{"id":7001,"date":"2023-01-31T06:10:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T06:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=7001"},"modified":"2024-07-05T21:03:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:03:19","slug":"strengthening-our-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/en\/2023\/01\/strengthening-our-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening our mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7001\" class=\"elementor elementor-7001\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2af413f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2af413f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6232c0f\" data-id=\"6232c0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9eab1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9eab1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7013\" src=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/janfeb23_img738.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/janfeb23_img738.jpg 369w, https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/janfeb23_img738-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/janfeb23_img738-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/p><p>On January 22, the Church commemorates the Holy Apostle Timothy, the beloved disciple of the Holy Apostle Paul \u2013 \u201cMy son, Timothy,\u201d as Saint Paul calls him. At one point, Saint Paul advises him to use a little wine for his stomach\u2019s sake and for his frequent infirmities (cf. 1 Timothy 5:23). Likely inspired by this verse, the church hymnographer who composed the service to Saint Timothy wrote, in a sticheron at Vespers, the following: \u201cO Timothy, godly-minded Saint [<em>godly-minded <\/em>translates the Greek <em>theophron<\/em>, he who contemplates God], strengthening your mind through frequent ailments of your body and through infirmities, O blessed one, you readily destroyed the dominion of deceit, being protected by the power of Christ, and you sublimely proclaimed to us the divine Gospel of peace.\u201d<\/p><p>There is an image, which in fact is an image of all Christians in this world: \u201cwe must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God,\u201d as Saint Paul instructed the faithful (Acts 14:22). In our case, usually, suffering paralyzes our mind. With Saint Timothy, however, we see that bearing suffering with strong faith ultimately strengthens the mind and \u201creadily destroys the dominion of deceit,\u201d with Christ\u2019s help and with Christ\u2019s power. Christ conquers the evil \u2018strong man\u2019 and shames him via these weak people, the Christians, who, if they humble themselves under the mighty hand of God (cf. 1 Peter 5:6), learn the tactics of triumphing over the evil one. Or, in the words of Elder Zacharias Zacharou, they become partakers in the cosmic victory of the Son of God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 22, the Church commemorates the Holy Apostle Timothy, the beloved disciple of the Holy Apostle Paul \u2013 \u201cMy son, Timothy,\u201d as Saint Paul calls him. At one point, Saint Paul advises him to use a little wine for his stomach\u2019s sake and for his frequent infirmities (cf. 1 Timothy 5:23). 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