Ihlanganiswe ngu St. UMbhishobhi Theophan, i-Recluse ye-Vysha
St. Gregory of Nyssa:
“Ubani onganginika amaphiko ejuba?” – kusho umhubi uDavide ( IHu. 54:7 ). Nginesibindi sokusho okufanayo: ngubani onganginika lawo maphiko, ukuze ngiphakamise ingqondo yami ekuphakameni kwala mazwi, futhi, ngishiya umhlaba, ngidlule emoyeni, ngifinyelele izinkanyezi futhi ngibone bonke ubuhle bazo, kodwa ngaphandle ukumisa futhi kubo, ngaphezu kwakho konke okunyakazayo nokuguquguqukayo, ukufinyelela imvelo engaguquki, amandla angenakunyakaziswa, aqondise futhi asekele konke okukhona; konke lokho kuncike entandweni engakhulumeki yoKuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu. Ngokusuka ngokwengqondo kulokho okuguquguqukayo nokuhlanekezelwe, ngizokwazi ngokokuqala ukuhlangana ngokwengqondo nongaguquki nongaguquki, nangegama eliseduze, ngokuthi: Baba!”.
I-St. Cyprian yaseCarthage:
“O, yeka ukuzehlisa kithi, yeka inanda yomusa nomusa ovela eNkosini, lapho Esivumela, lapho senza umkhuleko phambi kobuso bukaNkulunkulu, ukubiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi Baba, futhi sizibize ngokuthi ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, njengoba uKristu eyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu! Akekho kithi owayengalokotha asebenzise lelo gama emthandazweni ukube Yena ngokwakhe akazange asivumele ukuba sithandaze ngale ndlela.
Cyril waseJerusalema:
“Emkhulekweni uMsindisi asifundise wona ngabafundi Bakhe, sibiza uNkulunkulu uBaba ngonembeza ohlanzekile, sithi: “Baba wethu!”. Yeka ukuthi bukhulu kangakanani ubuntu bukaNkulunkulu! Labo abahlubukile kuYe futhi abafinyelele umkhawulo omkhulu ebubini banikezwa isidlo somusa kangangokuthi bambiza ngokuthi Baba: Baba Wethu!”.
John Chrysostom:
“Baba wethu! Oh, yeka ukuphana okungavamile! Yeka udumo olukhulu! Ngingambonga ngawaphi amazwi kuMthumeli walezi zimpahla? Bheka, sithandwa, ukungabi nalutho kwemvelo yakho neyami, bheka imvelaphi yayo - kulo mhlaba, uthuli, udaka, ubumba, umlotha, ngoba sidalwe emhlabeni futhi ekugcineni sibola emhlabeni. Futhi uma ucabanga lokhu, umangale ngengcebo engenakulinganiswa yobuhle obukhulu bukaNkulunkulu kithi, eniyalwa ngakho ukumbiza ngokuthi uYise, wasemhlabeni, owaseZulwini, ofayo - Ongafiyo, Ongonakaliyo, Ongonakali, Owesikhashana - Ongunaphakade, izolo nangaphambili, izinkathi ezikhona. edlule'.
Augustine:
“Kuzo zonke izicelo kuqale kucelwe uvumo lwalowo ofake isicelo, bese kushiwo ingqikithi yesicelo. Kuvame ukucelwa umusa ngokudumisa lowo okucelwe kuye, okubekwa ekuqaleni kwesicelo. Ngalo mqondo, iNkosi yaphinde yasiyala ekuqaleni komthandazo ukuba sibabaze: “Baba wethu!”. EmiBhalweni kunezinkulumo eziningi lapho ukudumisa uNkulunkulu kuvezwa khona, kodwa asiyitholi incwadi ka-Israyeli okufanele ibizwe ngokuthi “Baba Wethu!”. Ngempela, abaprofethi babiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi uYise wama-Israyeli, isibonelo: “Ngakhulisa ngakhulisa amadodana, kodwa bangihlubuka” ( Isaya 1:2 ); “Uma ngingubaba, kuphi ukudunyiswa kwaMi na?” ( Mal. 1:6 ). Abaprofethi bambiza kanjalo uNkulunkulu, ngokusobala ukuze badalule ama-Israyeli ukuthi ayengafuni ukuba amadodana kaNkulunkulu ngoba ayenzile izono. Abaprofethi ngokwabo abazange balokothe babize uNkulunkulu ngokuthi uYise, njengoba basesesikhundleni sezigqila, nakuba babemiselwe ukuba amadodana, njengoba umphostoli esho: “Indlalifa isencane, kahlukaniswa lutho ngalutho. isigqila” ( Gal. 4:1 ). Leli lungelo linikezwe u-Israyeli omusha - kumaKristu; bamiselwe ukuba ngabantwana bakaNkulunkulu ( funda uJohane 1:12 ), futhi bamukele umoya wobuntwana, kungakho bebabaza: Aba, Baba! ( Roma 8:15 )”.
U-Tertullian:
“UJehova wayevame ukubiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi uBaba wethu, waze wasiyala ukuba singabizi muntu emhlabeni ngokuthi Baba ngaphandle kwaLowo esinaye ezulwini (cf. Math. 23:9). Ngakho, ngokukhuluma la mazwi emthandazweni, sigcwalisa umyalo. Babusisiwe abamaziyo uNkulunkulu uYise. Igama likaNkulunkulu uBaba alizange lembulwe kunoma ubani ngaphambili - ngisho nalowo owayebuza uMose watshelwa elinye igama likaNkulunkulu, kuyilapho lembulwa kithi eNdodaneni. Lona kanye igama elithi Ndodana selivele liholela egameni elisha likaNkulunkulu - igama elithi uYise. Kodwa futhi wakhuluma ngokuqondile: “Ngize egameni likaBaba” ( Johane 5:43 ), waphinde wathi: “Baba, khazimulisa igama lakho” ( Johane 12:28 ), futhi ngokusobala nakakhulu: “Ngimbulile. Igama lakho kubantu ” (Johane 17:6)”.
U-St. John Cassian umRoma:
“Umkhuleko weNkosi ucatshangelwa kumuntu othandaza isimo esiphakeme nesiphelele kakhulu, esivezwa lapho ezindla ngoNkulunkulu Oyedwa nothando olushisekayo Ngaye, nalapho ingqondo yethu, igcwele lolu thando, ixoxa noNkulunkulu isidlo esiseduze kakhulu nangobuqotho obukhethekile, njengakuYise. Amazwi omthandazo asikisela ukuthi kufanele sikulangazelele ngenkuthalo ukuzuza isimo esinjalo. “Baba wethu!” - uma ngaleyo ndlela uNkulunkulu, iNkosi yendawo yonke, ngomlomo Wakhe evuma uYise, khona-ke ngesikhathi esifanayo naye uvuma lokhu okulandelayo: ukuthi sikhushulwe ngokuphelele esimweni sobugqila sangena esimweni sabantwana bokutholwa. kaNkulunkulu.
Theophylact, umbhishobhi omkhulu. Isi-Bulgarian:
“Abafundi bakaKristu baqhudelana nabafundi bakaJohane futhi bafuna ukufunda indlela yokuthandaza. UMsindisi akasilahli isifiso sabo futhi uyabafundisa ukukhuleka. Baba wethu osezulwini - qaphela amandla omthandazo! Kuvele kukuphakamisele phezulu, futhi njengoba ubiza uNkulunkulu ngokuthi uBaba, uziqinisekisa ukuthi wenze yonke imizamo ukuze ungalahlekelwa ukufana noBaba, kodwa umfuze Yena. Igama elithi “Baba” likukhombisa ukuthi uhlonishwe ngaziphi izinto ngokuba yindodana kaNkulunkulu”.
USimeyoni waseThessaloniki:
“Baba wethu! – Ngoba unguMdali wethu, owasikhipha ekungabibikho wasenza, futhi ngoba ngomusa unguBaba wethu ngeNdodana, ngemvelo waba njengathi”.
I-St. Tikhon Zadonsky:
“Kusuka emagameni athi “Baba Wethu!” sifunda ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguBaba weqiniso wamaKristu futhi “bangamadodana kaNkulunkulu ngokukholwa kuKristu Jesu” (Gal. 3:26). Ngakho-ke, njengoBaba wethu, kufanele simbize ngokuqiniseka, njengoba abantwana babazali benyama bebabiza futhi belulele izandla zabo kubo kuzo zonke izidingo.”
Qaphela: St. I-Theophan, i-Recluse ye-Vysha (Januwari 10, 1815 - Januwari 6, 1894) igujwa ngoJanuwari 10 (Januwari 23). endala isitayela) nangoJuni 16 (Ukudlulisa izinsalela zeSt. Theophan).
