{"id":5999,"date":"2022-09-30T18:03:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=5999"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:53:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:53:49","slug":"salvation-from-the-serpent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2022\/09\/salvation-from-the-serpent\/","title":{"rendered":"Izb\u0103virea de \u0219arpe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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R\u0103stignirea Domnului, M\u0103n\u0103stirea Stavronikita, Muntele Athos<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\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
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Evanghelia din Duminica dinaintea \u00cen\u0103l\u021b\u0103rii Sfintei Cruci este de la Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan \u0219i red\u0103 o parte din discu\u021bia cu Nicodim, acel fariseu care p\u00e2n\u0103 la moartea M\u00e2ntuitorului a fost prezent, mai din umbr\u0103, \u00een preajma M\u00e2ntuitorului. Deci M\u00e2ntuitorul \u00eei spune lui Nicodim: \u201eNimeni nu s-a suit \u00een cer, dec\u00e2t Cel ce S-a cobor\u00e2t din cer, Fiul omului, Care este \u00een cer\u201d, adic\u0103 El, Mesia, \u201e\u0218i dup\u0103 cum Moise a \u00een\u0103l\u021bat \u0219arpele \u00een pustie, a\u0219a trebuie s\u0103 Se \u00eenal\u021be Fiul Omului, ca tot cel ce crede \u00een El s\u0103 nu piar\u0103, ci s\u0103 aib\u0103 via\u021b\u0103 ve\u0219nic\u0103\u201d (Ioan 3, 13-15).<\/p>

Este o imagine pe care o \u0219tim foarte bine. Una dintre \u00eencerc\u0103rile poporului evreu, cel mult c\u00e2rtitor, a fost \u0219i venirea acestor \u0219erpi venino\u0219i \u00een pustie (cf. Numerii 21, 6-9). Atunci Dumnezeu l-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat pe Moise s\u0103 fac\u0103 un \u0219arpe de aram\u0103 \u2013 care s-a p\u0103strat, mai apoi, sute de ani \u0219i pe care mai t\u00e2rziu au ajuns s\u0103 \u0219i-l fac\u0103 idol, Nehu\u0219tan, pe care l-a stricat regele Iezechia (4 Regi 18, 4). Iar cine privea la \u0219arpele de aram\u0103 se vindeca de veninul din mu\u0219c\u0103tur\u0103.<\/p>

Deci M\u00e2ntuitorul Se ofer\u0103 pe Sine ca aceast\u0103 imagine. Nu avea cum s\u0103 \u0219tie Nicodim la momentul discu\u021biei ce \u00eenseamn\u0103, \u201ea\u0219a trebuie s\u0103 Se \u00eenal\u021be Fiul Omului\u201d. Mai t\u00e2rziu a ajuns s\u0103 fie martorul evenimentului, ajut\u00e2nd la pogor\u00e2rea M\u00e2ntuitorului de pe Cruce (cf. Ioan 19, 39-42). \u201e\u00cen\u0103l\u021barea Fiului Omului\u201d a fost \u00een\u0103l\u021barea Lui pe Cruce (cf. Ioan 12, 32-33). \u201eCa tot cel ce crede \u00een El s\u0103 nu piar\u0103, ci s\u0103 aib\u0103 via\u021b\u0103 ve\u0219nic\u0103.\u201d Adic\u0103, exact cum era \u0219arpele de aram\u0103 \u00een pustie, care \u00een\u0103l\u021bat de Moise vindeca numai uit\u00e2ndu-te la el, a\u0219a \u0219i M\u00e2ntuitorul ne vindec\u0103 de mu\u0219c\u0103turile cele \u00eenveninate ale diavolului dac\u0103 privim la El.<\/p>

Iat\u0103 o imagine care, la prima vedere, ne pare oarecum magic\u0103, mai apare \u0219i prin filme: facem semnul Sfintei Cruci \u0219i dispar dracii. Este adev\u0103rat, dracii se \u00eenfrico\u0219eaz\u0103 de Sf\u00e2nta Cruce. Dar ca ea s\u0103 devin\u0103 m\u00e2ntuitoare, trebuie s\u0103 ne \u201euit\u0103m\u201d la M\u00e2ntuitorul \u00een\u0103l\u021bat pe ea. Ne putem uita \u00een multe feluri la M\u00e2ntuitorul. Un mod este acesta: atunci c\u00e2nd suntem pe crucea noastr\u0103 \u2013 iar aici putem vorbi de la cele mai mici lucruri, care poate ne \u00eempiedic\u0103 s\u0103 z\u00e2mbim \u00eentr-o zi, la lucruri mai mari, precum a r\u0103bda pe \u0219ef, a duce oboseala, a duce epuizarea, a duce durerea de cap etc.; toate acestea sunt forme de cruce \u2013, s\u0103 \u00eencepem s\u0103 ne rug\u0103m, \u201eDoamne Iisuse Hristoase, miluie\u0219te-m\u0103 pe mine p\u0103c\u0103tosul!\u201d Atunci devine eficient\u0103 aceast\u0103 rug\u0103ciune \u0219i o s\u0103 vedem c\u00e2t\u0103 putere izvor\u0103\u0219te din Crucea M\u00e2ntuitorului, care ne ajut\u0103 s\u0103 ducem crucea noastr\u0103. F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai spunem c\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea aceea e mai adev\u0103rat\u0103 atunci. Suntem mai aproape de El c\u00e2nd de pe cruce ne rug\u0103m Lui. C\u00e2nd suntem pe cruce \u0219i spunem \u201eDoamne Iisuse Hristoase, ai mil\u0103 de mine p\u0103c\u0103tosul, c\u0103 nu pot f\u0103r\u0103 Tine\u201d \u0219i o unesc \u0219i cu respira\u021bia, ei bine, aceea e rug\u0103ciune. Atunci devine m\u00e2ntuitoare \u0219i izb\u0103vitoare crucea, \u0219i \u201euitatul\u201d nostru la M\u00e2ntuitorul \u00een\u0103l\u021bat pe Cruce.<\/p>

De obicei, noi, ca tot omul, ne rug\u0103m s\u0103 sc\u0103p\u0103m de cruce. Dar nu e bine. Pentru ca noi s\u0103 gust\u0103m din puterea Lui \u0219i din ce vrea El s\u0103 fac\u0103 din noi, este bine ca atunci c\u00e2nd suntem pe cruce s\u0103 ne rug\u0103m Lui s\u0103 ne dea puterea de a ne duce crucea noastr\u0103. Numai prin cruce inima se smere\u0219te, numai a\u0219a \u00eenva\u021b\u0103. \u0218i mai este un avantaj al rug\u0103ciunii \u201eDoamne Iisuse\u201d pe cruce: e\u0219ti mai adunat. Dumnezeu s\u0103 ne ajute.<\/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":"

Crucifixion of the Lord, Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos The Gospel passage on the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross is from Saint John and it recounts a portion of the dialogue with Nicodemus, the pharisee who, until the Lord\u2019s death, was always present, even if more in the shadows. So, the Lord tells Nicodemus: […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-5999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-sept-oct-22","tag-meditation","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5999","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=5999"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6093,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5999\/revisions\/6093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}