{"id":37345,"date":"2014-12-24T16:39:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T14:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/targovistenews.ro\/live\/?p=37345"},"modified":"2014-12-24T16:39:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T14:39:21","slug":"pastorala-de-sfintele-sarbatori-ale-nasterii-domnului","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/targovistenews.ro\/live\/pastorala-de-sfintele-sarbatori-ale-nasterii-domnului\/","title":{"rendered":"PASTORAL\u0102 DE SFINTELE S\u0102RB\u0102TORI ALE NA\u015eTERII DOMNULUI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"www.mariusbuga.ro_images_nifon6\"<\/a>\u2020 NIFON<\/strong><\/p>\n

PRIN MILOSTIVIREA LUI DUMNEZEU, <\/strong><\/p>\n

ARHIEPISCOP \u015eI MITROPOLIT <\/strong><\/p>\n

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IUBITULUI NOSTRU CLER, <\/strong>
\nCINULUI MONAHAL \u015eI TUTUROR DREPTM\u0102RITORILOR CRE\u015eTINI DIN <\/strong>
\nARHIEPISCOPIA T\u00c2RGOVI\u015eTEI,<\/strong>
\nHAR, PACE \u015eI AJUTOR DE LA DUMNEZEU,<\/strong>
\n\u00a0IAR DE LA NOI, ARHIP\u0102STORUL VOSTRU, P\u0102RINTEASC\u0102 \u00ceMBR\u0102\u0162I\u015eARE \u015eI <\/strong>
\nARHIEREASC\u0102 BINECUV\u00c2NTARE <\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201eDumnezeu a\u015fa a iubit lumea, <\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00eenc\u00e2t pe Fiul S\u0103u Cel Unul-N\u0103scut <\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0L-a dat ca oricine crede \u00een El s\u0103 nu piar\u0103, ci s\u0103 aib\u0103 via\u0163\u0103 ve\u015fnic\u0103. <\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C\u0103ci n-a trimis Dumnezeu pe Fiul S\u0103u <\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00een lume ca s\u0103 judece lumea, ci ca <\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0s\u0103 se m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103, prin El, lumea.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(Ioan 3, 16-17).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Iubi\u0163ii mei fii suflete\u015fti, slujitori ai altarelor \u015fi dreptm\u0103ritori cre\u015ftini,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Na\u015fterea Domnului nostru Iisus Hristos, s\u0103rb\u0103toarea cea mare a dragostei \u015fi p\u0103cii, ne cheam\u0103 ast\u0103zi la via\u0163a cea nou\u0103 a harului, la \u00eennoire, credin\u0163\u0103, n\u0103dejde \u015fi iubire \u00eentru dreptate \u015fi adev\u0103r. Pentru a r\u0103spunde acestei chem\u0103ri, trebuie s\u0103 ne transpunem, cu toat\u0103 puterea credin\u0163ei noastre, \u00een acea atmosfer\u0103 de dragoste \u015fi de pace dumnezeiasc\u0103 din noaptea sf\u00e2nt\u0103 a Na\u015fterii, ce a unit cerul cu p\u0103m\u00e2ntul, constituind \u00eenceputul m\u00e2ntuirii noastre prin Na\u015fterea lui Iisus Hristos, Care, Dumnezeu fiind, S-a \u00eentrupat \u015fi, astfel, a cobor\u00e2t \u00een mijlocul oamenilor.
\nSf\u00e2ntul Apostol \u015fi Evanghelist Ioan, vorbind despre Dumnezeu, a spus c\u0103: \u201eDumnezeu este iubire\u201d<\/em> (I Ioan 4, 8), El este iubirea cea mai deplin\u0103 \u015fi mai des\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fit\u0103, iubirea care cuprinde totul \u015fi sus\u0163ine totul, \u00een cer \u015fi pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt, ea este izvor \u015fi cauz\u0103 a tot ce exist\u0103 \u015fi ea se manifest\u0103 c\u0103tre noi prin mii \u015fi mii de moduri, care mai de care mai frumoase \u015fi mai folositoare pentru om.
\nDin iubirea dumnezeiasc\u0103 s-a n\u0103scut lumea cea cereasc\u0103 ce str\u0103luce\u015fte \u00een jurul tronului dumnezeirii, c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd ne\u00eencetat: \u201eSf\u00e2nt, Sf\u00e2nt, Sf\u00e2nt este Domnul Savaot, plin este tot p\u0103m\u00e2ntul de m\u0103rirea Lui!\u201d <\/em>(Isaia 6, 3), \u015fi din aceea\u015fi iubire a creat lumea cu toate splendorile ei, dar \u015fi pe om ca pe o cunun\u0103 a crea\u0163iei. Iar\u00a0 omul se bucur\u0103 de toate aceste roade ale iubirii dumnezeie\u015fti. Psalmistul, inspirat de Duhul Sf\u00e2nt, referindu-se la aceast\u0103 f\u0103ptur\u0103 minunat\u0103 a lui Dumnezeu, zice: \u201eC\u00e2nd privesc cerurile, lucrul m\u00e2inilor Tale, luna \u015fi stelele pe care Tu le-ai \u00eentemeiat, \u00eemi zic: Ce este omul c\u0103-\u0162i aminte\u015fti de el? Sau fiul omului, c\u0103-l cercetezi pe el? Mic\u015foratu-l-ai pe d\u00e2nsul cu pu\u0163in fa\u0163\u0103 de \u00eengeri, cu m\u0103rire \u015fi cu cinste\u00a0\u00a0 l-ai \u00eencununat pe el. Pusu-l-ai pe d\u00e2nsul peste lucrul m\u00e2inilor Tale, toate le-ai supus sub picioarele lui\u201d <\/em>(Psalmi 8, 3-6).
\nA\u015fadar, Fiul lui Dumnezeu se \u00eentrupeaz\u0103 ca om, \u00een smerenie, din iubire, \u00een pe\u015ftera Betleemului. \u201e\u015ei afl\u00e2ndu-Se la \u00eenf\u0103\u0163i\u015fare ca om, S-a smerit f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-Se ascult\u0103tor p\u00e2n\u0103 la moarte \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 moarte pe cruce\u201d <\/em>(Filipeni 2, 8). Ascultarea cea mare a Lui este fa\u0163\u0103 de Tat\u0103l Care L-a trimis, ca prin Cruce s\u0103 m\u00e2ntuiasc\u0103 pe om, pentru c\u0103 a\u015fa a \u201eiubit Dumnezeu lumea, \u00eenc\u00e2t pe Fiul S\u0103u, Cel Unul-N\u0103scut, L-a dat ca oricine crede \u00een El s\u0103 nu piar\u0103, ci s\u0103 aib\u0103 via\u0163\u0103 ve\u015fnic\u0103.\u201d<\/em> (Ioan 3, 16). Iar iubirea aceasta \u00eenseamn\u0103 d\u0103ruire, jertfelnicie \u015fi bun\u0103voin\u0163\u0103. Ea este leg\u0103tura de unire dintre membrii Bisericii, leg\u0103tura prin care ei alc\u0103tuiesc un singur trup: Biserica lui Dumnezeu, cea aleas\u0103, Trupul cel viu \u015fi tainic al lui Hristos.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00cenainte de venirea M\u00e2ntuitorului, omenirea se afla \u00eentr-o nesiguran\u0163\u0103 \u015fi confuzie \u00een privin\u0163a cunoa\u015fterii adev\u0103rului, binelui \u015fi fericirii. Se instaurase atunci o pr\u0103pastie a \u00eenstr\u0103in\u0103rii \u00eentre Dumnezeu \u015fi om (Efeseni 2, 12). Dar Bunul Dumnezeu, Care a creat lumea v\u0103zut\u0103 \u015fi nev\u0103zut\u0103, nu putea \u00eeng\u0103dui ca oamenii, f\u0103pturile Sale cele mai alese, s\u0103 fie robi\u0163i de-a pururi de stihiile \u00eentunericului (Galateni 4, 3) \u015fi s\u0103 se poarte fa\u0163\u0103 de El ca ni\u015fte str\u0103ini (Efeseni 2, 19). De aceea, c\u00e2nd a sosit plinirea vremii, Dumnezeu a trimis pe Fiul S\u0103u N\u0103scut din Fecioar\u0103 ca s\u0103 r\u0103scumpere pe oameni \u015fi noi to\u0163i s\u0103 redevenim fiii Lui.
\nDin Sf\u00e2nta Scriptur\u0103 a proorocilor de odinioar\u0103, care istorisiser\u0103 multe din via\u0163a \u015fi lucrarea lui Hristos Domnul; din Sfintele Evanghelii \u015fi din c\u0103r\u0163ile Sfin\u0163ilor Apostoli, care istorisesc Na\u015fterea M\u00e2ntuitorului \u015fi descriu neasem\u0103nata Lui smerenie; din scrierile Sfin\u0163ilor P\u0103rin\u0163i ai Bisericii \u015fi din c\u00e2nt\u0103rile sfinte, care pream\u0103resc \u201etaina cea din veac ascuns\u0103 \u015fi de \u00eengeri ne\u015ftiut\u0103\u201d<\/em> a \u00centrup\u0103rii Fiului lui Dumnezeu (Efeseni 3, 9; Coloseni 1, 26); \u015fi, de asemenea, din versurile inspirate ale str\u0103vechilor noastre colinde de Cr\u0103ciun, noi \u00een\u0163elegem c\u0103 numai prin \u00centruparea \u015fi Jertfa Fiului lui Dumnezeu puteam fi izb\u0103vi\u0163i, pentru a dob\u00e2ndi sensul adev\u0103rat al vie\u0163ii.<\/p>\n

Iubi\u0163i fra\u0163i \u015fi surori \u00een Domnul,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00cencep\u00e2nd de la Betleem, Dumnezeu ni S-a descoperit trupe\u015fte \u00een Domnul nostru Iisus Hristos \u015fi ne-a adus la cuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103 \u201ecele ce ochiul n-a v\u0103zut \u015fi urechea n-a auzit, \u015fi la inima omului nu s-au suit\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0(I Corinteni 2, 9), a\u015fa cum spune Sf\u00e2nta Scriptur\u0103. \u015ei anume: adev\u0103rul c\u0103 Dumnezeu, \u00een fiin\u0163a Sa, este via\u0163\u0103, lumin\u0103 \u015fi iubire (I Ioan 1, 5); \u015fi c\u0103 Fiul S\u0103u a luat fire omeneasc\u0103, tocmai pentru a ne ar\u0103ta calea pe care trebuie s\u0103 mergem, pentru a ne descoperi adev\u0103rul \u00een care trebuie s\u0103 credem \u015fi pentru a ne conduce la comuniunea cu Dumnezeu, Izvorul vie\u0163ii (Ioan 14, 6).
\nDin ziua Na\u015fterii Domnului, c\u00e2nd Fiul lui Dumnezeu, Fiul Omului S-a f\u0103cut, credincio\u015fii renasc la via\u0163\u0103, optimism, dragoste<\/strong> \u015fi bucurie<\/strong>. M\u0103rturisim cu to\u0163ii c\u0103 suntem iar\u0103\u015fi fii iubi\u0163i ai lui Dumnezeu \u015fi \u00eempreun\u0103-mo\u015ftenitori ai slavei Sale (Romani 8, 14-15). Ast\u0103zi, \u00een\u0163elegem mai clar adev\u0103rul exprimat de Domnul Hristos prin cuvintele: \u201eEu sunt calea, adev\u0103rul \u015fi via\u0163a. Nimeni nu vine la Tat\u0103l Meu dec\u00e2t prin Mine\u201d<\/em> (Ioan 14, 6), \u201eEu \u015fi Tat\u0103l una suntem\u2026\u201d<\/em> (Ioan 10, 30), \u201ecel ce M-a v\u0103zut pe Mine a v\u0103zut pe Tat\u0103l\u2026\u201d<\/em> (Ioan 14, 9), c\u0103ci \u201eEu sunt \u00eentru Tat\u0103l \u015fi Tat\u0103l \u00eentru Mine\u201d<\/em> (Ioan 14, 11).
\nIat\u0103 pentru ce praznicul Na\u015fterii Domnului este considerat de Biserica Ortodox\u0103 cel mai potrivit prilej de a cultiva \u00eendatorirea sf\u00e2nt\u0103 a dragostei fr\u0103\u0163e\u015fti \u00een societatea omeneasc\u0103. La dragoste ne \u00eendeamn\u0103 \u00censu\u015fi Domnul nostru Iisus Hristos prin cuvintele: \u201ePorunc\u0103 nou\u0103 dau vou\u0103: S\u0103 v\u0103 iubi\u0163i unul pe altul. Precum Eu v-am iubit pe voi, a\u015fa \u015fi voi s\u0103 v\u0103 iubi\u0163i unul pe altul. \u00centru aceasta vor cunoa\u015fte to\u0163i c\u0103 sunte\u0163i ucenicii Mei, dac\u0103 ve\u0163i avea dragoste unii fa\u0163\u0103 de al\u0163ii.\u201d<\/em> (Ioan 13, 34-35).
\n\u00centr-adev\u0103r, toate sunt f\u0103r\u0103 de folos, dac\u0103 dragostea lipse\u015fte (I Corinteni 13, 1-3). F\u0103r\u0103 dragoste fa\u0163\u0103 de Dumnezeu \u015fi semeni, credin\u0163a omului este o c\u0103l\u0103uz\u0103 inutil\u0103, iar rug\u0103ciunea lui neputincioas\u0103, r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd doar teama de pedeaps\u0103, ca la demoni, \u00een loc de \u00eendreptare \u015fi fapte bune (Iacob 2, 19). F\u0103r\u0103 dragoste fa\u0163\u0103 de oameni, iste\u0163imea min\u0163ii este o lumin\u0103 lipsit\u0103 de c\u0103ldur\u0103, iar inima omului este mai rece dec\u00e2t ghea\u0163a \u015fi mai dur\u0103 dec\u00e2t piatra. F\u0103r\u0103 credin\u0163\u0103 \u015fi iubire, \u015ftiin\u0163a \u015fi cultura nu aduc bucurie \u015fi speran\u0163\u0103, ci triste\u0163e \u015fi confuzie. Acolo unde lucreaz\u0103 dragostea \u015fi pacea, domne\u015fte comuniunea \u015fi armonia \u00eentre oameni, cum spune, a\u015fa de frumos, Sf\u00e2ntul Apostol Pavel, \u00een celebrul imn al dragostei: \u201eDragostea nu caut\u0103 ale sale, nu se aprinde de m\u00e2nie, nu g\u00e2nde\u015fte r\u0103ul. Nu se bucur\u0103 de nedreptate, ci se bucur\u0103 de adev\u0103r. Toate le sufer\u0103, toate le crede, toate le n\u0103d\u0103jduie\u015fte\u201d<\/em> (I Corinteni 13, 5-7). Oric\u00e2nd \u015fi oriunde, virtutea dragostei \u00eenal\u0163\u0103 \u015fi \u00eennobileaz\u0103 via\u0163a oamenilor, c\u0103ci ea tope\u015fte ura din inimi \u015fi genereaz\u0103 din bel\u015fug \u00eencredere, speran\u0163\u0103 \u015fi bucurie, anul\u00e2nd din temelii ura, care este izvorul suferin\u0163elor.<\/p>\n

Iubi\u0163i fii duhovnice\u015fti,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ve\u015fm\u00e2ntul \u015fi efectele iubirii nu se vor \u00eenvechi niciodat\u0103, f\u0103clia iubirii de oameni nu se va stinge niciodat\u0103. De aceea, faptele izvor\u00e2te din iubire vor d\u0103inui \u00een veci, iar numele f\u0103c\u0103torilor de bine vor fi \u00eenscrise \u00een cartea vie\u0163ii, deoarece numai faptele iubirii corespund voii lui Dumnezeu \u015fi menirii neamului omenesc. Domnul p\u0103cii \u015fi al bunei \u00een\u0163elegeri \u00eentre oameni, c\u00e2ntat de \u00eengeri \u00een noaptea cea sf\u00e2nt\u0103 a Na\u015fterii Domnului, str\u0103bate veacurile \u015fi nu se va \u00eenvechi niciodat\u0103, c\u0103ci El reprezint\u0103 glasul adev\u0103rului, garan\u0163ia binelui \u015fi temelia fericirii omului creat dup\u0103 Chipul S\u0103u cel Sf\u00e2nt.
\nDac\u0103 privim cu ochii fizici \u015fi ai credin\u0163ei icoana Na\u015fterii Fiului lui Dumnezeu, vom \u00een\u0163elege c\u0103 El este Icoana dragostei lui Dumnezeu-Tat\u0103l c\u0103tre noi, pentru a lua pild\u0103 din dragostea \u015fi smerenia Lui. \u00cen \u00centruparea Sa vedem str\u0103lucirea lui Dumnezeu, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een haina smereniei \u015fi, de aceea, fiecare s\u0103rb\u0103toare de Cr\u0103ciun ne \u00eenc\u0103lze\u015fte inimile de dragostea Lui, ne lumineaz\u0103 cu lumina credin\u0163ei p\u0103storilor care s-au \u00eenchinat \u00een noaptea sf\u00e2nt\u0103. Gr\u0103itoare sunt cuvintele Sf\u00e2ntului Maxim M\u0103rturisitorul despre \u00centruparea Domnului: \u201eO, tain\u0103 a tainelor! Dumnezeu \u00censu\u015fi S-a f\u0103cut, din dragoste, \u00eentr-adev\u0103r om, lu\u00e2nd trup \u015fi asum\u00e2nd asupra Lui, f\u0103r\u0103 schimbare, p\u0103surile firii omene\u015fti, pentru a m\u00e2ntui pe om \u015fi pentru a ni se oferi nou\u0103 \u00een\u015fine, oamenilor, ca \u00eentip\u0103rire a virtu\u0163ii \u015fi ca icoan\u0103 vie a dragostei \u015fi bun\u0103voin\u0163ei fa\u0163\u0103 de oameni\u201d<\/em> (Epistola 44).<\/p>\n

Iubi\u0163ii mei fii suflete\u015fti,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vestea minunat\u0103 a \u00centrup\u0103rii M\u00e2ntuitorului ni se readuce \u00een amintire, \u00een fiecare an, ca s\u0103 ne re\u00eennoim, at\u00e2t credin\u0163a \u00een dumnezeirea Sa, c\u00e2t \u015fi via\u0163a noastr\u0103 sufleteasc\u0103, ascult\u00e2nd la sfintele Sale porunci \u015fi \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103turi. Cei care \u00cel ascultau spuneau: \u201eNiciodat\u0103 n-a vorbit vreun om ca omul acesta\u201d<\/em> (Ioan 7, 46), deoarece aducea nout\u0103\u0163i care au revolu\u0163ionat lumea religioas\u0103 a vremii, dar \u015fi a tuturor timpurilor.
\nA adus, printre multe altele, legea dragostei de Dumnezeu, dovedit\u0103 prin dragostea fa\u0163\u0103 de aproapele: \u201eMai mare dragoste dec\u00e2t aceasta nimeni nu are, ca sufletul lui s\u0103 \u015fi-l pun\u0103 pentru prietenii s\u0103i\u201d<\/em> (Ioan 15, 13). Sau, cel ce zice: \u201eiubesc pe Dumnezeu dar pe fratele s\u0103u \u00eel ur\u0103\u015fte, acela e un mincinos; c\u0103ci cel ce nu iube\u015fte pe fratele s\u0103u pe care \u00eel vede, cum poate s\u0103 iubeasc\u0103 pe Dumnezeu, pe care nu \u00cel vede\u201d<\/em> (I Ioan 4, 20). Iubirea nu mai presupune nici un interes. De aceea, se \u00eentinde p\u00e2n\u0103 la du\u015fmani, de la care nu a\u015fteapt\u0103 nicio r\u0103splat\u0103, c\u0103ci iubirea este jertfitoare. Iisus S-a jertfit din iubire, nu pentru vreo r\u0103splat\u0103. De aceea, Sf\u00e2ntul Apostol Pavel spune c\u0103 \u201eomul duhovnicesc toate le judec\u0103, pe el \u00eens\u0103 nu-l judec\u0103 nimeni\u201d<\/em> (I Corinteni 2, 15). Iar minunea Cr\u0103ciunului tocmai aceasta este: a-L vedea pe Dumnezeu f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 murim prin aceast\u0103 vedere, ci, dimpotriv\u0103, s\u0103-L cunoa\u015ftem, s\u0103-L iubim, s\u0103-L ascult\u0103m, s\u0103-L urm\u0103m, s\u0103-L m\u0103rturisim \u015fi s\u0103 ne m\u00e2ntuim.
\nCa \u00een fiecare an, s\u0103rb\u0103torile de Cr\u0103ciun exercit\u0103 asupra noastr\u0103, a tuturor, acea bucurie sf\u00e2nt\u0103 care ne \u00eembrac\u0103 \u00een ve\u015fm\u00e2ntul divin al iubirii \u015fi al speran\u0163ei \u00een mai bine. \u00cen aceast\u0103 sf\u00e2nt\u0103 zi, Pruncul dumnezeiesc \u00ee\u015fi caut\u0103, \u00een mod spiritual, loca\u015f \u00een inimile noastre. El ne caut\u0103 pentru a Se na\u015fte \u00een sufletul fiec\u0103rui cre\u015ftin, ca s\u0103 ne sfin\u0163easc\u0103 cu iubirea \u015fi prezen\u0163a Sa.
\nLegea de aur a cre\u015ftinismului este iubirea \u015fi iertarea, dreptatea \u015fi pacea, cu tine \u00eensu\u0163i \u015fi cu semenii. Cel care g\u00e2nde\u015fte \u015fi \u00eenf\u0103ptuie\u015fte acte de violen\u0163\u0103 fizic\u0103 sau verbal\u0103, sau care manifest\u0103 egoism \u015fi invidie, calomnie \u015fi r\u0103zbunare, nu are bucurie autentic\u0103, ci una \u00een\u015fel\u0103toare \u015fi distructiv\u0103.
\n\u00cenve\u015fm\u00e2nta\u0163i, ast\u0103zi, \u00een bucuria colindelor de Cr\u0103ciun, v\u0103 \u00eendemn pe to\u0163i s\u0103 privi\u0163i cu speran\u0163\u0103 \u00eenainte, re\u00eennoindu-v\u0103 via\u0163a personal\u0103 \u00een raport cu familia \u015fi cu to\u0163i semenii. S\u0103 primim de la Pruncul Iisus puterea \u015fi harul regener\u0103rii noastre spirituale. Regenerarea noastr\u0103 \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u015fi restaurarea rela\u0163iilor sociale cinstite, drepte \u015fi civilizate, \u00eenseamn\u0103 dep\u0103\u015firea individualismului egoist prin iubirea de semeni. Biserica noastr\u0103 reprezint\u0103 un tezaur de valori spirituale, culturale \u015fi na\u0163ionale, care contribuie la cre\u015fterea noastr\u0103 duhovniceasc\u0103 \u015fi, deci, la dep\u0103\u015firea crizei morale \u015fi materiale a societ\u0103\u0163ii \u00een care tr\u0103im. Manifest\u0103rile de r\u0103utate \u015fi violen\u0163\u0103 sunt generate de egoismul \u015fi l\u0103comia multor semeni.<\/p>\n

Iubi\u0163ii mei p\u0103stori suflete\u015fti<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u015fi dreptm\u0103ritori cre\u015ftini,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S\u0103 mul\u0163umim lui Dumnezeu pentru rev\u0103rsarea de har \u015fi ajutor asupra Arhiepiscopiei noastre \u00een anul care se \u00eencheie \u015fi s\u0103-L rug\u0103m s\u0103 ne ajute, ca \u015fi \u00een anul ce vine, s\u0103 ne bucur\u0103m de roade spirituale, culturale \u015fi materiale, binepl\u0103cute M\u00e2ntuitorului nostru, mai ales c\u0103 anul 2015 a fost declarat \u201eAnul omagial al misiunii parohiei \u015fi m\u0103n\u0103stirii azi\u201c<\/em> \u015fi \u201eAnul comemorativ al Sf\u00e2ntului Ioan Gur\u0103 de Aur \u015fi al marilor p\u0103stori de suflete din eparhii\u201c<\/em>.
\nAdres\u00e2ndu-v\u0103 aceste g\u00e2nduri, implor binecuv\u00e2ntarea Domnului nostru Iisus Hristos, Cel ce S-a \u00centrupat pentru m\u00e2ntuirea noastr\u0103, din dragoste pentru noi, s\u0103 v\u0103 \u00eenso\u0163easc\u0103 \u015fi s\u0103 v\u0103 lumineze via\u0163a, cu al S\u0103u har \u015fi cu a Sa iubire de oameni, spre a s\u0103rb\u0103tori cu pace, bucurie \u015fi s\u0103n\u0103tate, Sfintele S\u0103rb\u0103tori ale Na\u015fterii Domnului, Anului Nou 2015 \u015fi Botezului Domnului, \u00eembr\u0103\u0163i\u015f\u00e2ndu-V\u0103 pe to\u0163i, preo\u0163i \u015fi credincio\u015fi, cu dragoste p\u0103rinteasc\u0103.<\/p>\n

La anul \u015fi la mul\u0163i ani!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Al vostru arhip\u0103stor, c\u0103tre Hristos rug\u0103tor,<\/em>
\npentru binele \u015fi bucuria voastr\u0103, a tuturor,<\/em><\/p>\n

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