الأحد الثالث من الصوم الكبير: أحد شفاء النازفة
“إنجيل القدّيس لوقا08/من40حتى56/:” لَمَّا عَادَ يَسُوع، ٱسْتَقْبَلَهُ الجَمْع، لأَنَّهُم جَميعَهُم كَانُوا يَنْتَظِرُونَهُ. وَإِذَا بِرَجُلٍ ٱسْمُهُ يَائِيرُس، وكَانَ رَئِيسَ المَجْمَع، جَاءَ فٱرْتَمَى عَلَى قَدَمَي يَسُوع، وَأَخَذَ يَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَيْتَهُ، لأَنَّ لَهُ ٱبْنَةً وَحِيدَة، عُمْرُها نُحْوُ ٱثْنَتَي عَشْرَةَ سَنَة، قَدْ أَشْرَفَتْ عَلَى المَوْت. وفِيمَا هُوَ ذَاهِب، كانَ الجُمُوعُ يَزْحَمُونَهُ.وَكانَتِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ مُصَابَةٌ بِنَزْفِ دَمٍ مُنْذُ ٱثْنَتَي عَشْرَةَ سَنَة، وَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَشْفِيَهَا. دَنَتْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ يَسُوع، وَلَمَسَتْ طَرَفَ رِدَائِهِ، وَفَجأَةً وَقَفَ نَزْفُ دَمِهَا. فَقَالَ يَسُوع: «مَنْ لَمَسَنِي؟». وَأَنْكَرَ الجَمِيع. فَقَالَ بُطْرُسُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ: «يا مُعَلِّم، إِنَّ الجُمُوعَ يَزْحَمُونَكَ وَيُضَايِقُونَكَ!». فَقَالَ يَسُوع: «إِنَّ واحِدًا قَدْ لَمَسَنِي! فَإنِّي عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ قُوَّةً قَدْ خَرَجَتْ مِنِّي!». وَرَأَتِ ٱلمَرْأَةُ أَنَّ أَمْرَها لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيه، فَدَنَتْ مُرْتَعِدَةً وٱرْتَمَتْ عَلَى قَدَمَيه، وَأَعْلَنَتْ أَمَامَ الشَّعْبِ كُلِّهِ لِماذَا لَمَسَتْهُ، وَكَيْفَ شُفِيَتْ لِلْحَال. فَقَالَ لَهَا يَسُوع: «يا ٱبْنَتِي، إِيْمَانُكِ خَلَّصَكِ! إِذْهَبِي بِسَلام!». وَفيمَا هُوَ يَتَكَلَّم، وَصَلَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ دَارِ رَئِيسِ المَجْمَعِ يَقُول: «مَاتَتِ ٱبْنَتُكَ! فَلا تُزْعِجِ المُعَلِّم!». وَسَمِعَ يَسوعُ فَأَجَابَهُ: «لا تَخَفْ! يَكْفي أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ فَتَحْيا ٱبْنَتُكَ!». وَلَمَّا وَصَلَ إِلى البَيْت، لَمْ يَدَعْ أَحَدًا يَدْخُلُ مَعَهُ سِوَى بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا وَيَعْقُوبَ وَأَبي الصَّبِيَّةِ وأُمِّهَا. وكَانَ الجَمِيعُ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيْها وَيَقْرَعُونَ صُدُورَهُم. فَقَال: «لا تَبْكُوا! إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَمُتْ. لكِنَّهَا نَائِمَة!». فَأَخَذُوا يَضْحَكُونَ مِنْهُ لِعِلْمِهِم بِأَنَّها مَاتَتْ. أَمَّا هُوَ فَأَمْسَكَ بِيَدِها وَنَادَى قاَئِلاً: «أَيَّتُهَا الصَّبِيَّة، قُومِي!». فَعَادَتْ رُوحُهَا إِلَيْهَا، وَفَجْأَةً نَهَضَتْ. ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِأَنْ يُطْعِمُوهَا. فَدَهِشَ أَبَوَاها، وَأَوْصَاهُمَا يَسُوعُ أَلاَّ يُخْبِرَا أَحَدًا بِمَا حَدَث.”
الحُزْنَ المُرْضِيَ للهِ يَصْنَعُ تَوْبَةً لِلخَلاصِ لا نَدَمَ عَلَيْهَا، أَمَّا حُزْنُ العَالَمِ فَيَصْنَعُ مَوْتًا
رسالة القدّيس بولس الثانية إلى أهل قورنتس07/من04حتى11/:”يا إخوَتِي، إِنَّ لي عَلَيْكُم دَالَّةً كَبِيرَة، ولي بِكُم فَخْرًا عَظِيمًا. وَلَقَدِ ٱمْتَلأَتُ تَعْزِيَة، وأَنَا أَفِيضُ فَرَحًا في ضِيقِنَا كُلِّهِ. فإِنَّنَا لَمَّا وَصَلْنَا إِلى مَقْدَونِيَة، لَمْ يَكُنْ لِجَسَدِنَا شَيءٌ مِنَ الرَّاحَة، بَلْ كُنَّا مُتَضَايِقِينَ في كُلِّ شَيء، صِرَاعٌ مِنَ الخَارِج، وخَوفٌ مِنَ الدَّاخِل! لكِنَّ ٱللهَ الَّذي يُعَزِّي المُتَوَاضِعِينَ عَزَّانا بِمَجِيءِ طِيْطُس، لا بِمَجِيئِهِ فَحَسْب، بَلْ أَيْضًا بِالتَّعْزِيَةِ الَّتي تَعَزَّاهَا بِكُم. وقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا بِٱشْتِيَاقِكُم إِلَيْنَا، وحُزْنِكُم، وغَيْرَتِكُم عَلَيَّ، حَتَّى إِنِّي ٱزْدَدْتُ فَرَحًا. وإِذَا كُنْتُ قَدْ أَحْزَنْتُكُم بِرِسَالتِي فَلَسْتُ نَادِمًا عَلى ذلِكَ، معَ أَنَّنِي كُنْتُ قَدْ نَدِمْتُ، لأَنِّي أَرَى أَنَّ تِلْكَ الرِّسَالَة، ولَوْ أَحْزَنَتْكُم إِلى حِين، قَدْ سَبَّبَتْ لي فَرَحًا كَثِيرًا، لا لأَنَّكُم حَزِنْتُم، بَلْ لأَنَّ حُزْنَكُم أَدَّى بِكُم إِلى التَّوبَة. فَقَدْ حَزِنْتُم حُزْنًا مُرْضِيًا لله، كَيْ لا تَخْسَرُوا بِسَبَبِنَا في أَيِّ شَيء؛ لأَنَّ الحُزْنَ المُرْضِيَ للهِ يَصْنَعُ تَوْبَةً لِلخَلاصِ لا نَدَمَ عَلَيْهَا، أَمَّا حُزْنُ العَالَمِ فَيَصْنَعُ مَوْتًا. فَٱنْظُرُوا حُزْنَكُم هذَا ٱلمُرْضِيَ للهِ كَم أَنْشَأَ فِيكُم مِنَ ٱلٱجْتِهَاد، بَلْ مِنَ ٱلٱعْتِذَار، بَلْ مِنَ ٱلٱسْتِنْكَار، بَلْ مِنَ ٱلخَوْف، بَلْ مِنَ ٱلشَّوْق، بَلْ مِنَ ٱلغَيْرَة، بَلْ مِنَ ٱلإِصْرَارِ عَلى العِقَاب! وقَدْ أَظْهَرْتُم أَنْفُسَكُم في كُلِّ ذَلِكَ أَنَّكُم أَبْرِيَاءُ مِنَ هذَا الأَمْر.”
The Miraculous Healing Of the Bleeding Women
“Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 08/40-56: “When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. Just then there came a man named Jairus, a leader of the synagogue. He fell at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. As he went, the crowds pressed in on him. Now there was a woman who had been suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years; and though she had spent all she had on physicians, no one could cure her. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his clothes, and immediately her haemorrhage stopped. Then Jesus asked, ‘Who touched me?’ When all denied it, Peter said, ‘Master, the crowds surround you and press in on you.’ But Jesus said, ‘Someone touched me; for I noticed that power had gone out from me.’ When the woman saw that she could not remain hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before him, she declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.’ While he was still speaking, someone came from the leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.’ When Jesus heard this, he replied, ‘Do not fear. Only believe, and she will be saved.’ When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him, except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother. They were all weeping and wailing for her; but he said, ‘Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping.’And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and called out, ‘Child, get up!’Her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then he directed them to give her something to eat.
Her parents were astounded; but he ordered them to tell no one what had happened.”
Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death
Second Letter to the Corinthians 07/04-11: “I often boast about you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with consolation; I am overjoyed in all our affliction. For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way disputes without and fears within. But God, who consoles the downcast, consoled us by the arrival of Titus, and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was consoled about you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it (though I did regret it, for I see that I grieved you with that letter, though only briefly). Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance; for you felt a godly grief, so that you were not harmed in any way by us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death. For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves guiltless in the matter.”