{"id":45069,"date":"2019-12-25T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T12:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/infois.ro\/?p=45069"},"modified":"2019-12-25T14:10:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T12:10:36","slug":"ips-teofan-in-pastorala-de-craciun-avandu-l-pe-hristos-in-viata-noastra-vedem-lumea-si-evenimentele-din-ea-prin-ochii-lui-dumnezeu-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infois.ro\/?p=45069","title":{"rendered":"\u00cePS Teofan, \u00een Pastorala de Cr\u0103ciun: Av\u00e2ndu-L pe Hristos \u00een via\u0163a noastr\u0103, vedem lumea \u015fi evenimentele din ea prin ochii lui Dumnezeu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Iubi\u0163i fra\u0163i preo\u0163i,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cuvios cin monahal,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iubi\u0163i copii,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drept-m\u0103ritori cre\u015ftini,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suntem aproape de sf\u00e2r\u015fitul anului 2019 de la Na\u015fterea lui Hristos. Via\u0163a noastr\u0103 obi\u015fnuit\u0103, cu bucuriile, dar \u015fi cu grijile ei de zi cu zi, se schimb\u0103 \u00eentruc\u00e2tva la cump\u0103na dintre ani. Acum petrecem mai mult timp \u00een familie, ne revedem cu prietenii, ne facem planuri pentru anul care vine.<\/p>\n

\u00cen aceast\u0103 ambian\u0163\u0103, pu\u0163in diferit\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 de restul anului, auzim c\u00e2ntece de colind, iar preotul vine \u00een casa noastr\u0103 cu icoana Na\u015fterii Domnului sau cu binecuv\u00e2ntarea Bobotezei.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colindul, preotul sau prezen\u0163a noastr\u0103 la biseric\u0103 \u00een ziua de Cr\u0103ciun na\u015fte, poate, \u00een mintea noastr\u0103 \u00eentrebarea: ce leg\u0103tur\u0103 am eu cu s\u0103rb\u0103toarea Na\u015fterii Domnului? Ce leg\u0103tur\u0103 are acest eveniment cu via\u0163a mea, cu via\u0163a familiei mele, cu via\u0163a \u0162\u0103rii, a lumii \u00een general?<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iubi\u0163i credincio\u015fi,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Na\u015fterea Domnului Hristos este cel mai important eveniment din istoria lumii. Cobor\u00e2rea lui Dumnezeu printre oameni \u2013 aceasta este semnifica\u0163ia Cr\u0103ciunului \u2013 \u00eel rea\u015faz\u0103 pe om \u00een leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu Cerul. Poate fi ceva mai m\u0103re\u0163, mai ad\u00e2nc, mai important ca omul s\u0103 fie \u00een leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu Dumnezeu \u2013 Izvorul Vie\u0163ii \u015fi al ve\u015fniciei?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S\u0103rb\u0103toarea de ast\u0103zi ne arat\u0103 c\u0103 Fiul lui Dumnezeu a luat trup din trupul nostru, c\u0103 S-a f\u0103cut p\u0103rta\u015f vie\u0163ii noastre. \u00cen acela\u015fi timp \u00eens\u0103, via\u0163a lui Hristos poate fi \u015fi via\u0163a noastr\u0103. El devine Fratele nostru mai mare, iar noi \u020ai suntem fii \u015fi fra\u0163i. Ceea ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat la Betleem nu este numai un eveniment petrecut atunci, ci este ceva care m\u0103 atinge pe mine, care influen\u0163eaz\u0103 via\u0163a familiei mele, a celor pe care \u00eei cunosc sau \u00eei voi cunoa\u015fte \u00een viitor.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ve\u0163i zice, poate: pu\u0163ini sunt cei care cred \u015fi simt \u00een acest fel. Da, a\u015fa este! Se repet\u0103 \u015fi ast\u0103zi cele petrecute atunci. Doar magii \u015fi p\u0103storii L-au recunoscut pe Hristos la Na\u015fterea Sa. Apoi, s-au ad\u0103ugat \u015fi al\u0163ii, dar tot pu\u0163ini au r\u0103mas. Acum se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 la fel. Faptul c\u0103 sunte\u0163i la biseric\u0103 \u00een aceast\u0103 zi arat\u0103 c\u0103 v\u0103 a\u015feza\u0163i \u00eentre cei care-L urmeaz\u0103 pe Hristos sau tind spre aceasta.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dumnezeu acord\u0103 fiec\u0103ruia libertatea de a alege. \u201eIat\u0103, stau la u\u015f\u0103 \u015fi bat<\/em>, zice Domnul; de va auzi cineva glasul Meu \u015fi va deschide u\u015fa, voi intra la el \u015fi voi cina cu el \u015fi el cu Mine<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0De ce a\u015fteapt\u0103 Dumnezeu cu r\u0103bdare mult\u0103 la u\u015fa inimii noastre? Pentru c\u0103 El \u201evoie\u015fte ca to\u0163i oamenii s\u0103 se m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103 \u015fi\u00a0la\u00a0cuno\u015ftin\u0163a\u00a0adev\u0103rului\u00a0s\u0103 vin\u0103\u201d<\/em>. Pentru c\u0103 \u201eDumnezeu vrea s\u0103 lucreze pururea \u015fi \u00een to\u0163i taina \u00centrup\u0103rii Sale\u201d<\/em>, dup\u0103 cuv\u00e2ntul Sf\u00e2ntului Maxim M\u0103rturisitorul.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drept-m\u0103ritori cre\u015ftini,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Taina \u00centrup\u0103rii Fiului lui Dumnezeu ne arat\u0103, pe de o parte, existen\u0163a unui moment istoric bine definit. Pe de alt\u0103 parte, aceast\u0103 Tain\u0103 este r\u00e2nduit\u0103 a se \u00eemplini \u015fi \u00een via\u0163a noastr\u0103, aici \u015fi acum. Cum se realizeaz\u0103 aceasta?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd, Taina \u00centrup\u0103rii lui Dumnezeu se \u00eempline\u015fte \u00een om prin Botez. La Botezul unui copil sau unui adult, preotul se roag\u0103, zic\u00e2nd: \u201e\u015ei f\u0103 s\u0103 ia chip Hristosul T\u0103u \u00een acesta ce se va na\u015fte din nou\u201d<\/em>. Sfin\u0163ii Apostoli \u015fi P\u0103rin\u0163ii Bisericii m\u0103rturisesc despre chipul lui Hristos care se \u00eenr\u0103d\u0103cineaz\u0103 \u00een fiin\u0163a cea mai dinl\u0103untru a omului: \u201eO, copiii mei, pentru care suf\u0103r iar\u0103\u015fi durerile na\u015fterii, p\u00e2n\u0103 ce Hristos va lua\u00a0chip\u00a0\u00een\u00a0voi!\u201d.<\/em>\u00a0spune Sf\u00e2ntul Apostol Pavel. \u201eHristos Se na\u015fte \u00een om prin Botez<\/em>\u201d. La r\u00e2ndul s\u0103u, cel botezat \u201erena\u015fte \u00een Hristos duhovnice\u015fte\u201d<\/em>, \u201ese une\u015fte \u015fi-\u015fi face ale sale sim\u0163irile \u015fi func\u0163iile trupului lui Hristos\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prin ungerea cu Sf\u00e2ntul \u015fi Marele Mir, noul botezat prime\u015fte darurile Duhului Sf\u00e2nt, care fac posibil\u0103 cre\u015fterea omului \u00een via\u0163a duhovniceasc\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prin dumnezeiasca \u00cemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015fanie, omul botezat \u015fi pecetluit cu Duhul Sf\u00e2nt prime\u015fte Trupul \u015fi S\u00e2ngele lui Hristos sub chip de p\u00e2ine \u015fi vin.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Taina \u00centrup\u0103rii lui Dumnezeu \u00een via\u0163a omului se \u00eempline\u015fte apoi prin p\u0103zirea poruncilor \u00een via\u0163a de zi cu zi. C\u0103ci \u201eDomnul e ascuns \u00een poruncile Sale. \u015ei cei ce-L caut\u0103 pe El \u00cel g\u0103sesc pe m\u0103sura \u00eemplinirii lor\u201d<\/em>, spune Sf\u00e2ntul Marcu Ascetul. Prin cuget smerit \u015fi duh de poc\u0103in\u0163\u0103, dar mai ales prin iubire \u015fi rug\u0103ciune, omul se \u00eent\u0103re\u015fte \u00een con\u015ftientizarea prezen\u0163ei lui Dumnezeu \u00een sine.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iubit popor al lui Dumnezeu,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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S\u0103rb\u0103toarea Na\u015fterii Domnului cuprinde \u00een sine marele eveniment petrecut la Betleem, precum \u015fi marea tain\u0103 a na\u015fterii lui Hristos \u00een inima noastr\u0103. Prezen\u0163a lui Hristos-Dumnezeu \u00een noi presupune c\u0103 via\u0163a noastr\u0103 tinde s\u0103 fie precum via\u0163a Lui ca Om. Sf\u00e2ntul Apostol Pavel vorbe\u015fte despre nevoia ca oamenii s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 \u201eg\u00e2ndul lui Hristos\u201d<\/em>. Are g\u00e2ndul lui Hristos \u201ecel ce cuget\u0103 ca Hristos \u015fi prin toate <\/em>\u020a<\/em>l cuget\u0103 pe Hristos<\/em>\u201d, spune Sf\u00e2ntul Maxim M\u0103rturisitorul. Marele nostru teolog, P\u0103rintele Dumitru St\u0103niloae, ne \u00eendeamn\u0103 \u201e<\/strong>s\u0103 ne comport\u0103m<\/em> asemenea lui Dumnezeu Cel a toate iubitor fa\u0163\u0103 de toate<\/em>\u201d. Ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 acest lucru? Omul este chemat s\u0103 iubeasc\u0103 precum Dumnezeu, adic\u0103 s\u0103 aib\u0103 \u201einima plin\u0103 de cea mai fierbinte iubire, iubirea lui Dumnezeu\u201d. <\/em>Aceasta se arat\u0103 printr-o \u201esensibilitate aproape sf\u00e2\u015fietoare pentru orice durere str\u0103in\u0103, o sensibilitate mai mare ca pentru durerea proprie<\/em>\u201d. Iubirea care \u00eel aseam\u0103n\u0103 cel mai mult pe om cu Dumnezeu este ar\u0103tat\u0103 \u00een rug\u0103ciunea pentru vr\u0103jma\u015fi, care, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Sf\u00e2nta Liturghie, men\u0163in lumea \u00eentru existen\u0163\u0103. Iubirea pentru vr\u0103jma\u015fi ap\u0103r\u0103 lumea de \u201efocul dezbin\u0103rii atotcuprinz\u0103toare\u201d. \u201eIar prin dumnezeiasca Euharistie se ofer\u0103 un permanent izvor al \u00eennoirii pentru \u00eentreaga lume \u015fi hran\u0103 pentru societate (…). Via\u0163a lui Hristos curge \u00een corpul social \u015fi adap\u0103 toate formele vie\u0163ii sociale. Iar via\u0163a lui Dumnezeu este cea mai mare putere transformatoare pentru istorie.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iat\u0103 pentru ce, iubi\u0163i credincio\u015fi, este at\u00e2t de necesar ca via\u0163a lui Hristos s\u0103 devin\u0103 via\u0163a noastr\u0103. Av\u00e2ndu-L pe Hristos \u00een via\u0163a noastr\u0103, vedem lumea \u015fi evenimentele din ea prin ochii lui Dumnezeu. Recunoa\u015ftem prin aceasta c\u0103 \u201eIisus Hristos este m\u0103sura tuturor lucrurilor dumnezeie\u015fti \u015fi omene\u015fti (…). El este idealul nostru cel mai des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fit. \u00cen El g\u0103sim r\u0103spunsul la toate problemele noastre, care f\u0103r\u0103 El ar fi de nerezolvat. El este cu adev\u0103rat axa mistic\u0103 a universului\u201d<\/em>, <\/em>a\u015fa cum m\u0103rturise\u015fte un teolog din vremea noastr\u0103.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spre Domnul Hristos se cuvine s\u0103 ne \u00eentoarcem. \u00cen El s\u0103 ne punem n\u0103dejdea. Toate celelalte sunt trec\u0103toare \u015fi schimb\u0103toare. Hristos, \u201eieri \u015fi azi \u015fi \u00een veci,\u00a0este\u00a0acela\u015fi\u201d<\/em>. El este St\u00e2nca pe care n-o iau valurile. El este Coloana care nu se clatin\u0103. El este Apa cea vie, P\u00e2inea cea spre fiin\u0163\u0103, Lumina lumii, Calea, Adev\u0103rul \u015fi Via\u0163a.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acum, \u00een zilele de s\u0103rb\u0103toare \u00eenchinate Na\u015fterii Domnului, s\u0103 avem sufletul, inima \u015fi toat\u0103 fiin\u0163a \u00eendreptate spre Dumnezeu. G\u00e2ndul nostru s\u0103 cuprind\u0103 \u00een rug\u0103ciune \u015fi iubire pe cei dragi ai familiei noastre, dar \u015fi pe cei care sufer\u0103 boli \u015fi nedrept\u0103\u0163i pe fa\u0163a p\u0103m\u00e2ntului.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00cen acest duh s\u0103 petrecem Cr\u0103ciunul, \u00een aceast\u0103 perspectiv\u0103 s\u0103-i \u00een\u0163elegem semnifica\u0163ia \u015fi din bog\u0103\u0163ia de har a Betleemului s\u0103 ne ad\u0103p\u0103m sufletul \u00eensetat de adev\u0103r \u015fi bucurie.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 V\u0103 \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015fez cu dragostea lui Dumnezeu pe fiecare \u00een parte \u015fi pe to\u0163i \u00eempreun\u0103, rostindu-v\u0103 din suflet:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Na\u015fterea Domnului cu bucurie!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An Nou binecuv\u00e2ntat!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Al vostru p\u0103rinte \u015fi frate \u00eentru Hristos,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2020 Teofan,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mitropolitul Moldovei \u015fi Bucovinei<\/strong><\/p>\n

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