SATGUR HOYE DAYAL

 



“And when the broken-hearted people

Living in the world agree

There will be an answer, let it be…”

(From the song ‘Let it Be’ by The Beatles)

 

As I write this Post, two contrasting scenes come before me…

The first scene is from the film ‘Lagaan’… For long, there is a drought in the village and the people are heart-broken, anxious, and worried… They have come together with the last hope: a heart-wrenching plea to God…

O Paalanhare, Nirgun aur Nyaare

O Paalanhare, Nirgun aur Nyaare

Tumre bin hamra kaunon naahin




This song is my all-time favourites, as that’s how you and I have been praying – whether alone, as a family or as a community – just crying out to the Lord… ‘Have mercy on us, O Lord’…

And does the Lord hear?

The hope says, ‘He does’… our sincere trust and faith say, ‘He does’…

The second scene that comes before me is from the villages of Punjab which are presently devastated by floods… And, we find ourselves pleading to the same merciful Lord… to end these floods. Lakhs of people have been displaced, lives and livestock have been washed away… houses, vehicles, schools, and even worship places, have not been spared… Our hearts cry, ‘O Lord, have mercy on us’…

Drought and floods are metaphors of life, here… the ebbs and flows of life…

While Government, groups and individuals are all doing their bit to help the hapless people of Punjab, you and I can do our bit –  say a simple, sincere prayer.

Today is Mother Mary’s birthday. We Catholics call it the Nativity Day. I remember growing up in our village in Mangalore. Like in every Catholic household, we would assemble as a family… It was for our grandfather to lead the family prayer invoking the grace of Mother Mary… Remembering his children (my uncles and aunts) who had migrated to different cities, his voice would crack up, throat would choke up… and, that’s when, it was for my mother to take it over…

I remember this scene very, very fondly. If my mother was alive today, she would have, most definitely, included three additional Hail Mary’s in her daily evening prayers for the people of Punjab. She was like one of those villagers from the drought-hit village from the film ‘Lagaan’… Her trust in Mother Mary was childlike… her faith was rock-solid…

Thus, I am dedicating today’s Post for the worried and hapless people from the flood-ravaged villages of Punjab…

Satgur Hoye Dayal…

Lord, have mercy on your children…

Tumre bin hamra kaunon naahin…

Mother Mary, please come before your children to comfort…

Amen.



 

GERALD D’CUNHA

 

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