{"id":4829,"date":"2022-03-31T18:01:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T18:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:55:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:55:01","slug":"the-greatest-virtue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2022\/03\/the-greatest-virtue\/","title":{"rendered":"Cea mai mare virtute..."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Se spune c\u0103 \u00een pustia Egiptului, pe vremea Marilor B\u0103tr\u00e2ni, s-au adunat to\u021bi ace\u0219ti B\u0103tr\u00e2ni, c\u0103ut\u00e2nd r\u0103spunsul la o \u00eentrebare: Care este cea mai mare virtute? R\u0103spunsurile au fost diverse, to\u021bi P\u0103rin\u021bii \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 aduc\u0103 \u00eenainte argumente, ba pentru dragoste, ba pentru smerenie... \u00cen cele din urm\u0103 to\u021bi au c\u0103zut de acord: Cea mai mare virtute este dreapta socoteal\u0103, sau deosebirea duhurilor! <\/em>A fost greu pentru acei B\u0103tr\u00e2ni lumina\u021bi de Dumnezeu \u2013 cu c\u00e2t mai greu ne este nou\u0103 s\u0103 g\u0103sim ast\u0103zi r\u0103spunsuri la at\u00e2tea \u0219i-at\u00e2tea \u00eentreb\u0103ri! Dar cu toate acestea, nou\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103 ne fie mult mai u\u0219or, deoarece ei, P\u0103rin\u021bii no\u0219tri au f\u0103cut totul pentru noi. Ei ne-au l\u0103sat merinde cu \u00eendestulare pentru a merge pe calea m\u00e2ntuirii. Dar, mai mult, ei ne-au l\u0103sat logica duhovniceasc\u0103<\/em>! La aceasta dac\u0103 apel\u0103m cu smerenie, vom g\u0103si mult mai lesne drumul. Ne agit\u0103m, \u00een jurul nostru lumea se agit\u0103, pentru c\u0103 iat\u0103: nici n-am sc\u0103pat bine de pandemie \u0219i r\u0103zboiul bate la u\u0219\u0103! \u0218i noi... ne agit\u0103m, ne tulbur\u0103m \u0219i ne silim s\u0103-i tulbur\u0103m \u0219i pe cei de l\u00e2ng\u0103 noi pentru c\u0103, deh, acum nu-i timp de dormit; trebuie s\u0103 facem ceva!<\/p>

\"\"S\u0103 privim pu\u021bin mai atent la acest \u201eTrebuie s\u0103 facem ceva!\u201d \u00een primul r\u00e2nd, P\u0103rin\u021bii niciodat\u0103 nu au insistat, nu au for\u021bat lucrurile. P\u0103rintele Emilian Simonopetritul spunea c\u0103 \u201etrebuie\u201d nu este un cuv\u00e2nt ortodox, deoarece \u201enu emo\u021bioneaz\u0103!\u201d Apoi sintagma \u201es\u0103 facem ceva\u201d nu arat\u0103 oare c\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 acum nu am f\u0103cut nimic? Oare nu ar trebui s\u0103 ne \u00eentreb\u0103m noi, cei care strig\u0103m la ceilal\u021bi s\u0103 fac\u0103 ceva, dac\u0103 nu cumva prin asta de fapt \u2013 vorba rom\u00e2nului \u2013 c\u0103ut\u0103m s\u0103 ne afl\u0103m \u00een treab\u0103? Dar asta nu este adev\u0103rata problem\u0103, ci faptul c\u0103 nu lu\u0103m deloc aminte la cuvintele M\u00e2ntuitorului \u2014 \u0219i oare de ce nu am sesizat c\u0103 tocmai aceste cuvinte le-am auzit \u00een Evangheliile citite \u00een primele zile din Post, \u00een cadrul Pavecerni\u021bei Mari, de\u0219i am sesizat c\u0103 tot \u00een aceste zile r\u0103zboiul era \u00een toi?<\/p>

\u201e\u0218i se va ridica neam peste neam \u0219i \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bie peste \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bie, vor fi cutremure pe alocuri \u0219i foamete \u0219i tulbur\u0103ri vor fi. Iar acestea sunt \u00eenceputul durerilor\" (Marcu 13, 8).<\/p>

\u201eIar c\u00e2nd ve\u021bi auzi de r\u0103zboaie \u0219i de r\u0103zmeri\u021be, s\u0103 nu v\u0103 \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nta\u021bi; c\u0103ci acestea trebuie s\u0103 fie \u00eent\u00e2i, dar sf\u00e2r\u0219itul nu va fi cur\u00e2nd. Atunci le-a zis: Se va ridica neam peste neam \u0219i \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bie peste \u00eemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bie. \u0218i vor fi cutremure mari \u0219i, pe alocurea, foamete \u0219i cium\u0103 \u0219i spaime \u0219i semne mari din cer vor fi\" (Luca 21, 9-11).<\/p>

\u00cen fiecare an se citesc aceste cuvinte \u0219i, la fel, \u00een fiecare an auzim \u0219i aceste cuvinte care le \u00eenso\u021besc:<\/p>

\u201e... Iar c\u00e2nd vor \u00eencepe s\u0103 fie acestea, prinde\u021bi curaj \u0219i ridica\u021bi capetele voastre, pentru c\u0103 r\u0103scump\u0103rarea voastr\u0103 se apropie\" (Luca 21, 28).<\/p>

\u201e... Iar c\u00e2nd ve\u021bi auzi de r\u0103zboaie, \u0219i de zvonuri de r\u0103zboaie, s\u0103 nu v\u0103 tulbura\u021bi, c\u0103ci trebuie s\u0103 fie, dar \u00eenc\u0103 nu va fi sf\u00e2r\u0219itul\" (Marcu 13, 7).<\/p>

Un lucru ne-au \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat p\u0103rin\u021bii no\u0219tri, anume c\u0103 cel care \u00ee\u0219i face griji \u00een ascultare, acela a ie\u0219it din ascultare! Acest \u201etrebuie s\u0103 fie\u201d arat\u0103 Pronia dumnezeiasc\u0103. Acestea sunt lucruri de care Se ocup\u0103 Dumnezeu! Dac\u0103 am fi ascult\u0103tori, nu ne-am tulbura, nu ne-am \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nta, pentru c\u0103 Tat\u0103l este la c\u00e2rm\u0103; este lucrarea Lui s\u0103 Se \u00eengrijeasc\u0103 de asta. Iar\u0103\u0219i, dac\u0103 am fi ascult\u0103tori, am deprinde foarte repede aceast\u0103 virtute a deosebirii duhurilor, foarte repede. Spunea P\u0103rintele Dionisie de la Colciu (Sf. Munte Athos) c\u0103 celui care face ascultare, Dumnezeu \u00eei d\u0103 \u00een dar smerita cugetare \u0219i, a ad\u0103ugat el, f\u0103r\u0103 smerit\u0103 cugetare nu te po\u021bi ruga!<\/p>

Cu adev\u0103rat, tot \u00een aceste Evanghelii L-am auzit pe Hristos spun\u00e2nd s\u0103 priveghem \u0219i s\u0103 ne rug\u0103m. Nu putem \u00eens\u0103, cum spunea P\u0103rintele Dionisie, s\u0103 ne rug\u0103m f\u0103r\u0103 smerita cugetare. Iar\u0103\u0219i, spunea un P\u0103rinte \u00een Pateric, c\u0103 celui care are ceva \u00eempotriva cuiva, acel lucru i se va face piatr\u0103 de poticneal\u0103 la vremea rug\u0103ciunii. Putem noi oare s\u0103 lu\u0103m ap\u0103rarea cuiva, f\u0103r\u0103 ca pe parcurs s\u0103 nu \u00eencepem s\u0103-l n\u0103p\u0103stuim pe cel\u0103lalt cu care se afl\u0103 \u00een conflict? Cum ar\u0103t\u0103m noi c\u0103 avem discern\u0103m\u00e2nt, dac\u0103 amestec\u0103m lucrurile \u00eentr-un mod at\u00e2t de neiertat \u0219i de neiert\u0103tor? Cum ne ar\u0103t\u0103m noi a-L urma pe Fiul lui Dumnezeu \u00een ascultarea Lui p\u00e2n\u0103 la moarte, dac\u0103 noi \u00een loc s\u0103 facem deosebire \u00eentre oameni \u0219i diavoli, noi facem deosebire \u00eentre oameni \u2014 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 ne pese c\u0103, f\u0103c\u00e2nd asta, de fapt \u00eei \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bim pe oameni \u00een fra\u021bi \u0219i du\u0219mani?<\/p>

Ne smere\u0219te cu adev\u0103rat un copil, doar de cinci ani, care a spus c\u0103 \u201epentru cel care \u00cel are pe Dumnezeu, to\u021bi oamenii \u00eei sunt rude\u201d! Tot P\u0103rintele Emilian spunea c\u0103 Biserica se afl\u0103 \u00een criz\u0103 pentru c\u0103 din p\u0103cate s-a molipsit de la Stat \u0219i, \u00een loc s\u0103 se r\u00e2nduiasc\u0103 pe sine ca o familie, se r\u00e2nduie\u0219te ca o institu\u021bie.<\/p>

A sosit timpul s\u0103 lu\u0103m \u00een serios m\u00e2ntuirea \u0219i via\u021ba ve\u0219nic\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 ne \u00een\u0103l\u021b\u0103m asemenea unui vultur care prive\u0219te de sus \u0219i departe \u0219i s\u0103 nu ne tulbur\u0103m ca ni\u0219te coco\u0219i care, odat\u0103 urca\u021bi pe gr\u0103mada de gunoi, se consider\u0103 mai presus \u0219i mai informat! \u201eC\u0103uta\u021bi darurile cele mai bune\u201d spunea Sf\u00e2ntul Pavel (I Corinteni 12, 31). A venit vremea s\u0103 c\u0103ut\u0103m virtutea cea mai mare, a discern\u0103m\u00e2ntului, iar aceasta nu este greu de atins pentru cel smerit, pentru cel ascult\u0103tor. Abia cel care este ascult\u0103tor pune \u00eenceput \u00een rug\u0103ciune \u0219i da, el va sim\u021bi c\u0103 \u201eface ceva\u201d, c\u0103ci asupra acestuia prive\u0219te Dumnezeu: \u201eSpre unii ca ace\u0219tia \u00cemi \u00eendrept privirea Mea: spre cei smeri\u021bi, cu duhul umilit \u0219i care tremur\u0103 la cuv\u00e2ntul Meu!\u201d (Isaia 66, 2). \u00cen ace\u0219tia \u00censu\u0219i Duhul Se roag\u0103 cu suspinuri negr\u0103ite (Romani 8, 26), c\u0103ci \u00een ace\u0219tia bate o inim\u0103 de fiu fa\u021b\u0103 de Dumnezeu \u0219i de frate fa\u021b\u0103 de to\u021bi!<\/p>

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It is said that in the Egyptian desert, during the time of the great Elders, all these Elders gathered, seeking the answer to a question: Which is the greatest virtue? The responses were diverse, with all the Fathers trying to bring forth arguments: whether for love, or for humility\u2026 In the end, they all reached […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-4829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-mar-apr-22","tag-voice-of-putna","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829","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=4829"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4933,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4829\/revisions\/4933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}