Ἀδελφοί μου,
Σήμερον ὁ κόσμος ἀντιμετωπίζει ἀδιέξοδα: φτώχεια, ἀρρώστιες, ἀποξένωση, φόβο, ἐγκλεισμούς, κρίσεις ποικίλες· καὶ ἐντός αὐτῶν τῶν συνθηκῶν, ὁ ἄνθρωπος χάνει τὴν κρίσιν καὶ τὴν διάκριση.
1. Ὁ Ἰουλιανὸς ὁ Παραβάτης καὶ ἡ πλάνη τῆς γνώσεως.
Ὁ Ἰουλιανὸς καυχήθηκε:
«Ἀνέγνων, ἔγνων, κατέγνων.»
(Διάβασα, κατάλαβα, ἀπέρριψα)
Ἀλλὰ ὁ Μέγας Βασίλειος τὸν ἀπαντᾷ:
«Ἀνέγνως, ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἔγνως· εἰ γὰρ ἔγνως, οὐκ ἂν κατέγνως.»
(Λόγος ΚΖ΄, Περὶ Θεολογίας)
Διδάσκει ὅτι διαβάζω δὲν σημαίνει κατανοώ· κατανοῶ δὲν σημαίνει απορρίπτω.
Ἡ γνώση χωρὶς ταπείνωση γίνεται ὕβρις· καὶ ὁ κόσμος ὅταν ἀπομακρύνεται ἀπὸ τὴν ἀλήθεια, γίνονται κοινωνίες ἀποδιοργανωμένες, καὶ τὰ παιδιά ἀφήνονται χωρίς φῶς.
Ὁ Ἅγιος Γρηγόριος ὁ Θεολόγος γράφει:
«Οὐ πᾶσα γνῶσις φωτίζει·
ἡ μὲν ἀνεπίκριτος φυσιόω,
ἡ δὲ ἐν Θεῷ ταπεινοῖ.»
(Λόγος ΚΖ΄, Περὶ Θεολογίας)
Ἡ ἀγνώμονα γνώση, ἄνευ Χάριτος, δὲν σώζει· μολύνει.
2. Ὁ κόσμος καὶ ἡ ἀπόρριψη τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
Σήμερα πολλοί λένε:
«Τὸ μελετήσαμε· δὲν μᾶς πείθει.»
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος ἀπαντᾷ:
«Οὐ τὸ ἀσθενὲς τῆς ἀληθείας ἀπωθεῖ, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἰσχυρὸν αὐτῆς ἐλέγχει.»
(Ὁμιλία εἰς τὸ Κατὰ Ἰωάννην)
Δηλαδή, δὲν ἀπορρίπτουμε τὸν Χριστὸ επειδή ἡ ἀλήθεια ἀσθενεί, ἀλλὰ ἐπειδή δὲν θέλουμε νὰ μετανοήσουμε.
Ἡ μετανοία ἐίναι θύρα ζωῆς·
ἡ ἀρνηση τῆς μετανοίας γίνεται θύρα συμφορών.
3. Ἡ παιδεία καὶ ἡ κοινωνία τῶν παιδιῶν.
Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἀθανάσιος ὁ Μέγας λέει:
«Οὐκ ἔστι γνῶσις Θεοῦ χωρὶς καθάρσεως καρδίας.»
(Κατὰ Ἀρειανῶν).
Ἡ παιδεία δὲν εἶναι μόνο γνῶση· εἶναι καρδιά, διάκριση, ζωή.
Ἀν τὰ παιδιά μεγαλώνουν χωρὶς ἀλήθεια, ἡ κοινωνία παραμορφώνεται· ἡ νεολαία γίνεται ἀφήγημα ἀποξενωμένο, χωρίς φῶς.
4. Λόγος πρὸς τοὺς γονεῖς.
«Γονεῖς, μὴν κρυβόμαστε πίσω ἀπὸ πλάνες»
Μὴ μεταθέτουμε τὴν ἀνάγκη καὶ τὴν εὐθύνη για τὰ παιδιά μας σὲ τυφλὰ συστήματα.
Τὰ παιδιά εἶναι δικά μας, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ πίστη ποὺ ἀναπτύσσεται μέσα τους βαραίνει ἐμᾶς, πρῶτα.
Ὁ Κύριος ἡμών Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς λέγει:
«Ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου·
οὐ δύναται πόλις κρυβῆναι ἐπάνω ὄρους κειμένη.
Οὐδὲ καίουσι λύχνον καὶ τιθέασιν αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν, καὶ λάμπει πᾶσι τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, ὅπως λαμψάτω τὸ φῶς ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅπως ἴδωσιν ὑμῶν τὰ καλὰ ἔργα, καὶ δοξάσωσι τὸν Πατέρα ὑμῶν, τὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.»
(Ματθ. 5,14-16)
Διδαχόμαστε τρία μεγάλα διδάγματα:
Τὰ παιδιά μάθαινουν ἀπὸ τὸ φῶς τῶν γονέων τους.
Ὁ τρόπος που ζούμε, οι αξίες που υπερασπιζόμαστε, η αλήθεια που διεκδικούμε, είναι ο φανοστάτης στον οποίο τα παιδιά καθρεπτίζουν την ψυχή τους.
Φως καὶ πράξη ἐνῶνονται· οὐχὶ ἀρκεί να λαλούμε λόγους· χρειάζεται τὸ φῶς να γίνεται έργο.
5. Λόγος πρὸς τὸν κλῆρο.
Ἄν δὲν μιλήσουμε, τὸ κενὸ θὰ τὸ γεμίσει ἡ πλάνη·
Ὅμως ἐντός τῶν ἀκολουθιών ἐνεργεῖ ἡ χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ, ποὺ καθιστᾷ τὸν πιστὸν Μέγα καὶ ἐμποδίζει τὸ πονηρὸ πνεῦμα νὰ κατακλύσει τὴν καρδία, ὥσπερ ἐγένετο στὸν Μέγα Βασίλειο·
ἀντίθετα, ἡ πλάνη καὶ ἡ ψευδογνώση κατακλύζουν τόν Ἰουλιανό, ὅπως καὶ τὰ παιδιά μας σήμερον.
6. Τελικός λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου.
«Μὴ νομίσητε, ὅτι ἦλθον καταλῦσαι τὸν νόμον…
Ὃς δ’ ἂν ποιήσῃ καὶ διδάξῃ, οὗτος μέγας κληθήσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν.» (Ματθ. 5,17-19)
Δηλαδή, τὸ μέγεθος τῆς ζωῆς καθορίζεται ἀπό τὴν πιστή εφαρμογή καὶ διδασκαλία τῆς ἀληθείας· ὄχι μόνο ἀπό τυπικές πράξεις ἢ καλές προθέσεις.
Γονεῖς, λαός, κλῆρος, νέοι:
Ἂν δὲν γεννᾷ ἀγωνία γιὰ τὴν ἀλήθεια, ὁ λόγος εἶναι ῥητορεία.
Τὰ παιδιά δὲν χρειάζονται ἄλλη πληροφορία· χρειάζονται φῶς, μέτρο, ἀλήθεια.
Καὶ αὐτὰ δὲν χαρίζονται· διεκδικοῦνται.
Ἀμήν.
When Knowledge is Separated from Truth.
Brothers and Sisters,
Today the world faces dead ends: poverty, sickness, alienation, fear, lockdowns, and manifold crises; and within these conditions, human judgment and discernment are lost.
Yet, God does not leave man without light.
1. Julian the Apostate and the Deception of Knowledge.
Julian boasted:
"I have read, I have understood, I have rejected."
But Saint Basil the Great responds:
"You have read, but you have not understood; for if you had understood, you would not have rejected."
(Letter 27, On Theology)
He teaches that reading does not mean understanding, and understanding does not mean rejecting.
Knowledge without humility becomes hubris; and when the world strays from truth, societies become disordered, and children are left without light.
Saint Gregory the Theologian writes:
"Not all knowledge enlightens;
some knowledge inflates,
but that which is in God humbles."
(Letter 27, On Theology)
Knowledge that is ignorant, without Grace, does not save; it corrupts.
2. The World and the Rejection of Christ.
Today many say:
"We have studied it; it does not convince us."
Saint John Chrysostom answers:
"It is not the weakness of truth that repels, but the strength of truth that convicts." (Homily on John)
In other words, we do not reject Christ because the truth is weak, but because we do not wish to repent.
Repentance is the door to life;
refusal to repent becomes the gateway to calamities.
3. Education and the Society of Children.
Saint Athanasius the Great says:
"There is no knowledge of God without the purification of the heart."
(Against the Arians)
Education is not only knowledge; it is heart, discernment, and life.
If children grow up without truth, society becomes distorted; youth becomes alienated, without light.
4. A Word to Parents.
"Parents, let us not hide behind illusions."
Do not shift the need and responsibility for your children onto blind systems.
Children are ours, and the truth and faith that develop within them weigh upon us first.
Our Lord Jesus Christ says:
"You are the light of the world;
a city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house, that it may shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
(Matthew 5:14-16)
We learn three great lessons:
Children learn from the light of their parents.
The way we live, the values we defend, the truth we pursue, is the lantern in which children mirror their souls.
Light and action are united; it is not enough to speak words; the light must become deeds.
Saint Basil the Great says:
"Education without virtue is a weapon for the wicked."
(To the Youth)
Without character, knowledge kills; without God, education becomes the destruction of the souls of children.
We must exercise discernment and faith.
5. A Word to the Clergy.
If we do not speak, the void will be filled by deception.
Yet, within the services, the grace of God acts, which makes the faithful great and prevents the evil spirit from overwhelming the heart, as happened with Saint Basil the Great;
in contrast, deception and false knowledge overwhelm Julian, as they do our children today.
6. The Final Word of the Lord.
"Do not think that I have come to destroy the Law…
whoever does and teaches it, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:17-19)
The greatness of life is determined by faithful application and teaching of the truth, not merely by formal acts or good intentions.
Parents, people, clergy, youth:
If the word does not awaken concern for truth, it is mere rhetoric.
Children do not need more information; they need light, measure, and truth.
These are not given freely; they must be claimed.
Amen.
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