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Ïðàâäèâèé õðèñòèÿíèí, çàìèñëþ- íüîìó ñëóæ³ííÿ. Ñëóæ³ííÿ íå º ÷èìîñü þ÷èñü íàä ñóòí³ñòþ ñâîãî æèòòÿ, ïîâèíåí òàêèì, ùî ïîñòຠâ æèòò³ ëþäèíè ñàìå ïî ìàòè ïåðåä ñîáîþ ò³ëüêè îäèí ïðèêëàä - ñîá³, âèïàäêîâî ÷è ñïðè÷èíþºòüñÿ ñàìèìè Ãîñïîäà ²ñóñà Õðèñòà, ÿêèé ñâî¿ì çåìíèì ëèøå çîâí³øí³ìè îáñòàâèíàìè. Õðèñòèÿíèí æèòòÿì ïîêàçàâ, ùî íåìຠí³÷îãî ö³íí³øîãî ìóñèòü çà âëàñíîþ âîëåþ âèð³øèòè ïðè- ó ëþäèíè, í³æ çäàòí³ñòü ïðèíåñòè ñåáå â ñâÿòèòè ñâîº æèòòÿ ÿê³éñü âàæëèâ³é ñïðàâ³, æåðòâó, â³ääàòè ñåáå íà ñëóæ³ííÿ ëþäÿì, êîòðà òèì ÷è ³íøèì ÷èíîì ñëóãóâàëà á ñâî¿ì áðàòàì ³ ñåñòðàì. ïîøèðåííþ â³ðè â Ñïàñèòåëÿ ëþäñòâà ²ñóñà Íå ïîòð³áíî ðîçóì³òè ñëóæ³ííÿ ÿê ùîñü Õðèñòà, â Éîãî Ñâÿòó Öåðêâó òà Éîãî øòó÷íå - ñëóæ³ííÿ ìîæå áóòè ÷èìîñü, ÷èì íåçäîëàííó Ïðàâäó. ëþäèíà âæå çàéìàºòüñÿ, àëå âîíà íå ðîçó쳺, Çâè÷àéíî, áîãîïîñâÿ÷åíå æèòòÿ, ÿê³ ùî òàêà ñïðàâà, êîòð³é âîíà ïðèñâÿòèëà ñâîº ôîðìè âîíî á íå ìàëî, º âàæêèì, àäæå æèòòÿ, º ñàìå ñëóæ³ííÿì. Õ³áà íå ñëóæ³ííÿì íåñå ³ç ñîáîþ á³ëü, ñòðàæäàííÿ, ñïîêóñè, º ïðîôåñ³¿ ë³êàðÿ, â÷èòåëÿ, íàóêîâöÿ, æóðíà- âèïðîáóâàííÿ. Ùîïðàâäà, ñàìå â ñëóæ³íí³ ë³ñòà, ì³ë³ö³îíåðà, êîëè ëþäèíà ïîâèííà ÿê í³ â ÷îìó ³íøîìó â³ä÷óâàºòüñÿ âñåñïà- ïðèíåñòè â æåðòâó ñàìîãî ñåáå çàðàäè áëàãà âñüîãî ñóñï³ëü- ñàþ÷à òà âñåë³êóþ÷à áëàãîäàòü Òîãî, Õòî áóâ ³ º Ñâ³òëîì ñòâà, çàáóòè ïðî ñâîº áàæàííÿ ÷è íåáàæàííÿ êèìîñü áóòè ³ äëÿ ñâ³òó. Ñëóæ³ííÿ, ÿêùî âîíî ñïðàâä³ ñïðÿìîâàíå íà ùîñü ðîáèòè, à ñì³ëèâî é ð³øó÷å â³ääàòèñÿ ó âîëþ Áîæó? Íå âèêîíàííÿ âîë³ Áîæî¿, îáîâ’ÿçêîâî ñòຠäæåðåëîì âò³õè, øêîäóþ÷è âëàñíèõ ñèë, ïðàöþâàòè é íå ÷åêàòè, äîêè òîá³ ïàñõàëüíî¿ ðàäîñò³, ºâàíãåëüñüêîãî íàòõíåííÿ. ² ÷åðåç öå â êàçàòèìóòü êîìïë³ìåíòè - àäæå êîìïë³ìåíò³â ìîæíà ³ íå æîäíîìó ðàç³ íå ìîæíà ñóìí³âàòèñü ó òîìó, ÷è âàðòî áðàòè äî÷åêàòèñü, ³ òîä³ ò³ëüêè Áîã º ñâ³äêîì òàºìíîãî æèòòºâîãî íà ñåáå òÿãàð ÿêîãîñü ñëóæ³ííÿ, ÷è ïðîäîâæóâàòè çàëèøàòèñü ïîäâèãó. Òà æ âàðòà ÷îãîñü ñëàâà íå â³ä ëþäåé, à ñëàâà â³ä ïàñèâíèì òà áàéäóæèì ÿê ì³ëüéîíè ëþäåé íàâêîëî. Âðåøò³, Áîãà, ³ ÷åðåç öå íå ïîòð³áíî ñóìóâàòè, ÿêùî áàæàþ÷è äîñÿãíóòè æèòòÿ ëþäèí³ äàºòüñÿ äëÿ òîãî, àáè âîíà éîãî ÷îìóñü ÿêåñü âèçíàííÿ, ìè éîãî íå ìàºìî. Âèçíàííÿ íå º ÷èìîñü ïðèñâÿòèëà, ³ òîìó ïîòð³áíî ìîëèòèñü, ùîáè Ãîñïîäü äîïîì³ã òàêèì, ùî ìຠö³íí³ñòü ïåðåä Áîãîì. Ïåðåä Áîãîì ìàþòü ö³íí³ñòü çðîçóì³òè, çâåðøåííÿ ÿêî¿ ñïðàâè ³í ÷åêຠâ³ä êîæíîãî ç êîíêðåòí³ ñïðàâè, 䳿, ç óñï³õîì çâåðøåíà ðîáîòà, äî ê³íöÿ íàñ. âèêîíàíå ñëóæ³ííÿ. Ëþäè íå ìîæóòü íàãîðîäèòè çà ïîäâèãè Ñëóæ³ííÿ - öå çàâæäè ñëóæ³ííÿ áëèæí³ì, òîáòî òàê, ÿê ìîæå íàãîðîäèòè Ãîñïîäü Áîã - ³í îäèí º äæåðåëîì ëþäÿì, ÿê³ òåáå îòî÷óþòü. Àäæå ïîñò³éíî ïîðó÷ º õòîñü, õòî óñ³õ ùåäðîò òà ìèëîñòåé, òîìó é äî Íüîãî ìóñÿòü áóòè ïîòðåáóº íàøî¿ äîïîìîãè, íàøîãî âòðó÷àííÿ, ïîðàäè ÷è ñïðÿìîâàí³ âñ³ íàø³ äóìêè, íà䳿, ñïîä³âàííÿ. âò³øíî¿ ðîçìîâè. Ñëóæèòè ëþäÿì íàâêîëî ñåáå - öå ñëóæèòè Âðåøò³, ìè ïîâèíí³ óñâ³äîìëþâàòè, ùî æèâåìî â Áîãó, êîòðèé äàâ òîá³ æèòòÿ, ñåðöå, ðîçóì. Õðèñòèÿíèí ñêëàäíîìó ñóñï³ëüñòâ³ â ñêëàäíèé ÷àñ. Êîæíîãî äíÿ ç íàìè ïîâèíåí áóòè óâàæíèì, ñïîñòåð³ãàòè çà òèì, ùî â³äáóâàºòüñÿ òðàïëÿþòüñÿ ð³çí³ íåãàðàçäè, ìè ïîñò³éíî íàðàæàºìîñÿ íà íàâêîëî íüîãî, ³ òîä³, êîëè â³í ïîáà÷èòü ÿêóñü íåïðàâäó, â³í ìóñèòü ÿêèìîñü ÷èíîì ïðîòè íå¿ âèñòóïèòè ³ ÿêùî íå ïîáîðîòè, òðóäíîù³, ç ÿêèìè ÷àñò³øå çà âñå íàâ³òü íå çíàºìî, ÿê áîðîòèñÿ. òî õî÷à á çàñâ³ä÷èòè ïðî ñâîº íåïðèéíÿòòÿ ö³º¿ íåïðàâäè, Æèòòÿ óêðà¿íö³â ñüîãîäí³ âàæêå. Òà ñóìóþ÷è é íàð³êàþ÷è ìè ïðî ñâîþ îáóðåí³ñòü òà ðîçãí³âàí³ñòü íåþ. ò³ëüêè ðîçãí³âàºìî Áîãà ³ æîäíèì ÷èíîì íå ïîë³ïøèìî ñèòóàö³þ. Äóæå ÷àñòî ñòàòè äî ÿêîãîñü ñëóæ³ííÿ, â³ääàòè ñâîþ  òàêèõ óìîâàõ íåîáõ³äíî áóòè ãîòîâèì, ³ â ïåðøó ÷åðãó öå äîëþ â ðóêè Ãîñïîäí³ çàâàæຠïðèâ’ÿçàí³ñòü äî ïåâíèõ ñòîñóºòüñÿ õðèñòèÿí, ùîíàéð³øó÷³øå â³ääàòè ñåáå íà ñëóæ³ííÿ òåïåð³øí³õ çðó÷íîñòåé, äî çâè÷íîãî ðåæèìó æèòòÿ, îñòðàõ ëþäÿì. ͳùî íå º ïðèºìíèì Áîãîâ³ òîþ ì³ðîþ, ÿê òàêà æåðòâà. ïåðåä òèì, ùî ñêàæóòü ÷è ïîäóìàþòü çíàéîì³. Ëþäè º Íåîáõ³äíî ñì³ëèâ³øå ñâ³ä÷èòè ïðî âëàñíó ñóñï³ëüíó ïîçèö³þ, ëþäè - âîíè çàâæäè ìàþòü ó ñîá³ ñëàáêîñò³, êîòð³ íå çàâæäè, êîëè öå ìîæëèâî, âèñëîâëþâàòè ñâîþ äóìêó, ñâîþ äîçâîëÿþòü ¿ì ïîâí³ñòþ ñàìîðåàë³çóâàòèñü. Àëå äóæå øêîäà, ïîçèö³þ ç òîãî ÷è ³íøîãî ïèòàííÿ. Æèòòÿ íà äàºòüñÿ äâ³÷³, àëå êîëè ö³ ñëàáêîñò³ òàêè ïåðåìàãàþòü ëþäèíó, ðîáëÿòü ¿¿ ëèøå îäèí ðàç, ³ òîìó êîæíå íàøå ð³øåííÿ ìóñèòü áóòè çàðó÷íèêîì îòî÷óþ÷èõ îáñòàâèí, âèõ³ä ç ÿêèõ º, àëå éîãî çâàæåíèì, ïðîäóìàíèì, çâ³ðåíèì ç ³ñòèíàìè õðèñòèÿíñüêî¿ çíàéäåííÿ âèìàãຠïðàö³, íàïðóæåííÿ, ìîëèòâè äî Áîãà, â³ðè. Ò³ëüêè òàê ìè çìîæåìî íàëàãîäèòè æèòòºä³ÿëüí³ñòü íàøîãî ïðî ùî ìè ³íêîëè çàáóâàºìî. áàãàòîñòðàæäàëüíîãî ñóñï³ëüñòâà, î÷èñòèòè éîãî â³ä íåãàðàçä³â, Îáèðàþ÷è ïåâíå ñëóæ³ííÿ, íå òðåáà äèâèòèñü íà â³ä áðóäó àìîðàëüíîñò³, áåçäóõîâíîñò³, àòå¿çìó, â³ä ôàëüøèâèõ ³íøèõ, òîìó ùî æèòòÿ íå º ÷èìîñü òàêèì, ùî éîãî ìîæíà ö³ííîñòåé, ïðîïàãàíäîâàíèõ ðàäÿíñüêîþ âëàäîþ ïðîòÿãîì áóëî á â³ä êîãîñü ñêîï³þâàòè. Êîæåí ìóñèòü ïðîéòè âëàñíèì äîâãèõ ðîê³â ¿¿ ïàíóâàííÿ íà íàøèõ çåìëÿõ. Çàâæäè é â æèòòºâèì øëÿõîì, ïðèéíÿòè ò³ ð³øåííÿ ³ çâåðøèòè ò³ ñïðàâè, óñüîìó ñë³äóéìî çà Õðèñòîì, íàñë³äóéìî Õðèñòà, áóäüìî ³ç ÿê³ çðîáëÿòü öå æèòòÿ ñàìå éîãî æèòòÿì, à íå æèòòÿì êîãîñü Õðèñòîì! ²âàí Âåðñòþê Year LVV Issue V-VI, May-June, 2010 Ukrainian Orthodox Word 3 91 ÐI×ÍÈÖß Ç ÒÎÃÎ ÄÍß, ßÊ ÂÏÅÐØÅ ÁÓËÎ ÂIÄÏÐÀÂËÅÍÎ ÑËÓÆÁÓ ÁÎÆÓ ÓÊÐÀ¡ÍÑÜÊÎÞ ÌÎÂÎÞ ²ðèíà ÏÐÅËÎÂÑÜÊÀ, êàíä.