ΤΗΕ ROLE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Anyone
in orthodoxy, who becomes heathy again, can heal his neighbor
And,
here is a wonderful thing to be found in Orthodoxy: when we go
through the process of kátharsis (purification) and, by the Grace of
God, become healthy again, we can be doctors also for our fellow
human beings! It may sound strange to you, but we can indeed become
the spiritual father or mother to others, without necessarily having
to wear a rásso (monastic garment). We can “adopt” spiritual
children… show them the true Light and help others.
From
the moment on we get into the process of purification and
illumination, we start practicing and offering a healing method to
others around us. This is the beauty of Orthodoxy! Why? Because we
actually become bearers of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is
the One Who, in fact, acts (because
of us, and for
those around us, who are ready and willing to accept Him) offering
the cure. It is not WE who do this to others, not even to ourselves;
God does it… the Holy Spirit.
This
is the true holy mission (missionary work), the Orthodox Mission!
The
Orthodox Church does not act like the Western “missionaries”,
sending “troops” of appointed agents to subjugate and master the
“infidel” …
On the
contrary, the Orthodox Church practices her missionary work by
offering a healing treatment. She sends an already cured person, who
might not speak at all… who might just walk around and among other
people, and, by just looking at him, people get the message, they
acknowledge the healthy situation he carries along, and realize “here
is the Light, this is the presence of the Holy Spirit!” And this
person is a real missionary, because he has the Light of God inside
of him. It comes out of his body, out of his eyes, his voice or even
out of his silence, and spreads all around him. This
is the Orthodox Holy Mission to the world.
f. Savvas Agioreitis
To be continued...
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