jo neeche latkate hai, aur kamazor ghutno ko mazboot karte hai ” (Doctrine and Covenants 81:5
“Aur in kaamo ko karne mei tum apne saathiyo ke saath sabse bada bhala karte ho, aur jo tumhaara prabhu hai, uski mahima ko badhaava dena” (Doctrine and Covenants 81:4
Bhaiyo aur bahanon, Apostle Paul ne hamaari seva mei ek mahatvapoorn tatv sikhaaya. Unhone sikhaaya ki hum “mahih ka shareer, aur vishesh roop se sadasy hain” (1 Corinthians 12:27aur yah sunishchit karne ke lie ki shareer ke pratyek sadasy ko yah sunishchit karne ke lie aavashyak hai ki pure shareer ko sudhaara jae. Phir usne ek shaktishaali sachchai sikhai, jise padhte hi mere dil mei gaharai se pravesh kar gaya. Unhone kaha, “Bahut adhik shareer ke un sadasyon ko, jo adhik kamzor lagte hain, aavashyak haiaur shareer ke ve sadasy, jinhe hum kam sammaanjanak samajhte haiin par hum adhik prachur sammaan dete hain1 Corinthians 12:22–23emphasis added).
Islie, pratyek ward aur branch mei hume sabhi ki zaroorat hai—woh jo balwaan hai aur woh jo sangharsh kar raha hai. Sabhi “Masih ke jism” ke sampaadan ke lie aavashyak aur mahatvpoorn hai. Mujhe aksar ashchary hota hai ki hum apni vibhin sabhao mei kise yaad kar rahe hai jo hume mazboot banaega aur hume sampoorn banaega.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson ne sikhaya hai: “Girjaghar mein hum na keval divy siddhaant seekhte hain; hum bhee iske aavedan ka anubhav karte hain. Masih ke shareer ke roop mein, Girjaghar mantree ke sadasy din-pratidin ke jeevan kee vaastavikata mein ek-doosare ke liye. Hum me koi ekdam behtar nahi hai. Masih ke shareer mein, humen avdhaaranaon aur uche shabdon se pare jaana hoga aur vaastavik a haatho par ’anubhav hoga jaisa ki hum pyaar mein saath rahana seekhte hain [Doctrine and Covenants 42:45]” (“Why the Church,” Liahona, Nov. 2015, 108–9).
1849 mei, Brigham Young ne ek sapna dekha tha jisme unhone paigambar Joseph Smith ko bhed aur bakariyo ka ek bada jhund mei karte hue dekha tha. Inme se kuch jaanvar bade aur sundar the; anye chote aur gande the. Brigham Young ne paigambar Joseph Smith ki aankho mei dekhkar yaad karte hue kaha, “Joseph, aapko sabse bada jhund mila hai maine kabhi apne jivan mei dekha; aap unke saath kya karne ja rahe hain?” Paigambar, jo is aniyantrit jhund ke saath asambaddh lag raha tha, bas javaab diya, “ve apne sthaano mei sabhi achchhe hai.”
Jab President Young jaag gae, to ve samajh gae ki jab Church vibhin prakaar ki “bhed aur bakariyo” ko ikattha karega, to yah unki zimmedaari thi ki ve sabhi ko andar lae aur unme se pratyek ko apni puree kshamta ka ehsaas karne de, kyonki ve Church mei apni jagah le chuke the. (Adapted from Ronald W. Walker, “Brigham Young: Student of the Prophet,” Ensign, Feb. 1998, 56–57.)
Bhaiyo aur bahano, meri baat ki utpatti ke baare mei maine socha tha ekki mai ek aise vyakti ke baare mei gaharaee se sochta hoo jo vartamaan mei Yishu Masih ke Church mei nahi hai. Ek pal ke lie mai unme se har ek se baat karna chaahunga. Elder Neal A. Maxwell ne sikhlaya hai ki “aise vyakti aksar niktasth rahate hai—lekin Church mei—puree tarah se bhaag nahin lete hain. Ve chapel ke andar nahi aaenge, lekin na to ve apna porch chhodte hai. Ye ve hai jinki Church ko zaroorat hai, lekin jo, bhaag mei, in duniya mei bhagvaan ke bina rahate hain ’ [Mosiah 27:31Why Not Now?
Mai humaare priy President Russell M.Nelson ke nimantran ko pratidhvanit karunga. unhone pahali baar hamaare nae Prophet ke roop mei Church ki sadasyata ke lie baat ki thi. Usne kaha: “ab, hum Church ke har ek sadasye se bolta hai, vachanbadh maarg pe raho. Uddhaarkarta ke or aap ke covenants -badhta Uske saath vachan banaye ke aur fir u covenants ke paalan kare se sab jagah ke aadmi, mahila, aur bachchon ke kostin har ek ashirvaad aur saobhaagye ke dwaar khole hai.
Usne phir nivedan kiya: “ab, yadi tumne maarg chhod diya hai, to kya mai tumhe vaapas paane ke lie apne hirday mei saari aasha ke saath aamantrit kar sakta hoo. Chaahe jon bhi tumaar chinta hoi, jo bhi chunaotiyaan, aap ke liye Prabhu ke i Church me ek jagah hai. Aap aur peedhiyo ko abhi tak apne kaaryo se dhany ho jaega ab covenant maarg par lautne ke lie” (“As We Go Forward Together,” or Liahona, Apr. 2018, 7; emphasis added).
Mai uska saakshi hoo, yahaan tak ki Yishu Masih, Master mantri aur hum sab ka uddhaarkarta. Mein aage badkar sabhi ko amantrit karta hu “pobrecitos,” Chote Masoom Bachche” humare beech jo arooratmand hai. Yeh hai mera prarthna aur ashirvaad Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.