Armodoxy for Today: 10x One Minutes on the Lord’s Prayer, Number 2 – Our Father
Jesus sets the tone for his prayer, with the first words. This is a conversation with God, but He is not overwhelming. He is “Our Father.” He is approachable. He is father, that is, one who cares, and is responsible to share His love with us. He is father, who embraces us in our pain and hurt and smiles with us in the beauty we absorb. He shares our joys and suffers with us in times of distress.
Furthermore, He is our Father, not my father, not your father, but our father. As such He is the God of all. There are no favorite children, we are all his children. He is the Father who distributes His love equally among all His children. And we therefore understand, that every war is a civil war, because the argument and misunderstanding is between us and with a brother or sister, for we all share the same father. The first two words of the prayer set the address of who we are talking with. Our Father.
This is the second of 10x one minutes for Summertime.
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We continue our dive into the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke chapter 15) by focusing on the father in the story.
The first thing we learn about him is that he gives completely, without restriction or condition. His younger son says, “Give me my inheritance so I can go out and establish and begin my life.” The father, being a wise man, certainly understands that the son may lose or squander the money, but does not argue with his child. There are times in our lives when we need to let go. Even though we may know better than our children, their life is theirs. Yes, making mistakes can be painful, but it is in those mistakes that children learn. This father understand this rule: he lets go of his son. As difficult as it is, he allows his son – the one that he loves – to leave. He allows his son to establish his own life.
La segunda vez que vemos al padre es cuando el hijo regresa. Recuerda que el hijo está arrepentido, o al menos comprende que puede tener una vida mejor regresando a la casa de su padre. Sin importar cuáles sean las intenciones del hijo, el padre, al verlo regresar, sale a su encuentro en el camino y ni siquiera permite que su hijo pida perdón. No juega al orgullo. No dice neciamente: "Esperaré a ver qué tiene que decir". Él está ahí para aceptar a su hijo. No dice: "Te lo dije. Sabía que volverías". En cambio, reconoce a su ser querido, el hijo al que cuidó, vio nacer y crió, ¡que ahora había regresado! Qué emocionado debió sentirse. Por supuesto, corrió hacia su hijo y lo abrazó.
Now there are two dimensions to this. Let’s follow each of them. First, the father in the parable is an expression of our Heavenly Father. God in heaven waits for us to come home and when we do turn back, He does not wait for us to beg to return to His Kingdom. Suffice it that we turn back home that He approaches us, embracing and grabbing us, He takes us in, giving us Life! That’s what this father did and that’s what our Heavenly Father does.
God accepts us as true children of His Kingdom.
Second, the father’s actions tell us what is required of us in our relationships, not necessarily with children, but with one another. There are people who have hurt us. The degrees of hurt are not consequential. Perhaps we have cried over a misspoken word, or we have been devastated by betrayal. The hurt has left a chasm in our relationships with others. We have all created divisions between ourselves and God by virtue of our actions or inaction, yet God has given us a way back. We too must do the same and leave doors open for those people to return back to us. In other words, an end to grudges is in order. Don’t get caught up in foolish pride. Leave doors open without expecting someone to walk through. Don’t wait for those who have hurt you to return, just know that deep down there are many desires that may not be understood. If the door is open, they may return and when they do you will embrace them.
Know that the heart is speaking to you. Do not think with your mind. Be ready to take in.Be ready to embrace, to hug, to suffocate them with the love that is in your heart.This is the example that Jesus gives us through the character of the father.
Ahora rezamos la oración de San Nerses Shnorhali, de “Confieso con fe”:
I confess with faith and adore you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, uncreated and immortal essence, creator of angels, of humans and all that exists. Have mercy upon your creatures and upon me, a great sinner. (1/24)
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Armodoxy for Today: Applying the Father – Day 17 of Lent
We continue learning from the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) and today, continue on the character of the father. Yesterday we spoke of him as expression of the love of our Heavenly Father. Today, we understand the importance of this Lenten Season as we apply the father’s love to our lives.
The Prodigal’s father’s actions tell us what is required of us in our relationships, not necessarily with children, but with one another. There are people who have hurt us. The degrees of hurt are not consequential. Perhaps we have cried over a misspoken word, or we have been devastated by betrayal. The hurt has left a chasm in our relationships with others. We have all created divisions between ourselves and God by virtue of our actions or inaction, yet God has given us a way back. We too must do the same and leave doors open for those people to return back to us. In other words, an end to grudges is in order. Don’t get caught up in foolish pride. Leave doors open without expecting someone to walk through. Don’t wait for those who have hurt you to return, just know that deep down there are many desires that may not be understood. If the door is open, they may return and when they do you must and will embrace them.
The heart is speaking to you. Do not think with your mind. Be ready to take in. Be ready to embrace, to hug, to suffocate them with the love that is in your heart. This is the example that Jesus gives us through the character of the father in the Parable. On the one hand it is showing us what our Heavenly Father does, and the example for us to do likewise to those in our lives. On the other hand we have prayed, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who have trespassed against us.” God forgives us. We, therefore, have to be forgiving of others.
Your act of charity today is to open doors you have shut. Fast from locks that keep doors shut and relationships from continuing.
On the Lenten menu today is Asian Noodles with Edamame
Let us pray, from St. Gregory of Narek (12) [Lord] Inscribe your name on the skylight of my abode. Cover the roof of my temple with your hand. Mark the threshold of my cell with your blood. Imprint the outside of my door with your sign. Protect the mat where I rest with your right hand. Amen. (Translated by Thomas J. Samuelian)
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Armodoxy for Today: Patiently Waiting – Day 16 of Lent
Continuing on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, today we look at the character of the father, who waits steadfastly for his child’s return home.
We first learn that the father gives without restriction or condition. His son says, “Give me my inheritance so I can go out and establish and begin my life.” The father, being a wise man, certainly understands that the son may lose or squander the money but does not argue with his child. He lets go. Even though he knows better, he also accepts that the child’s life is his to live. Yes, making mistakes can be painful, but it is by those mistakes that children learn.
The second time we see the father is when the son returns. Remember the son is remorseful, or at the very least he understands that he can have a better life by returning to his father’s house. No matter what the son’s intentions may be, the father seeing the son on the road back home, runs out to meet him on the road and does not even allow his son to ask forgiveness. He does not play a game of pride. He does not foolishly say, “Let me wait and see what he has to say.” He is there to accept his son. He does not say, “I told you so. I knew you would be back.” Instead he recognizes his loved one – the son that he cared for, gave birth to and nurtured – had now returned! How excited he must be. Of course, he comes running up to his son and embraces him.
The father in the parable is an expression of our Heavenly Father. Jesus gives us a glimpse of the unconditional love of God. God in heaven waits for us to come home and when we do turn back, He does not wait for us to beg to return to His Kingdom. He is patiently waits for us to make that first turn-around. It’s then that He approaches us, embracing us fully. He takes us in, giving us Life! God accepts us as true children of his Kingdom. His acceptance of us is a given. The requirement is for us to say, “Yes, I have sinned. I have gone the wrong way. I have squandered what God has given me. I want to find peace. I want to find that love that God has created me in.” God waits for us to say, “I’m ready,” after which it all falls into place.
Your act of charity today is in the spirit of the Prodigal’s father, accept those who have wandered away. Are they looking for a way to come back and ask how open are you to forgive? Fast, today, from all that prevents you from opening the door to your heart.
Today’s recipe is Cherry Walnut chews, the recipe is linked below.
We pray, from St. Gregory of Narek, (33) O Lord, prepare for us honorable lodgings, for the partaking of your heavenly lamb, that we might eat life-giving manna of the new salvation and escape the punishments of condemnation. May our blasphemy be purified in the refiner’s fire, as the prophet told of the live coal in the tongs of offering at the altar, so that your mercy is proclaimed in all things as the lovingkindness of the Father, who embraced the prodigal son with fatherly inheritance, and led the prostitute to the bliss of the heavenly kingdom, was proclaimed by the Son of God. Amen. (Translated by Thomas J. Samuelian)
Desde Armenia, el Muiron ha sido preparado y bendecido, y ahora entra en tu hogar. Comenzamos este análisis profundo con Jesucristo, y con Él lo terminamos: el alfa y la omega, la a y la z, el ayb y el keh, el centro de nuestra fe. El Santo Muiron es bendecido en el mismo lugar donde Jesús descendió y designó dónde se construiría la Iglesia del pueblo armenio. Desde ese mismo lugar, el Santo Etchmiadzin, la luz del Santo Muiron ahora necesita irradiar hacia el mundo.
Nuestro punto de partida para esta serie fue la historia relatada en el Evangelio de Mateo (26), sobre una mujer que unge a Jesús. Jesús hizo una pausa en las labores mundanas del mundo y se centró en el acto de amor, caridad y cuidado que se le ofrecía. Nuestro mundo actual no es diferente al tiempo de Cristo. Ciertamente, hay más personas y podemos creer que nuestros problemas son más complejos, pero en realidad, nosotros, las personas, somos impulsados por los mismos deseos, pasiones y tentaciones. El orgullo, la envidia, la ira, la pereza, la gula, los deseos y la lujuria fueron y siguen siendo las razones de todos nuestros problemas. Cada siete años, nuestra Iglesia hace una pausa en lo mundano y celebra el amor de Cristo con esta excéntrica y hermosa tradición.
El Santo Muiron es el vehículo del Espíritu Santo que se comunica con nosotros, con cada uno de nosotros. En la víspera del nacimiento de nuestro Señor, los ángeles proclamaron: “Paz en la tierra y buena voluntad entre los hombres”. Al final de su ministerio, nuestro Señor dice: “La paz les dejo...”, pero para que no quedemos huérfanos, Él promete el Espíritu Santo. En Pentecostés, la Iglesia cristiana, el Cuerpo de Jesucristo, se establece por el poder del Espíritu Santo.
La Santa Iglesia cristiana ha tenido un mensaje constante durante dos milenios, el mismo mensaje proclamado en el pesebre: paz en la tierra y buena voluntad entre los hombres.
Gota a gota, el Santo Muiron fue preparado a lo largo del tiempo y bendecido con los elementos más costosos y extraordinarios que se encuentran en la tierra: los árboles, su savia y frutos, las flores y la vegetación, los aceites y néctares, la energía del Ararat, la santidad de Etchmiadzin, el poder de la Santa Cruz, las palabras del Santo Evangelio, el Santo Geghart; todo mezclado por San Gregorio el Iluminador y toda la asamblea de santos, desde los tiempos de Cristo hasta hoy, quienes añaden sus oraciones, lágrimas y alegría a esta mezcla. En otras palabras, todo lo necesario, todo lo que necesitamos para lograr la paz y la buena voluntad entre nosotros, está ante ti.
Cada siete años, en medio de un mundo que sufre, este elixir exótico es mezclado y bendecido en Armenia y distribuido como un tónico para el mundo. Es el regalo de Dios, presentado al mundo a través de la Iglesia armenia. Como anunció Jesús: “Estas cosas les he hablado para que en mí tengan paz. En el mundo tendrán aflicción; pero confíen, yo he vencido al mundo”. (Juan 16)
Con este antecedente, ahora se te invita a unir tus oraciones a este Muiron, a decir “Amén” a la unción que nos une a nuestro pasado, a nuestro futuro y a toda la eternidad. Este es el séptimo año. Esta es la bendición del Santo Muiron.
Oramos, con la oración de la bendición del Santo Muiron: Oh, Señor misericordioso, envía tu todopoderoso Espíritu Santo y haz de esta una unción de santidad, gracia espiritual, vida para mi vida, protector de mi espíritu y de mi cuerpo, un aceite de alegría que nos fue dado a través de la ley pero iluminado a través de la nueva Alianza, con el cual ungiste a tus santos apóstoles, y a todos nosotros a través del nuevo nacimiento de la santa fuente del bautismo... para que, manteniéndonos alejados del mal, podamos llegar a conocerte en santidad como tus hijos, y estar contigo siempre, teniéndote a ti, Padre y Espíritu Santo, con nosotros y a Cristo en nuestro corazón, siempre. Amén.
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