ΤΗΕ ROLE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Orthodoxy
is a medical science curing man and societies
Let
us suppose, says Fr. John Romanides, that a researcher, a scientist,
which has no relation to any religion, an atheist, if you may,
conducts a research on religious traditions. Coming across the
Orthodox tradition he digs, discovers and starts describing the
things we are talking about in this homily. Suddenly, he says: “Look
at this! This tradition talks about the soul, about the noetic energy
of the soul, and offers a certain healing (therapeutic) treatment.”
After that, continuing his research, he realizes that, if this
healing treatment were to be applied in human societies, it would
have an amazingly beneficial impact on individuals and public health.
A
healthy man is an asset for our society. And if this one person
becomes two, three, ten, hundred? There you are: a healthy society!
This
is how societies become healthy; not by adopting various systems,
like communism, socialism or liberalism. This is not
the proper way to change individuals, either one by one or something
even bigger: a whole society!
For
a society to change, WE (the people) have to change! This is exactly
what Orthodoxy does, and SHE is the only one who can! Only SHE can
cure the nous
and the whole psycho-physical
existence
of each person and member of any society (through Her therapeutic
treatment: Hesychasm).
f. Savvas Agioreitis
To be continued...
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