{"id":547,"date":"2020-11-30T18:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T18:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/?p=547"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:56:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:56:59","slug":"meditation-xi-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2020\/11\/meditation-xi-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Boga\u021bii nemilostivi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"547\" class=\"elementor elementor-547\" 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-204dc44e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"204dc44e\" 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-729ad289\" data-id=\"729ad289\" 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-21047001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21047001\" 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=\"alignright wp-image-707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/xi_2020_Page_05_Image_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"258\" \/>Evanghelia din prima duminic\u0103 a lunii noiembrie, de la Sf\u00e2ntul Luca (16, 19-31), ne-a vorbit despre \u201eun om bogat, care se \u00eembr\u0103ca \u00een porfir\u0103 \u0219i \u00een vison veselindu-se \u00een toate zilele \u00een chip str\u0103lucit\u201d \u0219i despre s\u0103racul Laz\u0103r, care \u201ez\u0103cea \u00eenaintea por\u021bii lui, plin de bube. Poftind s\u0103 se sature din cele ce c\u0103deau de la masa bogatului; dar \u0219i c\u00e2inii venind, lingeau bubele lui\u201d. Avem aici o imagine plin\u0103 de contraste creat\u0103 de M\u00e2ntuitorul inten\u021bionat pentru a vedea deosebirea dintre cele dou\u0103 persoane. Este cea mai contrastant\u0103 imagine posibil\u0103.<\/p><p>\u0218tim cu to\u021bii pilda aceasta \u0219i am auzit multe t\u00e2lcuiri ale ei. De regul\u0103, nu prea sim\u021bim c\u0103 aceast\u0103 parabol\u0103 are leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu noi, pentru c\u0103, \u00een mod evident, nu suntem at\u00e2t de boga\u021bi \u0219i nu ne veselim \u00een chip str\u0103lucit zi de zi \u0219i, la fel, nu suntem nici s\u0103raci ca Laz\u0103r. A\u0219a c\u0103 ne este greu s\u0103 ne raport\u0103m la aceast\u0103 parabol\u0103.<\/p><p>Dar vom \u00eencerca s\u0103 aducem o nou\u0103 perspectiv\u0103 de la Sf\u00e2ntul Simeon Noul Teolog. \u00cen comentariul la parabola \u00cenfrico\u0219\u0103toarei Judec\u0103\u021bi (cf. Matei 25, 31-46), Sf\u00e2ntul Simeon a folosit un limbaj mistic. De parc\u0103 Hristos \u00censu\u0219i ar vorbi cu cei de-a st\u00e2nga, Sf\u00e2ntul Simeon spune: \u201eAm fl\u0103m\u00e2nzit dup\u0103 \u00eentoarcerea \u0219i poc\u0103in\u021ba ta, \u0219i nu mi-ai dat de m\u00e2ncare; am \u00eensetat dup\u0103 m\u00e2ntuirea ta, \u0219i nu Mi-ai dat s\u0103 beau; am fost \u00een \u00eenchisoarea foarte str\u00e2mt\u0103, murdar\u0103 \u0219i \u00eentunecoas\u0103 a inimii tale, \u0219i n-ai vrut s\u0103 M\u0103 cercetezi \u0219i s\u0103 M\u0103 sco\u021bi la lumin\u0103; ai \u0219tiut c\u0103 z\u0103ceam bolnav \u00een neputin\u021ba u\u0219ur\u0103t\u0103\u021bii \u0219i nelucr\u0103rii tale, \u0219i nu Mi-ai slujit prin lucrurile \u0219i faptele tale cele bune\u201d.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">\u00cen realitate, noi am primit cel mai mare dar la botezul nostru \u2013 pe Hristos, <strong>Icoana din ad\u00e2nc<\/strong> (titlul buletinului nostru) \u2013 dar acum este ca \u0219i cum El ar fi ad\u00e2nc \u00eengropat \u00een noi, acoperit de multele lucruri din inima noastr\u0103, \u00een general, lucruri rele. Prin fiecare fapt\u0103 bun\u0103, prin fiecare rug\u0103ciune, prin fiecare postire, prin fiecare poc\u0103in\u021b\u0103, trebuie s\u0103 s\u0103p\u0103m ad\u00e2nc \u00een noi s\u0103 ajungem la El \u0219i s\u0103-L descoperim. C\u0103ci El a spus: \u201eFerici\u021bi cei cu inima curat\u0103, c\u0103ci ei vor vedea pe Dumnezeu\u201d (Matei 5, 8). Dac\u0103 am face acest lucru \u2013 adic\u0103 s\u0103 ne cur\u0103\u021b\u0103m inimile \u2013 L-am vedea, L-am afla \u00een noi \u00een\u0219ine.<\/p><p>Perspectiva Sf\u00e2ntului Simeon este foarte bogat\u0103 \u00een interpret\u0103ri, inclusiv pentru pilda noastr\u0103. S\u0103 ne uit\u0103m la acest om bogat \u0219i s\u0103 ne uit\u0103m la noi \u00een\u0219ine. Nu suntem noi boga\u021bi? Din punct de vedere material, cei mai mul\u021bi dintre noi nu suntem. Dar c\u00e2nd ne g\u00e2ndim la diferitele daruri pe care fiecare dintre noi le are, precum \u00een\u021belepciunea, frumuse\u021bea, tinere\u021bea, s\u0103n\u0103tatea \u0219i multe altele, fiecare dintre noi are bog\u0103\u021bii \u0219i fiecare dintre noi este un om bogat.<\/p><p>Dar ce facem cu aceste avu\u021bii? Dac\u0103 st\u0103m s\u0103 ne g\u00e2ndim, vom vedea c\u0103 ne asem\u0103n\u0103m omului bogat. Ne bucur\u0103m de bog\u0103\u021biile noastre \u0219i le folosim pentru noi \u00een\u0219ine, ignor\u00e2ndu-i pe ceilal\u021bi \u0219i pe Dumnezeu de cele mai multe ori.<\/p><p>\u0218i care este cea mai mare bog\u0103\u021bie pe care o avem? Este via\u021ba \u00eens\u0103\u0219i. Suntem plini de via\u021b\u0103. Este un dar. Domnul ne-a dat-o. Dar este a noastr\u0103 \u0219i facem ce vrem cu ea. \u0218i ce facem? C\u00e2t din via\u021ba noastr\u0103, c\u00e2t din noi \u00een\u0219ine, c\u00e2t din cele mai bune momente ale noastre oferim celorlal\u021bi?<\/p><p>S\u0103 men\u021binem aceast\u0103 perspectiv\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba ochilor no\u0219tri. S\u0103 ne g\u00e2ndim c\u0103 noi suntem omul bogat prin feluri\u021bii talan\u021bi pe care \u00eei avem sau prin cea mai mare bog\u0103\u021bie care este via\u021ba \u00eens\u0103\u0219i. \u0218i s\u0103 ne g\u00e2ndim la Laz\u0103r ca la \u00censu\u0219i Hristos cer\u0219ind la u\u0219a sufletelor noastre pentru o firimitur\u0103, ca s\u0103 Se hr\u0103neasc\u0103. Dac\u0103 vom medita asupra ei, vom vedea c\u0103 realitatea din via\u021ba noastr\u0103, din sufletul nostru se apropie chiar foarte mult de aceast\u0103 imagine din pild\u0103. Suntem omul bogat care degust\u0103, se bucur\u0103 din plin de via\u021b\u0103 mai toat\u0103 ziua, \u00een fiecare zi, \u0219i ne pas\u0103 foarte pu\u021bin de Hristosul nostru.<\/p><p>Omul bogat este imaginea unei persoane \u00eenchise \u0219i autosuficiente. Nu este nicio cale prin care Dumnezeu s\u0103 intre. \u0218i din nou, dac\u0103 ne g\u00e2ndim la noi \u00een\u0219ine, poate c\u0103 de cele mai multe ori ne petrecem via\u021ba doar cu treburile personale, slujind egoismului, iar Laz\u0103r ne implor\u0103 s\u0103 ne deschidem. Dar r\u0103m\u00e2nem \u00eenchi\u0219i. \u00cen general, Evanghelia este o cale de deschidere; ne ofer\u0103 toate c\u0103ile de adev\u0103rat\u0103 deschidere prin fapte bune, prin milostenie \u0219i prin toate cele pe care le con\u021bine.<\/p><p>R\u0103m\u00e2ne ca fiecare dintre noi s\u0103 medit\u0103m asupra acestei perspective \u0219i s\u0103 dorim s\u0103-I oferim ceva lui Hristos, dar ceva pre\u021bios pentru noi \u0219i pentru El. \u00cen ochii Domnului nostru tot ce \u021bine de inima noastr\u0103 este pre\u021bios. A\u0219a cum spune Scriptura, toate lucrurile se cuvin lui Dumnezeu, \u00een special p\u00e2rga noastr\u0103 (cf. Ie\u0219ire 22, 29; 23, 19, Solomon 3, 9, Iezechiel 48, 14 \u0219.a.). A\u0219a ar trebui s\u0103 \u00eencerc\u0103m s\u0103 ne tr\u0103im via\u021ba: s\u0103-I mul\u021bumim \u0219i s\u0103-I oferim lui Dumnezeu tot ce este bun \u00een noi, p\u00e2rga a tot ce este \u00een noi, a bucuriei, a fericirii, chiar a durerii. S\u0103-L facem p\u0103rta\u0219 la via\u021ba noastr\u0103.<\/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>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gospel reading from the first Sunday of November was from Saint Luke (16.19\u201331) and was about the rich man, \u201cwho was clothed in purple and fine linen, feasting in luxury every day,\u201d and poor Lazarus, who \u201cwas laid at his gate, full of sores, who desired to be fed with the crumbs that fell [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xi-2020","tag-meditation","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547","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=547"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1186,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547\/revisions\/1186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}