{"id":8581,"date":"2023-09-30T09:10:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T09:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=8581"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:21:01","slug":"fearlessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2023\/09\/fearlessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Ne\u00eenfricare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seara duhovniceasc\u0103 a lunii octombrie, a conturat un alt comportament evanghelic: ne\u00eenfricarea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ne\u00eenfricarea trebuie s\u0103 fie o tr\u0103s\u0103tur\u0103 definitorie a cre\u0219tinului, \u00eens\u0103, dob\u00e2ndirea ei este posibil\u0103 doar cu ajutorul harului dumnezeiesc. M\u00e2ntuitorul ne \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 de ce anume s\u0103 ne temem \u0219i cum ar trebui s\u0103 punem problema \u00een raport cu frica: \u201eNu v\u0103 teme\u021bi de cei care ucid trupul \u0219i dup\u0103 aceasta n-au ce s\u0103 mai fac\u0103. V\u0103 voi ar\u0103ta \u00eens\u0103 de cine s\u0103 v\u0103 teme\u021bi: Teme\u021bi-v\u0103 de acela care, dup\u0103 ce a ucis, are putere s\u0103 arunce \u00een gheena\u201d (Luca 12, 4-5). Iar p\u0103rintele Arsenie Papacioc \u00eent\u0103re\u0219te cuv\u00e2ntul M\u00e2ntuitorului, punct\u00e2nd ce ar trebuie s\u0103 ne \u00eengrijoreze \u00een calitate de cre\u0219tini: \u201eToat\u0103 via\u021ba m-am temut de neascultare.<\/strong>\u201d Adic\u0103 se temea de a face lucrurile f\u0103r\u0103 binecuv\u00e2ntarea lui Dumnezeu. Noi, fiind mai mult oameni trupe\u0219ti dec\u00e2t duhovnice\u0219ti, mai mult ne temem de cei care ne pot ucide trupul, dec\u00e2t de Dumnezeu. \u0218i prin lucrarea celui r\u0103u, c\u0103dem din ascultare, iar aceasta este moartea sufletului.<\/p>\n

\u00cen zilele noastre suferim mult de fric\u0103 \u2013 de suferin\u021b\u0103, de diavol, de moarte. Frica poate fi dep\u0103\u0219it\u0103 \u00een primul r\u00e2nd prin harul lui Dumnezeu, \u0219i prin c\u00e2teva metode ajut\u0103toare. De exemplu, frica de suferin\u021b\u0103 poate fi dep\u0103\u0219it\u0103 doar cunosc\u00e2nd suferin\u021ba, r\u0103bd\u00e2nd-o, pentru c\u0103 frica de suferin\u021b\u0103 nu va face dec\u00e2t s\u0103 ne \u021bin\u0103 \u00een robia ei.<\/p>\n

\u00cen mare parte, frica provine din necredin\u021b\u0103. Sf\u00e2ntul Paisie Aghioritul observ\u0103: \u201eAst\u0103zi tot r\u0103ul vine de la necredin\u021b\u0103. Odinioar\u0103 lumea credea. Poate c\u0103 oamenii erau simpli, poate c\u0103 nu \u00een\u021belegeau nimic din cele pe care le auzeau \u00een biseric\u0103. Unii nu \u0219tiau nici c\u0103 Evangheliile sunt patru la num\u0103r; credeau c\u0103 sunt dou\u0103sprezece. Dar ce credin\u021b\u0103 \u0219i ce evlavie aveau! De ce curaj erau \u00een stare \u0219i infirmierele! C\u00e2te din ele nu mergeau voluntare \u00een r\u0103zboi! Aveau credin\u021b\u0103 \u0219i duh de jertf\u0103 \u0219i ajutau foarte mult.\u201d Deci, dac\u0103 \u0219tim cui slujim \u0219i ai cui suntem, nu trebuie s\u0103 ne temem de nimic.<\/p>\n

Suferin\u021ba nu trebuie s\u0103 ne sperie. P\u0103rintele Nicolae Steinhardt ne \u00eendeamn\u0103 la curaj cu aceste cuvinte: \u201eS\u0103 fim nep\u0103s\u0103tori la ale lumii. S\u0103 consider\u0103m fericirea drept prima noastr\u0103 datorie. \u0218i s\u0103 nu uit\u0103m c\u0103 prima datorie a cre\u0219tinului este s\u0103 \u0219tie a suferi<\/strong>. S\u0103 fim curajo\u0219i \u0219i \u00eendr\u0103zne\u021bi. \u0218i s\u0103 fim bl\u00e2nzi \u0219i smeri\u021bi cu inima... S\u0103 nu \u021binem la via\u021b\u0103, s\u0103 fim oric\u00e2nd gata s-o jertfim, def\u0103im\u00e2nd de\u0219ert\u0103ciunile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sf\u00e2ntul Sofronie Saharov \u00eendulce\u0219te aceast\u0103 tr\u0103s\u0103tur\u0103 de cunosc\u0103tor al suferin\u021bei: \u201e\u00cen ad\u00e2ncul piramidei r\u0103sturnate, \u00een v\u00e2rful ei cel mai ad\u00e2nc, Care este Cel Ce a luat asupr\u0103-\u0218i p\u0103catul \u0219i povara \u00eentregii lumi din iubire pentru lume \u2013 Hristos cel r\u0103stignit, se descoper\u0103 o cu totul alt\u0103 via\u021b\u0103, o cu totul alt\u0103 lumin\u0103, alt\u0103 mireasm\u0103. \u00centr-acolo dragostea trage pe nevoitorul lui Hristos.\u201d<\/p>\n\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

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Suferin\u021ba poate fi transfigurat\u0103, dac\u0103 ne a\u0219ez\u0103m \u00eentr-o pozi\u021bie corect\u0103 prin care s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndim harul care ne va ajuta s\u0103 o purt\u0103m. Un exemplu este martiriul sfintelor Perpetua \u0219i Felicitas. Pentru c\u0103 nu au vrut s\u0103 aduc\u0103 jertfe zeilor, urmau s\u0103 fie martirizate. \u0218i afl\u0103m: \u201eC\u00e2t despre Felicitas, s-a bucurat \u0219i ea de harul Domnului. Fiindc\u0103 se afla \u00een luna a opta de sarcin\u0103 (c\u0103ci fusese arestata \u00eens\u0103rcinat\u0103), iar ziua spectacolului se apropia, ea era \u00een mare fr\u0103m\u00e2ntare, ca nu cumva din cauza sarcinii, sa fie am\u00e2nat\u0103 (de la p\u0103timire). C\u0103ci nu se \u00eeng\u0103duia (dup\u0103 legile romane) ca femeile \u00eens\u0103rcinate sa fie condamnate la moarte. [...] De aceea, cu trei zile \u00eenaintea muceniciei, uni\u021bi cu to\u021bi \u00een aceea\u0219i \u00eentristare, au f\u0103cut rug\u0103ciune c\u0103tre Domnul. \u00cendat\u0103, dup\u0103 rug\u0103ciune, au cuprins-o durerile (na\u0219terii). \u0218i pe c\u00e2nd suferea, pl\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-se de greutatea fireasc\u0103 a unei na\u0219teri \u00een luna a opta, unul dintre paznicii celor \u00eenchi\u0219i i-a zis : \u00abDac\u0103 acum tu suferi at\u00e2t de mult, ce vei face atunci c\u00e2nd vei fi aruncat\u0103 fiarelor, pe care le-ai dispre\u021buit, fiindc\u0103 n-ai voit s\u0103 jertfe\u0219ti zeilor?\u00bb. \u0218i ea a r\u0103spuns : \u00abAcum eu suf\u0103r ceea ce suf\u0103r. Acolo, \u00eens\u0103, un altul (Hristos) va fi \u00een mine, care va patimi pentru mine, fiindc\u0103 \u0219i eu voi patimi pentru El<\/strong>\u00bb. Astfel, a n\u0103scut o feti\u021b\u0103 pe care a crescut-o o sor\u0103 (cre\u0219tina), ca pe fiic\u0103 a ei.\u201d Deci prin har, adic\u0103 al\u0103turi de Hristos, suferin\u021ba se duce altfel.<\/p>\n

Un alt mod prin care poate fi transfigurat\u0103 suferin\u021ba este iubirea de vr\u0103jma\u0219i<\/strong>. Sf\u00e2ntul Siluan Athonitul explic\u0103: \u201eSufletul nu poate avea pace dac\u0103 nu se va ruga pentru vr\u0103jma\u0219i. Domnul m-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat s\u0103 iubesc pe vr\u0103jma\u0219i. F\u0103r\u0103 harul lui Dumnezeu, nu putem iubi pe vr\u0103jma\u0219i, dar Duhul Sf\u00e2nt ne \u00eenva\u021b\u0103 iubirea, atunci ne va fi mil\u0103 chiar \u0219i de demoni, pentru c\u0103 s-au dezlipit de bine \u0219i au pierdut smerenia \u0219i iubirea de Dumnezeu. V\u0103 rog fra\u021bilor, face\u021bi o \u00eencercare. Dac\u0103 cineva v\u0103 oc\u0103r\u0103\u0219te sau v\u0103 dispre\u021buie\u0219te sau smulge ce e al vostru, sau prigone\u0219te Biserica, ruga\u021bi pe Domnul zic\u00e2nd: \u00abDoamne, noi to\u021bi suntem f\u0103pturile Tale. Ai mil\u0103 de robii T\u0103i \u0219i \u00eentoarce-i spre poc\u0103in\u021b\u0103!\u00bb \u0218i atunci vei purta \u00een chip sim\u021bit harul \u00een sufletul t\u0103u. La \u00eenceput sile\u0219te inima ta s\u0103 iubeasc\u0103 pe vr\u0103jma\u0219i, \u0219i Domnul, v\u0103z\u00e2nd dorin\u021ba ta cea bun\u0103, te va ajuta \u00een toate, \u0219i experien\u021ba \u00eens\u0103\u021bi te va pov\u0103\u021bui.<\/strong>\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":"

The spiritual evening in October sought to give contours to another Gospel behavior: fearlessness. Fearlessness ought to be a defining characteristic of a Christian, yet its acquisition is possible only with the help of divine grace. The Lord teaches what exactly we should fear and how we should set limits on fear: \u201cDo not be […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-8581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-sept-oct-23","tag-exploring-your-faith","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8581","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=8581"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8585,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8581\/revisions\/8585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}