{"id":22264,"date":"2024-01-09T14:12:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/?p=22264"},"modified":"2024-01-09T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T12:16:42","slug":"unui-viitor-inchinator-despre-pestera-de-la-betleem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traditia.md\/ro\/unui-viitor-inchinator-despre-pestera-de-la-betleem\/","title":{"rendered":"Unui viitor \u00eenchin\u0103tor, despre pe\u015ftera de la Betleem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Te preg\u0103te\u015fti s\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103tore\u015fti \u00een \u0162ara Sf\u00e2nt\u0103 a Domnului. Ai ascultat, spui, conferin\u0163a vl\u0103dic\u0103i Nectarie despre pelerinajul trecut \u015fi asta te-a \u00eencurajat \u015fi mai mult ca s\u0103-\u0163i \u00eenf\u0103ptuie\u015fti hot\u0103r\u00e2rea cea bun\u0103. Ai dorit, \u00eens\u0103, ca \u00eenainte de Na\u015fterea Domnului s\u0103 mai afli c\u00e2te ceva despre pe\u015ftera de la Betleem, acest palat p\u0103m\u00e2ntesc al \u00cemp\u0103ratului Ceresc.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cea mai sl\u0103vit\u0103 dintre toate pe\u015fterile din lume se afl\u0103 la marginea ora\u015fului Betleem. Un drum bun, alb ca varul, \u00eei duce pe \u00eenchin\u0103tori din Ierusalim la Betleem.<\/p>\n<p>Nou\u0103, \u00eens\u0103, nu ne era de drum; cu ochii priveam drumul, iar cu g\u00e2ndurile g\u00e2ndeam la acea sfin\u0163it\u0103 pe\u015fter\u0103. De jur \u00eemprejur, st\u00e2nci; pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 drum, ceva verdea\u0163\u0103, ceva vii, ceva m\u0103slini, ceva lanuri de gr\u00e2u, dar mai mult st\u00e2nci, \u00eens\u0103 de asta ne era nou\u0103?<\/p>\n<p>Ochii no\u015ftri alunec\u0103 peste toate acestea, iar sufletul a\u015fteapt\u0103 s\u0103 vad\u0103 acea drag\u0103 pe\u015fter\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Trecem pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 m\u0103n\u0103stirea Sf\u00e2ntului Ilie, unde \u00een\u0163elep\u0163ii de la R\u0103s\u0103rit au \u00eennoptat \u00eentorc\u00e2ndu-se de la Betleem \u015fi unde au primit semn din cer s\u0103 nu se duc\u0103 la Irod, ci s\u0103 se \u00eentoarne pe alt\u0103 cale la casa lor.<\/p>\n<p>Intr\u0103m \u00een Betleem, \u00een Bet Lehem, care \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u201eCasa p\u00e2inii\u201d. Tainic \u015fi plin de \u00een\u0163elesuri nume al cet\u0103\u0163ii \u00een care S-a n\u0103scut Cel ce a spus despre Sine: <em>Eu sunt P\u00e2inea<\/em> <em>vie\u0163ii<\/em> (Ioan 6:35).<\/p>\n<p>Ora\u015f arab. To\u0163i numai arabi; numai pe ici, pe colo, c\u00e2te un grec sau c\u00e2te un evreu. Mul\u0163i vorbesc \u015fi ruse\u015fte; au \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at din pricina miilor de \u00eenchin\u0103tori ru\u015fi care au venit aici. Ai no\u015ftri vorbesc cu ei ruse\u015fte, \u015fi cum-necum se \u00een\u0163eleg. Ne \u00eenconjoar\u0103; ne ofer\u0103 m\u0103t\u0103nii, icoane, cruciuli\u0163e din sidef \u015fi felurite obiecte din lemn de m\u0103slin. Asta v\u00e2nd; din asta tr\u0103iesc. \u015ei astfel, tot ora\u015ful tr\u0103ie\u015fte de pe urma lui Hristos \u2013 \u015fi asta nu de cur\u00e2nd, ci de multe veacuri.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22260 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/traditia.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/hram_rozhdestva_hristova.jpg\" alt=\"\u0425\u0440\u0430\u043c \u0420\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0425\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" \/>Toate acestea \u00eens\u0103 nu prea ne intereseaz\u0103 acum; ochii no\u015ftri caut\u0103 acea sl\u0103vit\u0103 pe\u015fter\u0103. \u201eUnde e sf\u00e2nta pe\u015fter\u0103?\u201d \u2013 \u00eentreb\u0103m. Ne c\u0103l\u0103uzesc pe o strad\u0103 lung\u0103, lung\u0103 \u015fi ne bag\u0103 \u00eentr-o biseric\u0103 mare cu o mul\u0163ime de st\u00e2lpi din marmur\u0103. Aceasta este, deci, pe\u015ftera \u2013 chiar \u00een biseric\u0103, \u00eemp\u0103ratul Justinian a \u00een\u0103l\u0163at aceast\u0103 mare biseric\u0103 deasupra pe\u015fterii, la jum\u0103tatea unei mii de ani dup\u0103 na\u015fterea lui Hristos.<\/p>\n<p>Ne cobor\u00e2m, pe c\u00e2teva trepte, sub podeaua bisericii \u2013 \u00een pe\u015fter\u0103. Inima ne tremur\u0103 \u015fi ne arde. \u00cen aceast\u0103 pe\u015fter\u0103 rece a \u00eenceput s\u0103 bat\u0103 pentru prima oar\u0103 Inima cea mai cald\u0103 ce a b\u0103tut pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt vreodat\u0103. Fiecare b\u0103taie a acestei Inimi a \u00eensemnat dragoste \u015fi numai dragoste, fa\u0163\u0103 de neamul omenesc. La dreapta, un altar cu multe candele din aur \u015fi argint. Aici S-a n\u0103scut El, din prea curata Fecioar\u0103 Maria. La st\u00e2nga, alt altar, tot cu multe candele. Aici a fost ieslea \u015fi aici a stat El \u00eentins \u00een fa\u015f\u0103, pe paiele din iesle. Mul\u0163i din \u00eenchin\u0103torii no\u015ftri au \u00eenceput s\u0103 pl\u00e2ng\u0103 de fiorul inimii.<\/p>\n<p>Zis-a Dumnezeu prin prorocul: <em>\u015fi voi lua inima cea de piatr\u0103 din trupul vostru \u015fi<\/em> <em>voi da vou\u0103 inim\u0103 de carne<\/em> (Iezechiel 36, 26). Dac\u0103 este pe lume vreun loc \u00een care inima de piatr\u0103 se face moale ca ceara \u00eenc\u0103lzit\u0103, aceast\u0103 pe\u015fter\u0103 este. Pe\u015ftera este, ca atare, str\u00e2mt\u0103 \u015fi \u00eentunecoas\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen \u0162ara Sf\u00e2nt\u0103 sunt foarte multe pe\u015fteri mai largi \u015fi mai frumoase. Sunt unele bune pentru vite; sunt altele unde locuiesc oameni; mai sunt \u015fi altele care au slujit drept morminte, \u00eens\u0103 Fiul lui Dumnezeu, Iubitorul de oameni, pogor\u00e2ndu-Se de pe tronul ve\u015fnic al str\u0103lucirii pe p\u0103m\u00e2nt, nu a ales nici dintre pe\u015fteri pe cea mai mare, mai luminoas\u0103 \u015fi mai comod\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>O, c\u00e2t\u0103 smerenie! C\u00e2t\u0103 umilire de dragul nostru! Drept aceea, c\u0103dem \u00een genunchi cu to\u0163ii \u015fi facem metanii \u00eenaintea Lui, a \u00een\u0163elegerii ve\u015fnice \u015fi a Dragostei ve\u015fnice.<\/p>\n<p>Iar sufletele noastre se \u00eenal\u0163\u0103 din pe\u015ftera aceasta c\u0103tre El, \u00cemp\u0103ratul cerului \u015fi p\u0103m\u00e2ntului, Biruitorul p\u0103catului \u015fi al mor\u0163ii.<\/p>\n<p>De altfel, ce altceva este pentru noi pe\u015ftera Lui dec\u00e2t o palm\u0103 dat\u0103 de\u015fert\u0103ciunii noastre \u015fi o m\u0103rturie trainic\u0103 a m\u0103re\u0163iei Lui?<\/p>\n<p>El, El, Domnul \u00eenviat \u015fi viu, c\u0103l\u0103tore\u015fte nev\u0103zut \u00eempreun\u0103 cu noi, ca oarec\u00e2nd \u00eempreun\u0103 cu cei doi ucenici ai S\u0103i \u00een Emaus. \u015ei noi sim\u0163im prezen\u0163a Lui \u015fi ne bucur\u0103m de fiecare pas.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e2nd am c\u00e2ntat troparul Na\u015fterii, un \u00eenchin\u0103tor a strigat: \u201eHristos S-a n\u0103scut!\u201d \u015ei noi to\u0163i: \u201eAdev\u0103rat S-a n\u0103scut!\u201d \u015ei a r\u0103sunat pe\u015ftera toat\u0103 precum un mare clopot.<\/p>\n<p>Dup\u0103 aceea, am ie\u015fit \u015fi am mers la mitropolitul grec \u00een vizit\u0103, \u015fi a\u015fa mai departe, \u015fi a\u015fa mai departe. Dar sufletul nostru a r\u0103mas \u00een sf\u00e2nta Pe\u015fter\u0103 \u015fi sf\u00e2nta Pe\u015fter\u0103 a r\u0103mas \u00een sufletul nostru p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een ziua de ast\u0103zi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><em>(extras din cartea \u2013 Episcop<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Nicolae Velimirovici \u2013 R\u0103spunsuri<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>la \u00eentreb\u0103ri ale<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>lumii de ast\u0103zi \u2013 scrisori<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>misionare \u2013 Scrisoarea<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>a 94-a)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Te preg\u0103te\u015fti s\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103tore\u015fti \u00een \u0162ara Sf\u00e2nt\u0103 a Domnului. Ai ascultat, spui, conferin\u0163a vl\u0103dic\u0103i Nectarie despre pelerinajul trecut \u015fi asta te-a \u00eencurajat&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Unui viitor \u00eenchin\u0103tor, despre pe\u015ftera de la Betleem - traditia.md","description":"Te preg\u0103te\u015fti s\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103tore\u015fti \u00een \u0162ara Sf\u00e2nt\u0103 a Domnului. 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