Questions to Think About

1. The first thing Mesrob did when he felt a call to devote himself completely to the service of God was to live alone and pray.  What would you do?

2. Everyone is different and is called to do different things in different ways in God's service.  But St. Mesrob had a superb example in what he did -- Jesus himself.  Turn to Mark 1:9-13.  What happens right after Jesus is baptized? He goes into the wilderness to be alone.  Notice he is led by the Spirit and faces temptations there.  What does this tell us? That part of a life in God is facing who we are and how we handle the world's values and that we do need undistracted time to focus on that.  Jesus often withdrew from his busy ministry to pray or simply be alone.

Mark 1:9-13:

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the Spirit descending upon him like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased."  The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.  And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

3. Why do you think it was important to have a written Armenian language?  Think of your own use of reading and writing and its use in a society in general.

4. Why do you think that St. Mesrob wanted to use this tool to spread the good news of Jesus Christ?   Perhaps to make the process easier, to make people feel comfortable, to unite people in one faith, etc. 

5. Do you think there is any importance to having the first words and the first book in written Armenian to be the Bible?  Is it a symbol of the importance of faith in Armenian life?