كَمَا أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ فيَّ، يَا أَبَتِ، وأَنَا فِيك، لِيَكُونُوا هُم أَيضًا وَاحِدًا فِينَا،
إنجيل القدّيس يوحنّا17/من20حتى26/:”قالَ الرَبُّ يَسوع: «يا أبتِ، لا أَسْأَلُ مِنْ أَجْلِ هؤُلاءِ وَحْدَهُم، بَلْ أَيْضًا مِنْ أَجْلِ الَّذينَ بِفَضْلِ كَلِمَتِهِم هُمْ مُؤْمِنُونَ بِي. لِيَكُونُوا كُلُّهُم وَاحِدًا، كَمَا أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ فيَّ، يَا أَبَتِ، وأَنَا فِيك، لِيَكُونُوا هُم أَيضًا وَاحِدًا فِينَا، لِكَي يُؤْمِنَ العَالَمُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْسَلْتَنِي. أَنَا وَهَبْتُ لَهُمُ المَجْدَ الَّذي وَهَبْتَهُ لي، لِيَكُونُوا وَاحِدًا كَمَا نَحْنُ وَاحِد.أَنَا فِيهِم، وأَنْتَ فيَّ، لِيَكُونُوا مُكَمَّلِينَ في الوَحْدَة، فَيَعْرِفَ العَالَمُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْسَلْتَنِي، وأَنَّكَ أَحْبَبْتَهُم كَمَا أَحْبَبْتَنِي. يَا أَبَتِ، إِنَّ الَّذينَ وَهَبْتَهُم لي أُريدُ أَنْ يَكُونُوا مَعِي حَيْثُ أَكُون، لِيُشَاهِدُوا مَجْدِيَ الَّذي وَهَبْتَهُ لي، لأَنَّكَ أَحْبَبْتَنِي قَبْلَ إِنْشَاءِ العَالَم. يَا أَبَتِ البَارّ، أَلعَالَمُ مَا عَرَفَكَ، أَمَّا أَنَا فَعَرَفْتُكَ، وهؤُلاءِ عَرَفُوا أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْسَلْتَنِي. وقَدْ عَرَّفْتُهُمُ ٱسْمَكَ وسَأُعَرِّفُهُم، لِتَكُونَ فِيهِمِ المَحَبَّةُ الَّتِي بِهَا أَحْبَبْتَنِي، وأَكُونَ أَنَا فِيهِم».
الرِّيَاضَةَ الجَسَدِيَّةَ نَافِعةٌ بعْضَ الشَّيء، أَمَّا التَّقْوَى فَهِيَ نَافِعَةٌ لكُلِّ شَيء، لأَنَّ لَهَا وَعْدَ الحَيَاةِ الحَاضِرَةِ والآتِيَة
رسالة القدّيس بولس الأولى إلى طيموتاوس04/من06حتى16/:”يا إخوَتِي، إِذَا عَرَضْتَ ذلِكَ لِلإِخْوَة، تَكُونُ خَادِمًا صَالِحًا للمَسِيحِ يَسُوع، مُتَغَذِّيًا بِكَلامِ الإِيْمَانِ والتَّعْلِيمِ الحَسَنِ الَّذي تَبِعْتَهُ. أَمَّا الخُرَافَاتُ التَّافِهَة، حِكَايَاتُ العَجَائِز، فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهَا. وَرَوِّضْ نَفْسَكَ عَلى التَّقْوَى. فإِنَّ الرِّيَاضَةَ الجَسَدِيَّةَ نَافِعةٌ بعْضَ الشَّيء، أَمَّا التَّقْوَى فَهِيَ نَافِعَةٌ لكُلِّ شَيء، لأَنَّ لَهَا وَعْدَ الحَيَاةِ الحَاضِرَةِ والآتِيَة. صادِقَةٌ هيَ الكَلِمَةُ وجَدِيرَةٌ بِكُلِّ قَبُول: إِنْ كُنَّا نَتْعَبُ ونُجَاهِد، فذلِكَ لأَنَّنَا جَعَلْنَا رجَاءَنا في اللهِ الحَيّ، الذي هُوَ مُخلِّصُ النَّاس أَجْمَعِين، ولا سِيَّمَا المُؤْمِنِين. فأَوْصِ بِذلكَ وعَلِّمْهُ. ولا تَدَعْ أَحَدًا يَسْتَهِينُ بِحَداثَةِ سِنِّكَ، بَلْ كُنْ مِثَالاً للمُؤْمِنِين، بِالكَلام، والسِّيرَة، والمَحَبَّة، والإِيْمَان، والعَفَاف. وَاظِبْ عَلى إِعْلانِ الكَلِمَةِ والوَعْظِ والتَّعْلِيم، إِلى أَنْ أَجِيء. لا تُهْمِلِ المَوْهِبَةَ الَّتي فِيك، وقَد وُهِبَتْ لَكَ بالنُّبُوءَةِ معَ وَضْعِ أَيْدِي الشُّيُوخِ عَلَيك. إِهْتَمَّ بِتِلْكَ الأُمُور، وكُنْ مُواظِبًا عَلَيهَا، لِيَكُونَ تَقَدُّمُكَ واضِحًا لِلجَمِيع. إِنْتَبِهْ لِنَفْسِكَ وَلِتَعْلِيمِكَ، وَٱثْبُتْ في ذلِك. فإِذا فَعَلْتَ خَلَّصْتَ نَفسَكَ والَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَكَ
As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 17/20-26/:’‘I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. ‘Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me. I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.’”
While physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
First Letter to Timothy 04/06-16/:’If you put these instructions before the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound teaching that you have followed. Have nothing to do with profane myths and old wives’ tales. Train yourself in godliness, for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and struggle, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Saviour of all people, especially of those who believe. These are the things you must insist on and teach. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Until I arrive, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhorting, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.Put these things into practice, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.”