His Beatitude Sviatoslav: “What sea our spirituality is similar to: “lively” sea of Galilee or Dead sea?

Tuesday, 02 February 2016, 15:11
The righteous are not only those who take from God everything He gives them, but the ones who know how to share the God’s gifts with others. That what it takes – serve out everything and follow the Christ. As the source of all goods, even terrestrial prosperity, are not simply human’s efforts, but the Lord. For those who stay with God there is lack in nothing!

The righteous are not only those who take from God everything He gives them, but the ones who know how to share the God’s gifts with others. That what it takes – serve out everything and follow the Christ. As the source of all goods, even terrestrial prosperity, are not simply human’s efforts, but the Lord. For those who stay with God there is lack in nothing!

Stressed in his homily the Head and Father of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, on 31st of January  at the parish of the most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Vakulenchuk village, Zhytomyr region.

Speaking his mind on, the Head of the Church added that God is a source of terrestrial and eternal prosperity: “Only He is a way of salvation. So let us ask ourselves today: why do I pray, visit Church, what is the motivation of my piety?”

As it was mentioned by His Beatitude Sviatoslav, often, in our county in particular, people want to use God as an instrument for satisfying their own needs. Such kind of attitude turns to be a peculiar “religious magic”.

He gave an example of such religiosity. There two seas on the Holy Land. The Sea of Galilee on South which is “lively” because water from Jordan flows into and water goes out of it, simultaneously. Exactly on this sea shore Jesus Christ has called his disciples and his apostles were fish-men on this sea, too. There i also another sea, where Jordan flows into. This sea soaks water without giving it out – Dead Sea. There is no live creature in it. For it takes everything in and gives nothing in turn.

Then how our personal spiritual life looks like? Do I share the prosperities once received from God? What sea we are similar to, “lively” sea of Galilee or Dead sea? The more we serve out, the more we receive.

We can compare it to such a thing: the longer and better a teacher teaches at school, the better he understands a subject he delivers. The better master is sharing his talents with others, the more he multiplies them and develops his skills. The more we give out, the more we become able to get.

“Now we are going through not only political difficulties but material extremity as well. So let us have a look: what is a power of our people today that help us to stand out? Solidarity. For these two years we have learned to share everything what we are, what we can, know and have. The whole world is surprised with our people, knowing we are getting poor every day, however we support our army. Volunteer work gets a new breath every single time. The answer is: the more we share with our sufferers and needy, the more we can get, the more blessed we become and more God’s gifts our people obtain”, summed up His Beatitude Sviatoslav.

The UGCC Department of Information

 

 

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