[Morphou]: Do you not see what is happening? We thought that if we close the churches and people are not receiving the Body and Blood of Christ
that we will cure coronavirus. Lord, have mercy! Is this the first time we have an epidemic?
I know really well that when there are epidemics, wars, natural disasters, the churches are open day and night and the prayers and services do not stop.
They tried to create doubts in the minds of the people that the Holy Communion is contagious.
When we speak of Holy Communion, do you know what we mean? The resurrected Body and Blood of Christ.
Is there a God that beats death and spreads diseases?
And you have of all people, archpriests, in different countries from Russia to America, saying we will change the spoons and put them in disinfectant.
Disinfect from what? Alas!
Unless we commune with faith, certainly you might end up not receiving the Body and Blood of Christ but simple wine and bread.
You receive as much grace and energy from God as you have managed to cleanse your heart. Simple things!
Should we not even say that? In order to be sweeties and cute? No, my child, it’s not like that!
Our goal is not to be healthy. As the Cypriots say, “Nothing is as important as health!” Lies … lies.
“Nothing is as important as sainthood!” All the healthy will be forgotten by history, [but] nobody will forget St. Nikephoros [the Leper].
Every year, he will become even more known. Because he is a saint. Is it not so?
If we are true Christians, with the occasion of the “blessed” adventure of coronavirus …
I use the word “blessed” because the coronavirus obliged us all to stand “opposite to” our faith.
How much faith do I have as a bishop? How much faith do you have? Can you go receive Holy Communion after an old man without thoughts and without spoons and disinfectants?
This time has come. And we still have a lot of trials in front of us.
I told them lately in a sermon that coronavirus was the first exams, the elementary. We will enter intermediate.
We will take a breath and then we will have GCE (General Certificate of Education) as Europe says.
[Constantinos]: When will all these take place?
[Morphou]: God is not in a rush. It depends on our maturity or immaturity. These things play their role.
God wants to educate us. The lark is over. Let me say it like that so that everyone understands it.
It did not help us. It was an era of corruption. Do you know where this corruption is evident? In our marriages and our children.
[Constantinos]: In what way [is it evident]?
Is there a marriage left? Are there children left? The divorces are more than the marriages. Do we realize our failure?
You are fighting to teach your child how to forgive, to have a smaller ego. This is [where] European education [got us].
If St. Kosmas the Aetolian was alive today, he would not open new schools, he would close the [already] existing ones.
Life is short. And do you know what is “the problem” afterwards? That the soul does not die.
We will carry our conscience to the other life which is united with this life.
The conscience of man never dies. Even this body will sometime be resurrected. This is our faith, Mr. Constantinou.
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