\u00cen luna noiembrie, lun\u0103 premerg\u0103toare Na\u0219terii Domnului, evangheliile ne pun \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 c\u00e2teva modele privind atitudinea fa\u021b\u0103 de bunurile materiale, fa\u021b\u0103 de bog\u0103\u021bii \u0219i de averi. Cu siguran\u021b\u0103 nu \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor, \u00eentruc\u00e2t Cuv\u00e2ntul care se \u00eentrupeaz\u0103, pruncul Iisus, reveleaz\u0103 o total\u0103 deta\u0219are de bunurile lumii at\u00e2t de \u00een\u0219el\u0103toare \u0219i trec\u0103toare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Pilda bogatului nemilostiv \u0219i a\ns\u0103racului Laz\u0103r (Luca 6, 11-18) ne arat\u0103 un om bogat care se vesele\u0219te cu\nprietenii s\u0103i, tr\u0103ind \u00een profir\u0103 \u0219i vison, bucur\u00e2ndu-se copios de via\u021ba\nteluric\u0103. Pe scurt, un bogat se vesele\u0219te; un s\u0103rac se chinuie\u0219te;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Pilda bogatului c\u0103ruia i-a rodit \u021barina\n((Luca 12, 16-21). Unui bogat \u00eei rode\u0219te \u021barina, pe nepreg\u0103tite \u0219i devine \u0219i\nmai bogat, instantaneu \u00eens\u0103 s\u0103r\u0103ce\u0219te spritiual, ad\u00e2ncindu-se \u00een egoism, \u00een\nnep\u0103sare duhovniceasc\u0103 \u0219i autosuficien\u021b\u0103. Evanghelia \u00eel nume\u0219te nebun.<\/em>\n<\/strong>Deci bog\u0103\u021bia poate lua min\u021bile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Pilda t\u00e2n\u0103rului\/dreg\u0103torului bogat (Luca 18, 18-27 \u0219i Matei 19, 16-24). Bogatul de azi pare un om de treaba, cumsecade, c\u0103ci el cere de la M\u00e2ntuitotrul s\u0103 mo\u0219teneasc\u0103 via\u021ba de veci (Luca)<\/em><\/strong> sau s\u0103 aib\u0103<\/em> via\u021ba de veci (Matei).<\/em> <\/strong>Chestiune de nuan\u021b\u0103: unul dorea s\u0103 mo\u0219teneasc\u0103 via\u021ba ve\u0219nic\u0103, adic\u0103 a\u0219a cum mul\u021bi dintre noi cerem: s\u0103 ni se dea<\/em><\/strong>, s\u0103 mo\u0219tenim, eventual, f\u0103r\u0103 prea mult efort, altul dorea s\u0103 aib\u0103 via\u021ba ve\u0219nic\u0103, probabil, \u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd prin aceasta, totu\u0219i, un mimim efort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen orice caz, ideea e c\u0103 M\u00e2ntuitorul cere\n\u00eemplinirea poruncilor Legii celei vechi<\/em>: s\u0103 nu ucizi, s\u0103 nu desfr\u00e2nezi,\ns\u0103 nu min\u021bi, s\u0103 nu m\u0103rturise\u0219ti str\u00e2mb, s\u0103 cinste\u0219ti pe tat\u0103l t\u0103u \u0219i pe mama\nta. Suficient, am putea constata, pentru a schimba radical orice societate, dar\nmai ales pe a noastr\u0103, marcat\u0103 de corup\u021bie, de minciun\u0103, de desfr\u00e2u, de\nm\u0103rturii mincinoase, de necinstire a p\u0103rin\u021bilor\/a jertfei \u00eenainta\u0219ilor, a\nvalorilor trecute \u0219i prezente; revenind, deci suficient s\u0103 intri \u00een via\u021b\u0103<\/em>,\nne spune M\u00e2ntuitorul \u00een Evanghelia dup\u0103 Matei 19, 17. R\u0103spunsul\ndreg\u0103torului\/t\u00e2n\u0103rului: Pe acestea le-am p\u0103zit din tinere\u021bile mele. <\/em>Om\neducat \u2013 constat\u0103m – crescut \u00een respectul \u0219i valorile legii. Dar el vrea mai\nmult, nu se mul\u021bume\u0219te doar cu at\u00e2t, tinde, \u00een mod corect am putea spune, spre absolut,\nspre sublim, crez\u00e2nd, am\u0103gindu-se, c\u0103 interlocutorul s\u0103u ar putea s\u0103 nu-i\ncunoasc\u0103 limitele \u0219i neputin\u021bele \u0219i \u00eentreb\u00e2nd fatal: \u0218i ce-mi mai\nlipse\u0219te? (Matei, 19, 20). <\/em><\/strong>S\u0103rmanul, el nu \u0219tia c\u0103 Duhul le\ncerceteaz\u0103 pe toate, chiar \u0219i ad\u00e2ncurile lui Dumnezeu (I Corinteni, 2, 10) <\/em><\/strong>\u0219i\nastfel se adevere\u0219te cuv\u00e2ntul lui Dumnezeu din cartea Ie\u0219irea 20, 26: S\u0103 nu\nte sui pe trepte la jertfelnicul Meu, ca s\u0103 nu se descopere acolo\ngoliciunea ta!. <\/strong><\/em>\u0218i proba de foc se pr\u0103v\u0103le\u0219te peste cel m\u00e2ndu \u0219i\ntrufa\u0219: Dac\u0103 voie\u0219ti s\u0103 fii des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it, <\/em><\/strong>zice Atoate\u0219tiutorul,\ndu-te, vinde averea ta, d\u0103-o s\u0103r\u0103cilor \u0219i vei avea comoar\u0103 \u00een cer; apoi vino \u0219i\nurmeaz\u0103 Mie. <\/strong><\/em>La o prim\u0103 vedere, dorin\u021ba t\u00e2n\u0103rului este chiar l\u0103udabil\u0103,\nel caut\u0103 des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219irea, vr\u00e2nd mult, d\u0103riund \u00eens\u0103 prea pu\u021bin. E tipul arivistului,\nn-ar mult de oferit, dar vrea totul, n-are preg\u0103tirea adecvat\u0103, dar tinde spre\ncele \u00eenalte. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u00e2ntuitorul \u00eei arat\u0103 t\u00e2n\u0103rului\/dreg\u0103torului\ngoliciunea sufleteasc\u0103 de care era cuprins. Dorea des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219irea, deci nu era\nsuficient\u0103 intrarea \u00een via\u021b\u0103,<\/em><\/strong> promis\u0103 de M\u00e2ntuitorul \u00een urma\nconfirm\u0103rii respect\u0103rii poruncilor. T\u00e2n\u0103rul dorea s\u0103 fie des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 s\u0103\naibe calit\u0103\u021bile necesare. Nu era preg\u0103tit de jetf\u0103 cea mare, de renun\u021barea \u0219i\nd\u0103ruirea de sine. Dorea s\u0103 urce pe trepte la jertfelnicul dumnezeisc<\/em><\/strong>,\ndar cu picioare de lut \u0219i haine grele de piele, adic\u0103 robit materiei din care\nera f\u0103cut. El se \u00eenchina dumnezeilor lumii de jos, jinduind totu\u0219i la cele de\nsus, uit\u00e2nd de o alt\u0103 porunc\u0103 din Decalog: S\u0103 nu v\u0103 faceti dumnezei din\nargint \u0219i nici dumnezei din aur s\u0103 nu v\u0103 face\u021bi (Ie\u0219irea 20,23).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Concluzia amar\u0103 a lui Hristos este c\u0103\nboga\u021bii nu pot intra dec\u00e2t cu anevoie \u00een \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bia lui Dumnezeu, prin marea Sa\nmislostivire, c\u0103ci: Cele cu neputin\u021b\u0103 la oameni, sunt cu putin\u021b\u0103 la\nDumnezeu.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Concluzie: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bog\u0103\u021bia poate corupe, poate duce la nebunie\n\u0219i poate chiar ucide, dar poate, \u00een cazuri tot mai rare, s\u0103 \u0219i m\u00e2ntuie, precum\n\u00een cazul Samarineanului milostiv (Luca 10,25-37) sau precum \u00een cazul Sf\u00e2ntului\nVasile cel Mare, Sf\u00e2ntului Antonie cel Mare, Sf\u00e2ntului Nicolae etc. care \u0219i-au\nv\u00e2ndut averile \u0219i le-au \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bit s\u0103racilor, mo\u0219tenind astfel \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103\u021bia c\u0103utat\u0103, dar ratat\u0103, din neputin\u021b\u0103\n\u0219i autosuficien\u021b\u0103, de boga\u021bii din parabole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00cen Apostolul citit \u00een aceast\u0103 duminic\u0103 la\ndumnezeiasca Liturghie (Coloseni 3,12-16), Sf\u00e2ntul Apostol Pavel \u00eendeamn\u0103 s\u0103\nne \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103m cu milostivirile \u00eendur\u0103rii, cu bun\u0103tate, cu smerenie, cu bl\u00e2nde\u021be\n\u0219i cu \u00eendelung\u0103-r\u0103bdare, iert\u00e2nd precum numai Hristos, Pruncul din Bethleem,\n\u0219tie si poate ierta<\/em><\/strong>; \u0218i peste toate el porunce\u0219te s\u0103 ne \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103m\n\u00een dragoste, care este leg\u0103tura des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219irii. <\/em><\/strong>F\u0103c\u00e2nd acestea, pacea\nlui Hristos<\/em><\/strong> va st\u0103p\u00e2ni \u00een inimile noastre<\/em><\/strong>, iar Cuv\u00e2ntul\nlui Hristos<\/em><\/strong> va locui \u00een noi cu bog\u0103\u021bie. <\/em><\/strong>Consecin\u021ba va fi\no stare de pace \u0219i de mul\u021bumire pe care o vor afla sufletele noastre, ceea ce\nne va face capabili s\u0103 c\u00e2nt\u0103m \u00een inimile noastre \u00een psalmi, \u00een laude \u0219i\n\u00een c\u00e2nt\u0103ri duhovnice\u0219ti. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00cen luna noiembrie, lun\u0103 premerg\u0103toare Na\u0219terii Domnului, evangheliile ne pun \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 c\u00e2teva modele privind atitudinea fa\u021b\u0103 de bunurile materiale, fa\u021b\u0103 de bog\u0103\u021bii \u0219i de averi. 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