{"id":5386,"date":"2022-07-31T18:10:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T18:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=5386"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:54:12","slug":"prayers-sent-to-god-on-the-wings-of-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2022\/07\/prayers-sent-to-god-on-the-wings-of-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Rug\u0103ciuni c\u0103tre Dumnezeu purtate pe aripi de p\u0103s\u0103ri"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00cen spatele casei noastre, se afl\u0103 un cop\u0103cel ce a crescut foarte aproape de geamul sufrageriei. Indiferent de anotimp, pe crengile lui acoperite cu flori, frunze sau z\u0103pad\u0103, se adun\u0103 adeseori o mul\u021bime de p\u0103s\u0103rele viu colorate, unele t\u0103cute, altele g\u0103l\u0103gioase. \u00cemi este tare drag s\u0103 le privesc, c\u0103ci ele \u00eemi amintesc de via\u021ba unei Sfintei pe care o am de o vreme \u00een inima mea: Sf\u00e2nta Cuvioas\u0103 Teodora de la Sihla.<\/p>

\"\"Auzisem de mult timp numele Sfintei, dar abia de cur\u00e2nd am aflat mai multe despre ea, c\u00e2nd am vizitat M\u0103n\u0103stirea Sih\u0103stria. Citind despre via\u021ba ei, am r\u0103mas ad\u00e2nc mi\u0219cat\u0103. Sf\u00e2nta Teodora s-a n\u0103scut \u00een satul V\u00e2n\u0103tori din jude\u021bul Neam\u021b, \u00een prima jum\u0103tate a secolului al XVII-lea. A crescut \u00een frica de Dumnezeu de mic\u0103 \u0219i a sporit duhovnice\u0219te de-a lungul anilor. De\u0219i \u0219i-ar fi dorit s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la m\u0103n\u0103stire, la \u00eendemnul p\u0103rin\u021bilor ei, s-a c\u0103s\u0103torit. V\u0103z\u00e2nd r\u00e2vna ei \u00een cele duhovnice\u0219ti \u0219i dorul ei arz\u0103tor pentru Hristos, so\u021bul ei i-a \u00eeng\u0103duit s\u0103 plece la m\u0103n\u0103stire, cale pe care a urmat-o \u0219i el dup\u0103 un an, \u00eembr\u0103c\u00e2nd haina monahal\u0103 sub numele Elefterie. \u00cemplinindu-i-se dorin\u021ba de a urma lui Hristos, Fericita Teodora a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at cu mult\u0103 s\u00e2rguin\u021b\u0103 nevoin\u021bele aspre ale vie\u021bii monahale. Dup\u0103 un timp, din cauza invaziei turcilor, ea s-a retras \u00een mun\u021bi \u00eempreun\u0103 cu alte maici, r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, singur\u0103. Din momentul acela, a tr\u0103it ca o adev\u0103rat\u0103 pustnic\u0103, nevoindu-se \u0219i mai tare pentru Mirele ei, Hristos, \u00een pe\u0219tera de la Sihla, unde se ruga ne\u0219tiut\u0103 de nimeni. Sim\u021bind c\u0103 se apropie sf\u00e2r\u0219itul vie\u021bii ei p\u0103m\u00e2nte\u0219ti, s-a rugat lui Dumnezeu ca s\u0103 nu moar\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 a primi Sf\u00e2nta \u00cemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219anie. Bunul Dumnezeu, auzind fierbin\u021bile ei rug\u0103ciuni, a trimis p\u0103s\u0103ri \u00een zbor la trapeza Schitului Sih\u0103stria, de unde lu\u00e2nd firimituri de p\u00e2ine \u00een ciocurile lor, le-au dus Sfintei la pe\u0219ter\u0103. C\u0103lug\u0103rii de la Sih\u0103stria, v\u0103z\u00e2nd aceast\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2mplare neobi\u0219nuit\u0103 de mai multe ori, s-au minunat. Duhul Sf\u00e2nt i-a luminat cu \u00een\u021belegerea c\u0103 p\u0103s\u0103rile erau trimise de Dumnezeu c\u0103tre un pustnic \u0219i de aceea au trimis doi fra\u021bi s\u0103 le urm\u0103reasc\u0103. Merg\u00e2nd dup\u0103 p\u0103s\u0103ri \u0219i ajung\u00e2nd la pe\u0219ter\u0103, fra\u021bii au fost cuprin\u0219i de fric\u0103 din cauza minunii pe care au v\u0103zut-o: \u201eo v\u0103paie de raze str\u0103lucind, la gura unei pe\u0219teri, ca o limb\u0103 de foc care se ridica la cer, iar \u00een mijloc deslu\u0219ir\u0103 o figur\u0103 de om ridicat de la p\u0103m\u00e2nt, ce st\u0103tea nemi\u0219cat cu m\u00e2inile \u00eentinse la cer\u201d, cum poveste\u0219te Arhimandritul Ioanichie B\u0103lan de la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Sih\u0103stria. A doua zi, au venit P\u0103rin\u021bi de la Sih\u0103stria la pe\u0219ter\u0103 ca s\u0103 o \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219easc\u0103 pe Sf\u00e2nta Teodora. Sf\u00e2nta le-a povestit despre via\u021ba ei, \u0219i-a f\u0103cut semnul Crucii \u0219i a adormit \u00een Domnul.<\/p>

De c\u00e2nd am citit despre via\u021ba Sfintei Teodora, am sim\u021bit o mare evlavie pentru ea. \u00cen afar\u0103 de st\u0103ruin\u021ba ei \u00een nevoin\u021be duhovnice\u0219ti \u0219i de dorul arz\u0103tor pentru Hristos, am fost ad\u00e2nc impresionat\u0103 de dou\u0103 tr\u0103s\u0103turi ale personalit\u0103\u021bii ei, care m\u0103 ajut\u0103 s\u0103 cresc \u00een credin\u021b\u0103. \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd, Sf\u00e2nta Teodora a ar\u0103tat ascultare des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it\u0103 \u00een tot timpul vie\u021bii fa\u021ba de to\u021bi: p\u0103rin\u021bii ei lume\u0219ti, so\u021bul ei \u0219i p\u0103rin\u021bii ei duhovnice\u0219ti. Chiar dac\u0103 ea dorea din toat\u0103 inima s\u0103 se c\u0103lug\u0103reasc\u0103, s-a supus voii p\u0103rin\u021bilor ei \u0219i s-a c\u0103s\u0103torit, f\u0103r\u0103 a c\u00e2rti sau a se \u00eempotrivi. Dup\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103tura Sfin\u021bilor P\u0103rin\u021bi, ascultarea este una din cele mai importante virtu\u021bi duhovnice\u0219ti. Ascultarea este str\u00e2ns legat\u0103 de smerenie: f\u0103r\u0103 smerenie, adic\u0103 \u00eenfr\u00e2ngerea voii proprii, omul nu poate face ascultare. Ascultarea, la r\u00e2ndul ei, \u00eel cre\u0219te pe om \u00een smerenie. \u00cen ziua de ast\u0103zi, c\u00e2nd lumea ne \u00eencurajeaz\u0103 sa fim \u201eindependen\u021bi\u201d de la cele mai fragede v\u00e2rste, Sf\u00e2nta Teodora este un exemplu de smerenie \u0219i ascultare de urmat, dac\u0103 dorim s\u0103 atragem \u0219i s\u0103 men\u021binem harul lui Dumnezeu \u00een via\u021ba noastr\u0103.<\/p>

\u00cen al doilea r\u00e2nd, Sf\u00e2nta Teodora a avut din copil\u0103rie o fire singuratic\u0103. Fiind crescut\u0103 aproape de m\u0103n\u0103stiri, ea iubea mult rug\u0103ciunea \u0219i t\u0103cerea. Cultiv\u00e2nd acestea, ea dorea tot mai mult s\u0103 fie singur\u0103 cu Hristos. \u00cen vremurile noastre, c\u00e2nd suntem \u00eenconjura\u021bi de at\u00e2ta zgomot inutil, este important s\u0103 dorim lini\u0219tea \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m cum s\u0103 o g\u0103sim. \u00cen plus, societatea de azi promoveaz\u0103 ca ideale firile sociabile, extrovertite \u0219i \u00eendr\u0103zne\u021be. Desigur, nu este r\u0103u de a fi o persoan\u0103 sociabil\u0103, dar este bine s\u0103 \u0219tim \u0219i cum s\u0103 fim singuri cu Hristos \u0219i cu noi \u00een\u0219ine. \u00cemi dau seama tot mai mult c\u00e2t de important este de a m\u0103 deta\u0219a \u0219i \u00eendep\u0103rta de lucrurile lume\u0219ti ce contrazic pe cele duhovnice\u0219ti \u0219i de a-mi g\u0103si lini\u0219tea, ca s\u0103 pot spori duhovnice\u0219te. De\u0219i o novice pe calea credin\u021bei, \u00een nevrednicia \u0219i neputin\u021ba mea, \u00een\u021beleg dorul de singur\u0103tate \u0219i de lini\u0219te al Sfintei Teodora. Ca t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 n\u0103scut\u0103 \u0219i crescut\u0103 \u00een Statele Unite, \u00eentr-o lume plin\u0103 de zgomote \u0219i provoc\u0103ri la tot pasul, este uneori mai greu s\u0103 g\u0103sesc pacea aceasta \u00een via\u021ba de zi cu zi. Nu doar eu, dar \u0219i prietenii ortodoc\u0219i de v\u00e2rsta mea, o g\u0103sim merg\u00e2nd la locuri sfinte. Am sim\u021bit lini\u0219tea aceasta mai ales c\u00e2nd am mers la m\u0103n\u0103stiri \u00een Rom\u00e2nia. Aici, \u00een America, am g\u0103sit lini\u0219te \u0219i pace la biserici \u0219i m\u0103n\u0103stiri ortodoxe la care merg cu drag. Pentru mine, un astfel de loc este sediul Sinodului Bisericii Ortodoxe Ruse din New York, unde se afl\u0103 icoana f\u0103c\u0103toare de minuni a Maicii Domnului din Kursk. C\u00e2nd Domnul r\u00e2nduie\u0219te s\u0103 ajungem \u00een New York, nu m\u0103 \u00eenc\u00e2nt\u0103 at\u00e2t de mult atrac\u021biile ora\u0219ului \u201ecare nu doarme niciodat\u0103\u201d; merg \u00eens\u0103 cu bucurie s\u0103 \u00eemi rev\u0103d prietenii dragi \u0219i merg cu emo\u021bie \u0219i evlavie la sediul Sinodului, mul\u021bumind Domnului pentru binecuv\u00e2ntarea de a m\u0103 \u00eenchina la multele icoane \u0219i sfinte moa\u0219te ce se afl\u0103 acolo. \u00cen fa\u021ba icoanei Maicii Domnului din Kursk, ca \u0219i a icoanelor din Hawaii \u0219i de la M\u0103n\u0103stirile Neam\u021b \u0219i Putna, parc\u0103 m\u0103 aflu \u00een alt timp \u0219i spa\u021biu, nep\u0103m\u00e2nte\u0219ti, f\u0103r\u0103 sf\u00e2r\u0219it. Dup\u0103 \u00eenchin\u0103ciuni, \u00eemi place s\u0103 m\u0103 retrag \u00eentr-un col\u021b al Paraclisului s\u0103 m\u0103 rog. Privind Sfin\u021bii cu chipurile lor solemne \u0219i iubitoare, m\u0103 lini\u0219tesc \u0219i simt o c\u0103ldur\u0103 sufleteasc\u0103 pe care apoi o duc cu mine ca pe un odor de mare pre\u021b c\u00e2nd p\u0103\u0219esc din nou \u00een tumultul de afar\u0103. La fel am g\u0103sit pace, lini\u0219te \u0219i ajutor c\u00e2nd m-am \u00eenchinat la moa\u0219tele Sfintei Cuvioase Parascheva de la Ia\u0219i \u0219i ale Sf\u00e2ntului Cuvios Dimitrie cel Nou de la Bucure\u0219ti. Cu exemplul Sfintei Teodora \u00een g\u00e2nd, m\u0103 str\u0103duiesc s\u0103 sporesc \u0219i eu \u00een ascultare \u0219i s\u0103-mi p\u0103strez lini\u0219tea sufleteasca \u00een mijlocul tulbur\u0103rilor lume\u0219ti.<\/p>

\u00cenchei r\u00e2ndurile acestea cu frumoasele cuvinte scrise de Arhimandritul Ioanichie despre Sf\u00e2nta Teodora, cuvinte pe care le am mereu \u00een g\u00e2nd ca o adev\u0103rat\u0103 descriere a sfin\u021beniei: \u201eSufletul ei era ca o candel\u0103 plin\u0103 de untdelemn sf\u00e2nt. Ochii ei erau dou\u0103 izvoare nesecate de lacrimi. M\u00e2inile ei, dou\u0103 f\u0103clii de cear\u0103 \u00een\u0103l\u021bate la cer. Trupul ei, un fir de crin neprih\u0103nit. Fa\u021ba ei, o fil\u0103 \u00eempodobit\u0103 de Scriptur\u0103. Iar inima ei, o vatr\u0103 cald\u0103 de j\u0103ratec sf\u00e2nt. Nu-i trebuia nimic din pl\u0103cerile lumii. Nu c\u0103uta dec\u00e2t pe Hristos. Purta \u00een suflet sc\u00e2nteia Duhului Sf\u00e2nt. Aproape de ea sim\u021bea pe Hristos. \u00cei auzea chiar pa\u0219ii. Voia s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103 numai cu Iisus. Voia s\u0103-\u0219i aprind\u0103 candela inimii cu focul dragostei dumnezeie\u0219ti. Voia s\u0103 se roage ne\u00eencetat pentru ea \u0219i pentru to\u021bi\u201d.<\/p>

S\u0103 ne ajute Bunul Dumnezeu, Maica Domnului \u0219i Sf\u00e2nta Cuvioas\u0103 Teodora de la Sihla s\u0103 ne \u00eenvrednicim s\u0103 mergem \u00eenainte pe calea aceasta frumoas\u0103 \u0219i binecuv\u00e2ntat\u0103 a credin\u021bei!<\/p>

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In our backyard, there is a small tree which has grown very close to the living room window. On its branches covered with flowers, leaves, or snow, depending on the season, there are often many bright colored birds; some of them are quiet, others are noisy. I enjoy watching them very much, as they remind […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-5386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-jul-aug-22","tag-youth-voice","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5386","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=5386"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5546,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5386\/revisions\/5546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}