{"id":6995,"date":"2023-01-31T06:03:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T06:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=6995"},"modified":"2024-07-05T20:22:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T20:22:46","slug":"he-sought-to-see-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2023\/01\/he-sought-to-see-him\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201eC\u0103uta s\u0103-L vad\u0103...\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chemarea lui Zaheu, fresc\u0103, sec. XIV, M\u0103n\u0103stirea De\u010dani, Serbia<\/figcaption><\/figure>

\u00cen Duminica a 32-a dup\u0103 Rusalii am auzit Evanghelia lui Zaheu. M\u00e2ntuitorul trecea prin Ierihon, nu cu mult timp \u00eenainte de P\u0103timirea Sa. Se \u0219tia c\u0103 M\u00e2ntuitorul trece prin Ierihon, iar acest Zaheu, \u00een ultima ocazie pe care a avut-o, c\u0103ci nu a mai trecut M\u00e2ntuitorul prin Ierihon dup\u0103 aceasta, dore\u0219te s\u0103-L vad\u0103. \u0218tim c\u0103 era vame\u0219, era bogat. Vrem s\u0103 ne oprim la aceast\u0103 dorin\u021b\u0103 a lui Zaheu de a-L c\u0103uta pe Domnul. C\u0103uta s\u0103-L vad\u0103, dar nu putea din cauza mul\u021bimii. Deci avea acest dor, aceast\u0103 \u021b\u00e2\u0219nire \u00een el, s\u0103-L vad\u0103 pe Mesia. S\u0103-L vad\u0103 la fa\u021b\u0103, s\u0103-L vad\u0103 de aproape.<\/p>

Dac\u0103 am p\u0103stra din Evanghelia de ast\u0103zi numai acest lucru, acest imbold de a-L vedea pe M\u00e2ntuitorul, ar fi extraordinar. Zaheu \u0219tia c\u0103 El trece prin Ierihon. \u0218i noi \u0219tim c\u0103 El trece. Trece duminica prin Sf\u00e2nta Liturghie. \u0218i chiar spunea p\u0103rintele Emilianos Simonopetritul: \u201eAici, la slujbe, \u00een biseric\u0103, totul e Hristos. Preotul, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een toate ve\u0219mintele, \u021bine loc de Hristos\u201d. \u0218i, comenta p\u0103rintele Emilianos: \u201eCe faci c\u00e2nd \u00cel vezi pe Hristos? Dai s\u0103-L atingi, s\u0103 pui m\u00e2na pe El. A\u0219a cum a f\u0103cut Maria Magdalena \u0219i a oprit-o M\u00e2ntuitorul, c\u0103ci nu Se ridicase la Tat\u0103l\u201d. Imboldul acesta trebuie s\u0103 fie, s\u0103 vrem \u0219i noi s\u0103-L vedem. Faptul acesta \u2013 c\u0103 ne dorim s\u0103-L vedem, s\u0103 punem m\u00e2na pe El, s\u0103-L atingem \u00een orice fel \u2013 este \u0219i firesc, dar \u0219i un semn c\u0103 suntem vii cu sufletul. Desfr\u00e2nata a reu\u0219it. Zaheu a reu\u0219it \u0219i el. Cam cine vrea, reu\u0219e\u0219te, dup\u0103 cuv\u00e2ntul p\u0103rintelui Emilianos: \u201eCe-\u0219i propune omul, reu\u0219e\u0219te.\u201d<\/p>

Bine ar fi ca \u0219i noi s\u0103 avem acest imbold de a-L vedea pe M\u00e2ntuitorul. Imboldul acesta este d\u0103t\u0103tor de via\u021b\u0103. \u0218i c\u00e2nd ai aceast\u0103 dorin\u021b\u0103 s\u0103-L vezi pe Mesia, pe Hristos, s\u0103-L auzi, s\u0103-L sim\u021bi \u0219i s\u0103 stai \u00eenaintea Lui, cum st\u0103tea desfr\u00e2nata sau oricine altcineva, cu aceea\u0219i inim\u0103, ce faci? Zaheu ca s\u0103 reu\u0219easc\u0103 a g\u0103sit un dud. Nu \u0219tia de dudul acela. Dar, deodat\u0103, s-a dovedit foarte important. S-a urcat \u00een acest dud, el fiind mic de statur\u0103. \u0218i noi suntem mici de statur\u0103. De unde suntem nu prea putem s\u0103-L vedem. Suntem prea mici. \u0218i trebuie s\u0103 ne urc\u0103m undeva. Da, suntem mici, suntem \u00eengropa\u021bi \u00een lumea aceasta, \u00een grijile noastre, \u00een problemele noastre, \u00een priorit\u0103\u021bile noastre \u0219i nu putem s\u0103-L vedem pe Hristos care trece. Al\u021bii \u00cel v\u0103d, dar noi nu putem s\u0103-L vedem. \u0218i atunci trebuie s\u0103 g\u0103sim un dud, s\u0103 ne urc\u0103m \u0219i noi \u00eentr-un dud. Fiecare trebuie s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 un dud. Dud poate s\u0103 fie o mul\u021bumire ad\u00e2nc\u0103. Dud poate s\u0103 fie o poc\u0103in\u021b\u0103 ad\u00e2nc\u0103, bine\u00een\u021beles. Dud poate s\u0103 fie o milostenie, ceva care s\u0103 ne ridice pu\u021bin din lumea noastr\u0103. Poate o rug\u0103ciune ad\u00e2nc\u0103, poate o rug\u0103ciune cu lacrimi. Fiecare trebuie s\u0103 c\u0103ut\u0103m un dud, s\u0103 m\u0103 ridic de unde sunt \u0219i s\u0103 caut s\u0103 merg spre El, s\u0103-L v\u0103d. \u0218i atunci \u0219i El m\u0103 va vedea. \u00ce\u0219i ridic\u0103 ochii \u0219i m\u0103 vede.<\/p>

P\u0103rintele Zaharia Zaharou, vorbind despre participarea la Sf\u00e2nta Liturghie, spunea c\u0103 regula este aceasta: c\u00e2t investe\u0219ti \u00een preg\u0103tirea pentru Liturghie, at\u00e2ta dob\u00e2nde\u0219ti. Pe m\u0103sura preg\u0103tirii tale pentru Liturghie, pentru \u00eenf\u0103\u021bi\u0219area ta \u00eenaintea Domnului, at\u00e2ta iei. C\u00e2t loc, c\u00e2t\u0103 gaur\u0103 ai f\u0103cut \u00een inima ta, at\u00e2ta iei. \u0218i, spune el, prin preg\u0103tirea noastr\u0103 pentru Liturghie, care implic\u0103 rug\u0103ciune, poc\u0103in\u021b\u0103, milostenie, smerenie, noi aducem daruri la Liturghie. Dac\u0103 g\u0103sim un g\u00e2nd smerit \u00een inim\u0103, acela este un dar pentru Liturghie, m\u0103 duc s\u0103-L duc Domnului. Dac\u0103 am o p\u0103rere sincer\u0103, dac\u0103 am o mul\u021bumire ad\u00e2nc\u0103, orice. Acestea sunt darurile pe care le putem aduce \u0219i pe care Dumnezeu le a\u0219teapt\u0103.<\/p>

\u00cen preg\u0103tirea noastr\u0103 pentru Liturghie, spune p\u0103rintele Zaharia, \u0219tiind c\u0103 vreau s\u0103-L v\u0103d pe Hristos \u00een Ierihon sau vreau s\u0103-L \u00eent\u00e2lnesc pe Hristos, m\u0103 preg\u0103tesc. \u0218i zice c\u0103 \u00een preg\u0103tirea noastr\u0103 preg\u0103tim un loc \u00een sufletul nostru, adic\u0103 se face loca\u0219 \u00een inim\u0103, adic\u0103 ne adun\u0103m. Ne retragem din lume \u0219i ne concentr\u0103m din ce \u00een ce mai mult \u00een interiorul nostru. \u0218i \u00een inim\u0103 este locul, ne facem loca\u0219 \u00een inim\u0103, \u00een locul \u00een care st\u0103m \u00eenaintea Domnului a\u0219a cum suntem. Acela e dudul. Fiecare trebuie s\u0103-\u0219i g\u0103seasc\u0103 dudul, s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 dudul acesta, fiecare cum putem. Dac\u0103 avem dorin\u021ba lui Zaheu de a-L vedea pe Domnul, \u0219i \u00eencerc\u0103m s\u0103 ne preg\u0103tim, ne vom aduna \u0219i vom face un mic dud \u00eenl\u0103untrul nostru, c\u00e2t s\u0103-L z\u0103rim, s\u0103-L sim\u021bim pe M\u00e2ntuitorul. \u0218i, cu fiecare Liturghie, din ce \u00een ce mai bine. Deci asta ar trebui \u0219i atunci putem s\u0103-L vedem pe Mesia sau s\u0103 ne vad\u0103 El a\u0219a cum suntem. \u0218i nicio \u00eenf\u0103\u021bi\u0219are \u00eenaintea Domnului nu este f\u0103r\u0103 rod. Dac\u0103 reu\u0219im, afl\u0103m mult har, precum Zaheu: \u201eAst\u0103zi s-a f\u0103cut m\u00e2ntuire casei acesteia\u201d.<\/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":"

On the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost, we heard the Gospel reading about Zacchaeus. The Lord was passing through Jericho not long before His Passion. It was known that the Lord was passing through Jericho, but this Zacchaeus, on the final occasion at his disposal, for the Lord didn\u2019t pass through Jericho again after this, wants […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-6995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-jan-feb-23","tag-meditation","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995","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=6995"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7053,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6995\/revisions\/7053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}