{"id":7002,"date":"2023-01-31T06:11:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T06:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=7002"},"modified":"2024-07-08T14:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T14:59:31","slug":"to-think-prayer-is-nothing-is-a-trick-of-the-evil-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2023\/01\/to-think-prayer-is-nothing-is-a-trick-of-the-evil-one\/","title":{"rendered":"A crede c\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea e zadarnic\u0103 este o curs\u0103 a vr\u0103jma\u0219ului"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prin c\u00e2teva \u00eent\u0103mpl\u0103ri din ultimii ani, am ajuns s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg mai bine rostul rug\u0103ciunii \u00een via\u021ba cre\u0219tinilor ortodoc\u0219i. La \u00eenceput, aceast\u0103 \u00een\u021belegere s-a n\u0103scut din unele fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103ri pe care le aveam pentru unii oameni pe care \u00eei iubesc, at\u00e2t ortodoc\u0219i c\u00e2t \u0219i neortodoc\u0219i. Aceste fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103ri nu au fost doar practice, ci \u0219i duhovnice\u0219ti, fiindc\u0103 la vremea actual\u0103 c\u00e2nd scriu aceste r\u00e2nduri, sunt singurul membru al familiei mele care a \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219at Ortodoxia.<\/p>

\"\"Pe parcursul unui pelerinaj \u00een Kodiak, Alaska, i-am vorbit despre fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103rile mele unui frate-\u00eentru-Hristos, de asemenea ortodox. I-am \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219it cum sim\u021beam c\u0103 str\u0103daniile mele de a-i convinge pe cei dragi ai mei despre adev\u0103rul Ortodoxiei sau chiar despre unele concepte mai \u2018lume\u0219ti\u2019 nu aduceau nicio road\u0103. I-am zis: \u201etot ceea ce pot face este s\u0103 m\u0103 rog,\u201d d\u00e2nd impresia c\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea e zadarnic\u0103. Acest frate-\u00eentru-Hristos mi-a r\u0103spuns imediat: \u201eAsta este o curs\u0103 a vr\u0103jma\u0219ului \u2013 s\u0103 te fac\u0103 s\u0103 crezi c\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea e zadarnic\u0103. Vezi, de aici \u00eencepe, mai \u00eent\u00e2i te face s\u0103 crezi c\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea e zadarnic\u0103, apoi va vrea s\u0103 nu te mai rogi deloc\u2026\u201d P\u00e2n\u0103 la urm\u0103, cine \u0219tie unde va duce un asemenea declin \u00een rug\u0103ciunea n\u0103d\u0103jduitoare, poate la m\u00e2hnire \u0219i dezn\u0103dejde \u00een cel mai bun caz. Asta m-a influen\u021bat puternic.<\/p>

Pentru a ilustra mai bine aceast\u0103 idee, st\u0103team odat\u0103 la o m\u0103n\u0103stire prestigioas\u0103 \u00een nordul statului New York pentru o perioad\u0103 mai lung\u0103. \u00cen timpul petrecerii mele acolo, am vorbit cu Stare\u021bul despre rug\u0103ciune, mai ales despre atunci c\u00e2nd vrea cineva s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 ajutorul lui Dumnezeu \u00een mod deosebit. Mi-a povestit cum c\u0103, la un moment dat, m\u0103n\u0103stirea se confrunta cu ni\u0219te greut\u0103\u021bi financiare majore \u0219i a rugat-o pe o femeie evlavioas\u0103 care locuia \u00een preajma m\u0103n\u0103stirii s\u0103 citeasc\u0103 un acatist pentru 40 de zile la r\u00e2nd pentru bun\u0103starea m\u0103n\u0103stirii. A c\u0103zut de acord \u0219i, spre mirarea Stare\u021bului \u0219i a femeii, dup\u0103 ce a terminat acatistul, \u00een a 40-a zi, m\u0103n\u0103stirea a primit sprijinul financiar de care avea nevoie ca s\u0103 rezolve greut\u0103\u021bile cu care se confrunta.<\/p>

Alt\u0103dat\u0103, tot la aceast\u0103 m\u0103n\u0103stire, am mers \u00eentr-o plimbare cu un anume ieromonah filipinez. C\u00e2t ne plimbam, i-am \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219it din fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103rile pe care le aveam pentru mama mea. Atunci el m-a \u00eentrebat: \u201eO iube\u0219ti pe mama ta?\u201d. Ini\u021bial eram nedumerit \u0219i am zis: \u201eP\u0103i, da, sigur c\u0103 da.\u201d A urmat o scurt\u0103 t\u0103cere \u00een timp ce am continuat plimbarea. Apoi mi-a zis: \u201eRug\u0103ciunea care vine dintr-o inim\u0103 cu dragoste e la fel de puternic\u0103 ca rug\u0103ciunea unui p\u0103rinte duhovnicesc pentru fiii lui duhovnice\u0219ti.\u201d Aceasta mi-a amintit de povestea Sfintei Monica, mama Sf\u00e2ntului Augustin, care pl\u00e2ngea pentru fiul ei. Era extrem de \u00eentristat\u0103 pentru c\u0103 fiul ei, viitorul sf\u00e2nt, se afla \u00een \u00een\u0219elare apar\u021bin\u00e2nd unei erezii gnostice. Un episcop anonim a consolat-o cu urm\u0103torul cuv\u00e2nt: \u201eUn fiu al at\u00e2tor lacrimi nu va pieri.\u201d<\/p>

A\u0219adar, s\u0103 prindem curaj din asemenea exemple, at\u00e2t pentru noi \u00een\u0219ine, c\u00e2t \u0219i pentru cei dragi ai no\u0219tri, indiferent dac\u0103 ei sunt ortodoc\u0219i sau nu. Rug\u0103ciunea poate fi mai puternic\u0103 dec\u00e2t \u00ee\u021bi imaginezi, dac\u0103 inima \u021bi-e potrivit\u0103. \u0218i dac\u0103 nu reu\u0219e\u0219ti de fiecare dat\u0103, a fi st\u0103ruitor la rug\u0103ciune poate aduce totu\u0219i un folos. S\u0103 ne ajute Dumnezeu, pentru rug\u0103ciunile Maicii Domnului \u0219i ale tuturor Sfin\u021bilor, s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegem mai bine semnifica\u021bia rug\u0103ciunii \u00een via\u021ba noastr\u0103, mai ales noi care suntem cre\u0219tini ortodoc\u0219i credincio\u0219i.<\/p>

Olof Borg<\/em><\/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":"

Through a series of events over the last few years, I\u2019ve come to a better understanding of prayer in the life of Orthodox Christians. Originally, this stemmed from concerns of well-being for people whom I love, both Orthodox and non-Orthodox. These concerns were not only practical, but spiritual as well; because at the time of […]<\/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":[29],"class_list":["post-7002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-jan-feb-23","tag-youth-voice","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7002","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=7002"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7125,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7002\/revisions\/7125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}