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Evidently, Everything We See in Jesus I «Λύχνος τοῖς ποσί μου ὁ νόμος σου καὶ ΛΥΧΝΟΣ φῶς ταῖς τρίβοις μου» A GREEK ORTHODOX PERIODICAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Ψαλμ 118, 105 Volume 36, Issue 4 JUNE - JULY 2021 fter rising from the dead, the Lord spent our faith is useless and we are the most pitiful A forty days with His disciples teaching of all people (1 Corinthians 15:13-19). them the deeper meanings of the resurrection, Evidently, everything we see in Jesus is a and giving them His final instructions before fulfilment of what each of us can expect in our gloriously ascending into heaven. While own lives. He died on the Cross and was ascending from the Mount of Olives, He buried, we also will die and be buried. He commissioned the Apostles to make disciples rose, and we too will be raised. He was of all the nations and commanded that they presented to the Father, as we will be baptise them in the name of the Holy Trinity. presented and kneel before Him. He Soaring into underwent trial heaven, Jesus and was presented His sentenced, and glorified human we all will be nature to the subject to Father and having judgement. fulfilled the divine Now the question Will in all things, for us is to what was enthroned at shall we His right hand. resurrect? Jesus Fulfilling the tells us that “those promise to send who have done the Holy Spirit, He good [will rise] to left one thing to the resurrection of be finished, being life, and those His second who have done coming, and the judgement of the living and evil to the resurrection of condemnation” (John the dead. This final prophecy concerning 5:29). If we have been baptised and believe in Jesus was proclaimed by the angels who Jesus Christ according to all we proclaim in appeared at the Ascension saying that Jesus the Creed, then let us not stumble on this will return in the same manner the disciples point, namely the resurrection of the dead and saw Him ascend into heaven (Acts 1:11). This the life of the age to come. is also captured in the icon of the Ascension where Christ seems as though He is both Directing their attention up to heaven, the ascending and descending. disciples gazed as the Lord ascended into heaven. May we also lift up our hearts and Consequently, most people can understand raise our minds to the heights of heaven and how the living will be judged, but how will the presence of God. Let us remain Christ judge the dead? St Paul tells us that steadfastly in His company throughout our the dead will be raised just as Jesus was lives so that when Christ comes to fulfil His raised. He emphasised that “if there is no final prophecy, we may ascend into heaven resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not with Him. risen”, and added that without the resurrection 2 προσευχή «Βασιλεύ Ουράνιε» που εγωιστικές μας δυνάμεις, «το πύργο της σωτηρίας» Η αναφέρεται στο Άγιο Πνεύμα, αποτελεί την μας, και μπερδευόμαστε αφάνταστα μεταξύ μας. Οι εναρκτήρια προσευχή κάθε ιερουργίας και γλώσσες που ακούγονται σήμερα παγκοσμίως, ακολουθίας της Εκκλησίας μας. Στο περιεχόμενό δημιουργούν σύγχυση. Γλώσσες πολιτικών, της, περιλαμβάνει και διαγράφει τη σωστή πορεία οικονομολόγων, κοινωνιολόγων, τεχνοκρατών, του ανθρώπου για τη πνευματική του υποδομή. ακόμα και επιστημόνων, διαφέρουν μεταξύ τους και Η βασιλική ιδιότητα του Αγίου Πνεύματος, γίνονται αίτιοι διαστάσεως και διχασμού. εκφράζεται με την αδιάκοπη και αφανή παρουσία Αλλοίμονο και μεις οι Χριστιανοί αφού δεν έχουμε και προσφορά του προσώπου Του. Το Άγιο αποκτήσει την ενότητα του Αγίου Πνεύματος μιλάμε Πνεύμα είναι πάντα σαν κρυμμένο, γι’αυτό και δεν ακατανόητα. Δεν καταλαβαίνουμε τη γλώσσα των έχουμε συγκεκριμένη εικόνα Του. Όμως είναι πάντα Αγίων μας, δεν αντιλαμβανόμαστε τη γλώσσα της παρών όποτε αναπτύσσεται η αδελφική αγάπη και Εκκλησίας. Με αποτέλεσμα πολλές φορές να η επικοινωνία μας με τον Θεό. δίνουμε αυθαίρετα μια νέα ερμηνεία του Ο «Παράκλητος» είναι ο παρηγορητής και ο Χριστιανισμού που διαφέρει κατά πολύ από την υπερασπιστής κάθε ανθρώπου. Είναι το «Πνεύμα αποκάλυψη και τον τρόπο ζωής των Αγίων μας. της Αληθείας», εφόσον ο Κοντολογίς, γυρεύουμε έναν άνθρωπος που μετανοεί Χριστιανισμό «κομμένο και ειλικρινά, εισέρχεται στο χώρο ραμμένο» στα μέτρα μας, πιο της Αληθείας. Το Άγιο Πνεύμα μοντέρνο και εκσυγχρονισμένο, τότε ακουμπά πάνω στην αφού, στο κάτω κάτω, ζούμε «συντετριμμένη καρδίαν», και στον 21ο αιώνα! Το αποτέλεσμα καθαρίζει την ύπαρξή μας από είναι πως έτσι επιτείνουμε την «πάσης κηλίδος» και στη σύγχυση μέσα μας και μεταξύ συνέχεια μας παρέχει την μας. Είναι τρομερό ακόμη και εμπειρία της σωτηρίας. Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί να μην Στα κείμενα και διδαχές των καταλαβαίνουμε τη γλώσσα των Αγίων Πατέρων της Εκκλησίας Αγίων μας. μας, έχουμε φανερή την Ανάγκη επιτακτική στις μέρες επενέργεια του Αγίου μας, να επιστρέψουμε στις ρίζες Πνεύματος. Αυτός ο «Ουράνιος μας. Να εντρυφήσουμε στις Βασιλιάς», απομακρύνει τις διδαχές των πατέρων μας, κι δαιμονικές δυνάμεις του ακόμα πιο πολύ, στη μίμηση και εγωισμού και της φιλαυτίας του βίωση των παραδειγμάτων ανθρώπου. Με τη Χάρη Του, τους. Να ξανα-επισκεφθούμε αποκτούμε οικειότητα με το την Ιερά Παράδοση της Θεό, και σφραγίζεται η υιοθεσία Εκκλησίας μας, να μας από το Θεό. Και αυτή η ευθυγραμμίσουμε τη δική μας αδελφική σχέση του Χριστού με τον άνθρωπο, ζωή σαν οργανική συνέχεια της ζωής τους. τελεσιουργείται με την επενέργεια του Αγίου Την ημέρα της Πεντηκοστής - όπως και κάθε μέρα Πνεύματος. Το ίδιο και όλες οι σχέσεις που του χρόνου - καλούμαστε να προσευχηθούμε συνάπτουν οι άνθρωποι μεταξύ τους, σαν «Σώμα θερμά στον «Ουράνιο Βασιλιά» μας, στο Άγιο Χριστού» και προάγουν πνευματικά τη ζωή τους. Πνεύμα, να κατασκηνώσει μέσα στη καρδιά μας. Είναι αδύνατον να παγιωθούν και να Εμείς οι Ορθόδοξοι – παρ’όλη την αμαρτωλότητα τελεσφορήσουν χωρίς το φωτισμό και την μας – αισθανόμαστε την παρουσία του Αγίου επενέργεια του «Παρακλήτου». Με την βοήθειά Πνεύματος πολύ κοντά μας. Ιδιαίτερα σ’αυτές τις Του, αποκτούμε την ενότητα μεταξύ μας και ιερές στιγμές της Θείας Λειτουργίας μας. Να ’ρθεί μιλούμε την «ίδια γλώσσα». Αυτή την «κοινή λοιπόν μέσα μας να μας αγιάσει, να μας γλώσσα» μιλούσαν και μιλούν οι Άγιοι μεταμορφώσει. οπουδήποτε και οποτεδήποτε έζησαν. Έτσι με τη Χάρη Του να εισέλθουμε μέσα στη Δυστυχώς, στις μέρες μας επικρατεί στις Παράδοση της Εκκλησίας μας και των Αγίων μας, ανθρώπινες κοινωνίες η κατάσταση της Βαβέλ. και ν’αποκτήσουμε και μεις, χαρά, ειρήνη και Πασχίζουμε να φτιάξουμε με τις αυτόνομες ελευθερία. 3 The Three Steps of Spiritual Perfection any people believe that the purpose of happen to the person after death, depends upon M religion is to prepare them for the life after the kind of life they lived whilst on earth. As this death. Some Orthodox Christians believe that the determines our eternal future, the Fathers insist Orthodox Faith has this exclusive purpose. They do that our earthly life should be dominated by not do much in this life, but they wait until they die, Catharsis and a partial state of Photismos. When so when that time comes, they can go to Paradise, this is achieved, we will be able to see God, both in because when alive they were Orthodox Christians. this life, and in the other to come. Another group are quite active in this life – they This raises the question what is the purpose of pray regularly, ask the priests to offer supplication Catharsis and Photismos? From the Orthodox [paraklesis] or holy unction prayers, attend church theological viewpoint, whether one is Orthodox, frequently, etc, so that God may help them to live a Buddhist, atheist or whatever else, everyone will quiet and pleasant life, bless their business, help see the Glory of God at the common end of their children to succeed, etc. humankind during the Second Coming of Christ. Both these concepts about the ultimate function of Yes, everyone will see the Glory of God, but each Faith are wrong, as they do not have a common one in a different way. Those who are saved will spiritual axis or centre of reference. The only true see it as “Light” which is soothing, pleasant and axis that maintains the coherence of the Orthodox never ending. In contrast the condemned will see it Faith, and places everything on a correct footing is as “Fire”, eternally burning and tyrannising “where the axis of: Catharsis, Photismos, and Theosis. their worm does not die, and the fire is not Each of these come to fruition only with the help of quenched” [Mk 9:44]. the Holy Spirit. This event, which no human mind can possibly 1. Catharsis [Κάθαρσις - Cleansing of the inner comprehend, has defined the work of the Church self]. This means rooting out: one’s passions (ie. on earth. That is, preaching to the world that God is sins done habitually, over time); defects of real. He will be seen by all men during the Second character; bad habits; evil thoughts; and, even the coming, and the Church works so that its members occasional evil deed or sentiment. will see God as Light. Cleansing of one’s inner self is the task of the one The task and the agony of the Church is to prepare who undertakes the procedure, although his its members to see God as Light, which in fact is “a spiritual father plays a significant part in it. In fact, therapeutic process, which has to start and be the process cannot succeed without his active completed in this life.” This dogma is the substance participation. It is the Grace of the Holy Spirit that of the Orthodox Tradition, and the major task of the completes the process. Orthodox Church. 2. Photismos [Φωτισμός - Illumination of the For us, the above ideas are challenging.
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