This past Wednesday we celebrated the feast of THEOPANY which translates as God revealing Himself to humanity.
He revealed His nature-the Holy Trinity to us which in turn we simply remember by proclamation and witness as the historical Church.
Saint Athanasius said, if God revealed Himself to the world only to amaze people, it would mean He had come just to put on a show – and that is not the reason Christ came to us.
There is a great desire today for a quick solution – an inoculation – against physical sicknesses which might lead to death.
This is not the reason Christ revealed Himself.
There is a great hope today for a political plan that will unite all peoples and bring equality to all mankind.
This, too, is not the reason Christ revealed Himself.
If we are looking for a good show, that is all we will see – and we will miss the real point of what God is doing in the world.
If we are looking for a show, that’s all we will get.
We suffer from two sicknesses – death and division – are universal.
Death and division are spiritual problems which have their root at the foundation of human existence. we need a spiritual not human tinkering, not economic planning, not revolutions, not healthier communities.
Outside the Church, peoples of all nations have always and will remain at odds and divided.
Inside the Church there is One Race of Orthodox Christians… and anyone who teaches differently stands against the life and witness of the saints and martyrs of the Lord Jesus Christ.
God did not come into the world to put on a show. He did not send the Holy Spirit upon His apostles to put on a show.
Christ healed the ancient curse of death by dying on the Cross, and rising on the third day.
He revealed the Holy Trinity to heal the ancient curse of division, by sending the Holy Spirit into the world, to unite those baptized into His Body in the historic Church. Open your eyes to see! Open your mouth to proclaim what the historical Church has said for almost 2,000 years...
Ваистину се Бог јави!
Truly God is revealed!
