Përshëndetje dashurie…
Të fillojmë me një përshëndejte dashurie, në Emër të Zotit. Dhe t’ju uroj Hirin e të Gjithëpushtetshmit brenda nesh, dhe përreth nesh. Perëndia në Krishtin le të na bekojë.
Do të doja të ndaja me ju në këtë letër, një ngjarje sikurse përshkruhet në kapitujt e parë (9 dhe 10) të Librit të Parë të Samuelit. Është kjo një ikonë e jetës së përditshme.
Dy burra në rrugë. Që të dy kërkojnë. Diçka, dikë. Njëri prej tyre – një djalë i ri shtatlartë dhe i pashëm – ka humbur gomerët e tij. Pa dyshim që kjo humbje i krijoi problem familjar. Nuk ishte vetëm vlera e të gjallave. Ishte, le të themi, traktori. Furgoni bujqesor tip Fiat. Ishte vegla e përditshme për të gjithë njerëzit e shtëpisë. Citroeni i vogël… E me të drejtë pra, Sauli me një shërbetor kërkon për disa ditë.
Është edhe dikush tjetër që kërkon ndërkohë. Një plak, i respektueshëm, i nderuar, fisnik. Ai po kërkon një njeri që ta kurorëzojë (sipas vullnetit dhe urdhërit të Zotit) mbret. E çuditshme? Sepse njeriu që plaku profet po kërkon, është ai që po kërkon të gjejë gomerët e humbur!
A do të jetë e nevojshme të analizoj, të shtoj apo të komentoj? Sa shumë kuptime të thella kanë këto dy fotografi të së përditshmes sonë. Dikush na kërkon që të na bëjë mbretër. Hulumton. Gjendet në rrugë. Me agoni. Kërkon, kërkon…
Dhe ne? Ne kërkojmë thesaret tanë. Gomerët tanë…
Le të vajtojmë për ata që nuk dëgjuan, ndërsa ishin kaq të zënë më kërkimin, saqë nuk dëgjuan se Zoti, nëpërmjet Krishtit, kërkon ti bëjë “mbretër”. Le të meditojmë e të kuptojmë, se sa lart synon Perëndia të të/ të më/ të na ngrejë! Dhe një të tretë: Le të kërkojmë midis atyre që ende kërkojnë “gomerët”, e të gjejmë mbretër të ardhshëm, për lavdinë qiellore.
Po të lë në Duart e Gozhduara dhe të lutem të kërkosh drejtimin e Frymës së Shenjtë.
Me ty, në gjunjë
Spiros I. Portinos
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Να ξεκινήσουμε με χαιρετισμό αγάπης στο Ονομα του Θεού. Και να ευχηθώ τη σκιά του Παντοδυνάμου μέσα μας, γύρω μας. Ο Θεός εν Χριστώ ας σας ευλογήσει.
Θα ήθελα να μοιραστώ σε τούτο μου το γράμμα ένα γεγονός καθώς περιγράφεται στα πρώτα κεφάλαια (9ο και 10ο) του Α΄ Σαμουήλ. Μια εικόνα καθημερινότητας. Δυο άνδρες στο δρόμο. Και οι δυο ψάχνουν. Κάτι, κάποιον ο καθένας γυρεύει. Ο ένας – ένας υψηλόσωμος ωραίος νέος άντρας – έχει χάσει τα γαϊδουράκια του. Χωρίς αμφιβολία τούτη η απώλεια δημιούργησε οικογενειακό πρόβλημα. Δεν είναι μόνο η αξία των ζωντανών. Είναι, ας πούμε, το τρακτέρ. Το γεωργικό ημιφορτηγό FIAT. Είναι το καθημερινό εργαλείο για τους ανθρώπους του σπιτιού. Το μικρούλι «Σιτροέν». Δικαιολογημένα, είναι τώρα μέρες που ψάχνει ο Σαούλ με έναν υπηρέτη.
Κι άλλος που ψάχνει, ένας γέροντας, σεμνός, σεβάσμιος, αξιοπρεπής. Αυτός ψάχνει να βρει έναν άνθρωπο για να τον χρίσει – θέλημα και εντολή Θεού τούτο – βασιλέα. Παράξενο; Ο άνθρωπος που ο γέροντας προφήτης ψάχνει είναι εκείνος που ψάχνει να βρει τα γαϊδούρια του!
Θα χρειαστεί να αναλύσω, να προσθέσω, να σχολιάσω; Πόσα πολλά και βαθειά νοήματα τούτες οι δυο φωτογραφίες της καθημερινότητας…Κάποιος ψάχνει για να μας κάμει βασιλιάδες. Ερευνά. Βρίσκεται στους δρόμους. Αγωνιά. Ψάχνει, ψάχνει…Κι εμείς…Εμείς γυρεύουμε τους θησαυρούς μας. Τα γαϊδουράκια μας. Ας κλάψουμε γι’αυτούς που δεν άκουσαν, καθώς είναι τόσο απασχολημένοι με το ψάξιμο που δεν άκουσαν ότι ο Θεός θέλει εν Χριστώ να τους κάμει «βασιλείς και ιερείς». Ας συλλογισθούμε πού θέλει, πόσο ψηλά στοχεύει ο Θεός να σε, να με, να μας ανεβάσει! Κι ένα τρίτο: Ας ψάξουμε ανάμεσα σ’αυτούς που ψάχνουν για τα γαϊδουράκια τους να βρούμε μελλοντικούς βασιλιάδες στην ουράνια δόξα.
Να σε αφήσω στα Τρυπημένα Χέρια και να σε παρακαλέσω να ζητάς την οδηγία του Αγίου Πνεύματος.
Ο γέροντας
Spiros I. Portinos
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Let me begin with a loving greeting in the Name of the Lord. And pray for the shadow of the Almighty within us and around us. May God in Christ bless you.
In this letter I would like to share with you an incident recorded in the early chapters (9 and 10) of I Samuel. An everyday picture. There are two men on the road; both are looking for something or someone. One of them – a tall, handsome young man – has lost his donkeys. Undoubtedly, this loss created a problem in the family. It is not just the value of the animals. They are, let’s say, the tractor. The Fiat farm truck. The school bus. The everyday tool for the family. The little Citroën. So Saul has good reason to have been searching with his servant for so many days to find his donkeys.
And there’s someone else searching: an old man, unassuming, highly respected, dignified. In accordance with God’s will and command, he is searching for a man to anoint king. Does this seem strange? The man whom the aged prophet is seeking, is the very one who is looking for his donkeys!
Will any analysis, addition or comment be necessary? What deep meanings are hidden in these two everyday photographs. Someone is seeking to make us kings. He is searching anxiously. On the highways and byways. Searching, searching…And what of us? We are looking for our treasures. Our little donkeys. Let us weep for those who are so busy searching that they have never heard that God in Christ wants to make them “kings and priests”. Let us ponder on the great plans that God has for you, for me, for us all, to what heights He would elevate us! And a third point: Let us search amongst those who are searching for their donkeys, in order to find future kings destined for heavenly glory.
I commit you to the Nail-pierced Hands and urge you to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
His aged servant,
Spiros I. Portinos
