{"id":2625,"date":"2021-03-31T18:01:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T18:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=2625"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:56:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:56:01","slug":"pastoral-visit-iii-iv-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2021\/03\/pastoral-visit-iii-iv-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Oare ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 pentru mine s\u0103 devin cre\u0219tin?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"M\u0103n\u0103stirea Sf\u00e2ntul Dimitrie cel Nou s-a bucurat, \u00een cea de-a treia duminic\u0103 a Postului Mare, de vizita \u00cenaltpreasfin\u021bitul P\u0103rinte Nicolae \u0219i de un num\u0103r mare de credincio\u0219i care i-au trecut pragul. P\u0103storul nostru a dorit s\u0103 ne \u00eent\u0103reasc\u0103 la mijlocul Postului Mare, \u00een duminica Sfintei Cruci, \u0219i ne-a l\u0103sat un frumos cuv\u00e2nt de \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103tur\u0103, din care red\u0103m c\u00e2teva fragmente. A fost o s\u0103rb\u0103toare frumoas\u0103 \u0219i \u00cei mul\u021bumim bunului Dumnezeu pentru acest mare dar, pe care l-a f\u0103cut ob\u0219tii noastre.<\/p>

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\u201eOricine dore\u0219te s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 mine, s\u0103 se lepede de sine, s\u0103-\u0219i ia crucea sa \u0219i s\u0103mi urmeze Mie (Marcu 8, 34)\u201d. \u00cen aceste cuvinte ale M\u00e2ntuitorului g\u0103sim \u00een primul r\u00e2nd un \u00eendemn la libertatea noastr\u0103. \u201eOricine dore\u0219te s\u0103 vin\u0103 dup\u0103 Mine\u201d\u2013 dintru \u00eenceput ne minun\u0103m, c\u0103ci Dumnezeu S-a cobor\u00e2t din slava Sa \u0219i a luat chipul nostru uman \u0219i S-a l\u0103sat r\u0103stignit pe cruce, a murit ca s\u0103 treac\u0103 prin moarte la via\u021b\u0103 \u0219i totu\u0219i, nu ne for\u021beaz\u0103 cu nimic. Dumnezeu, Cel Care l-a creat pe om liber, \u0219i \u00een aceast\u0103 lucrare a r\u0103scump\u0103r\u0103rii, a m\u00e2ntuirii, \u00eei respect\u0103 libertatea omului. Iar primele cuvinte ale M\u00e2ntuitorului sunt \u00eendemn la libertatea noastr\u0103. Dac\u0103 dorim s\u0103 fim urma\u0219i ai lui Hristos, trebuie s\u0103 \u00eemplinim cele trei etape pe care le anun\u021b\u0103: \u201es\u0103 se lepede de sine, s\u0103-\u0219i ia crucea sa \u0219i s\u0103-mi urmeze Mie.\u201d \u00cen englez\u0103 a\u021bi auzit: let him deny himself, adic\u0103, \u00een rom\u00e2n\u0103 s-ar traduce \u2013 s\u0103 ne neg\u0103m pe noi \u00een\u0219ine. De ce s\u0103 ne cear\u0103 Dumnezeu s\u0103 ne neg\u0103m pe noi \u00een\u0219ine?! \u00cens\u0103 aceasta nu \u00eensemn\u0103 a ne lep\u0103da darurile, personalitatea noastr\u0103, ci \u00eenseamn\u0103 a l\u0103sa de-o parte tocmai ceea ce pune piedic\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnirii noastre cu Dumnezeu, tocmai ceea ce \u021bine de egoismul nostru, prin care nu \u00cel l\u0103s\u0103m pe Dumnezeu s\u0103 vin\u0103 \u00een via\u021ba noastr\u0103. Ca s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegem mai bine ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 a ne lep\u0103da de noi \u00een\u0219ine trebuie s\u0103 privim la Hristos \u00censu\u0219i, Care S-a lep\u0103dat. Dac\u0103 Dumnezeu \u00censu\u0219i a venit \u0219i S-a de\u0219ertat pe sine \u0219i a luat chipul nostru ca s\u0103 ne m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103 pe noi, cum am putea noi s\u0103 redob\u00e2ndim \u201eChipul slavei lui Dumnezeu\u201d, dec\u00e2t imit\u00e2ndu-L pe Dumnezeu \u00censu\u0219i, pe Hristos f\u0103cut om? \u0218i noi trebuie s\u0103 le l\u0103s\u0103m pe ale noastre, pe cele la care \u021binem. Nu putem s\u0103 dorim s\u0103 ne m\u00e2ntuim, adic\u0103 s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndim comuniunea cu Dumnezeu, s\u0103 l\u0103s\u0103m ca lumina Dumnezeirii s\u0103 str\u0103luceasc\u0103 pe chipul nostru, dec\u00e2t dac\u0103 \u00cel imit\u0103m pe Hristos \u00censu\u0219i. \u0218i s\u0103 l\u0103s\u0103m acestea care \u021bin de egoismul nostru, de patimile noastre, s\u0103 ne de\u0219ert\u0103m de ceea ce ne umple pe noi, ca s\u0103-L l\u0103s\u0103m pe Dumnezeu s\u0103 vin\u0103. Nu se poate cobor\u00ee Dumnezeu \u00een sufletul nostru care este arhiplin de toate ale noastre. Trebuie s\u0103 de\u0219ert\u0103m paharul.<\/em><\/p>

\"\"\u201eS\u0103-\u0219i ia crucea sa\u201d\u2013 iar\u0103\u0219i un cuv\u00e2nt greu, mai ales dac\u0103 ne amintim c\u0103 le zice aceasta ucenicilor, dar \u0219i mul\u021bimii. C\u00e2nd le-a rostit, to\u021bi s-au g\u00e2ndit ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 luarea crucii atunci, care era o pedeaps\u0103 teribil\u0103, o pedeaps\u0103 foarte dureroas\u0103. \u00cens\u0103 crucea aceasta pentru noi nu \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 ne l\u0103s\u0103m r\u0103stigni\u021bi. Sf\u00e2ntul Pavel ne l\u0103mure\u0219te \u00een dou\u0103 locuri: la Galateni \u2013 \u201ecei care sunt ai lui Hristos s\u0103-\u0219i r\u0103stigneasc\u0103 trupul cu toate patimile \u0219i toate poftele (5, 24)\u201d. Ceea ce am zis despre de\u0219ertarea de sine se continu\u0103 cu luarea crucii. Iar \u00een Epistola c\u0103tre Romani: \u201eV\u0103 \u00eendemn, fra\u021bilor ca s\u0103 v\u0103 \u00eenf\u0103\u021bi\u0219a\u021bi trupurile voastre ca pe o jertf\u0103 vie, sf\u00e2nt\u0103, bine pl\u0103cut\u0103 lui Dumnezeu, ca pe \u00eenchinarea voastr\u0103 duhovniceasc\u0103 (12, 1)\u201d. Iat\u0103 ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 ne lu\u0103m crucea, s\u0103 ar\u0103t\u0103m trupul nostru ca pe o jertf\u0103 care s\u0103 se sfin\u021beasc\u0103 \u0219i care s\u0103 devin\u0103 \u00eenchinarea noastr\u0103 duhovniceasc\u0103. C\u00e2t de potrivite sunt aceste cuvinte c\u00e2nd ne rug\u0103m \u0219i postim \u0219i \u00eencerc\u0103m ca \u0219i trupul s\u0103 participe la o jertf\u0103 duhovniceasc\u0103. Dac\u0103 vrem s\u0103 fim urma\u0219i ai lui Hristos, vom trece \u0219i noi prin aceste lep\u0103d\u0103ri de noi \u00een\u0219ine, prin aceste r\u0103stigniri ale patimilor \u0219i poftelor \u0219i vom ajunge \u0219i noi la \u00cenviere, adic\u0103 la comuniunea cu Dumnezeu. \u0218i v-a\u0219 \u00eendemna s\u0103 petrece\u021bi cele patru s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni de post cu aceast\u0103 preocupare, \u00eentreb\u00e2ndu-v\u0103: oare ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 pentru mine s\u0103 devin cre\u0219tin? Amin! <\/em><\/p>

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On the third Sunday of the Great Lent, the monastery of St. Demetrius the New enjoyed the visit of His Eminence Nicolae and of the many believers who crossed its threshold. Our shepherd wanted to strengthen us midway through the Great Lent, on the Sunday of the Holy Cross, and imparted with us some beautiful […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[37],"class_list":["post-2625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-mar-apr-21","tag-pastoral-visit","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2969,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625\/revisions\/2969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}