ΤΗΕ ROLE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
So,
who's "normal" from an Orthodox perspective?
"If
you want to see this clearly, read the divine service of the Holy
Baptism, and the divine service of Holy Chrism held in the
Patriarchate of Constantinople on Holy Thursday, or read the service
for the consecration of Church sanctuaries. There we will see what it
means to be a 'Temple of the Holy Spirit'. There we will see who is
illumined." We actually say
something
like that sometimes in common language usage: "This is a bright
young man", for example.
The
question is: Who is
really
bright, illumined, after all?
Only
our Liturgical Tradition can lead us to the answer of this question
and make us really understand. The Church (the Orthodox is always
considered as such) has no ideas, but possesses a therapeutic
method,
offers a medical treatment. And, when someone becomes healthy,
his/her healthy state is observable by a number of specific things
and points. The same is obvious on a sick person, too.
The
spiritually healthy person is the one who is illumined, the one who
has become a Temple of the Holy Spirit. A cured and spiritual person
has the ability to discern who is healthy and who is ill, by
just
looking at the other people.
f. Savvas Agioreitis
To be continued...
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