Scrisoare de Crăciun pentru văduve (în loc de pastorală) – Deus Nobiscum! – update PS. (Christmas Letter for Widows)

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Christmas letter for widows (instead of a pastoral letter) – Deus Nobiscum! – update PS

published on the 25th of December 2015 by Marius David

It’s two years now that I don’t write any pastoral letters anymore. Not for Christmas, and not for Easter. I am a simple member (of the Church). Tonight, the Lord made my heart to write a letter for the widows. It lingered and was ripening for a long time in my thoughts. Mayme for 40 some years. Maybe once with my leaving of the desert that I can articulate some thoughts.

My mother, at 27, when she became a widow

Dear mothers, sisters, daughters,

Dear mom, Gabi, Lili, Abigail and all of you, dear widows,

Today is Christmas Day, the Celebration of Light, Peace, Joy, and in front of you, we hesitate to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS! How can it be, when the shadows of loneliness lay heavy on your head, while your hair is hastely withening?

Today, all stay with their families and the fathers open the Scriptures, and the table is fully set. You are shown an empy chair and you weep silently in your napkins, filling them with your tears.

Sursum corda! Lift up your hearts! Keep them up at the Father!

I know how it is! I ate the widows bread. I know how it is to hear the sobbing next door, when my mother was hiding to weep, not wanting us to see her. But we heard.

I know how it is! I know how it is to envy the intact families. How it is to wonder what and how it has to be to have a father at home. How it might be?

But I know as well how it is to find God as being the father of orphans and the shield of the widows. This is something only widows and orphans can find out. God is revealing Himself very differently to the fatherless, as an absolute Father, and to us, my dear ones, the prayer has a very different connotation. We say it differently. Completely.

You will see that Jesus Victor, Jesus the Conquerer, The Heavenly Groom, is so much different to you than to any other woman with-man.

You, not others, will find out that the Name of Jesus is revealed in the Incarnation – Emanuel, God is with us. Deus Nobiscum!

Radu, Nelu, Cristi, Onisim, your men are not with you anymore, but God is! The fathers of your children are not there anymore to hold them on their shoulders, but the Heavenly Father has open Arms through His Spirit and through Christ, toward them, and He carries them on these strong Arms of His. better than the fathers who might let them fall or, being too busy, might lose sight of them.

Today we call God on His Name, His secret Name, hidden as a mystery from the beginning of time, the Name that’s a hoax for the devil – GOD IS WITH US! GOD IS WITH YOU!

If this is how things are, let me guide you on some roads, already travelled ones:

1. Don’t despair! The world is not over. History flows on. Life goes on… towards heaven. Look before you, not backwards. Wistfulness will kill your joy and your children will be overwhelmed of the darkness of a too long mourning. Yes, mourning has its meaning. One year. Then, let your mourning aside, let your furrowed brows lighten up. There is a life beyond your sorrow. Your nostalgia (its ethimology – the an yearning for return) mut – MUST – leave you, slowly, if you don’t want to choke your children with your tears. Rejoice, God gave you your children as comfort, so be comforted. This I learned from my mother. She focused on us and, after some time, her face brightened up again. We could laugh, we could joke, we had fun. I had a joyful childhood! I SAY IT AGAIN: THOUGH I BECAME AND ORPHAN, WITH 5, I HAD A JOYFUL CHILDHOOD! VERY JOYFULL!
2. Have a future and a hope! Make plans! Travel, have nice holidays. I wasn’t always happy with the destinations my mother chose for our holidays. Călimănești – Căciulata? Awful boredom even for a 10y old. But even now, I can still remember we were TOGETHER! My mother never saved the money for holidays. We went and walked all over the place. We ate like the rich, in restaurants. We WASTED joyfully, as some kind of compensation. Since then I have this desire to travel and haunt. I travel to trace my lost self, to reorient myself! There are still lots of beautiful places, so many places to visit, so many songs to listen to, so many delights that await! They are all on the way! God prepared them for you! Let you be surprised by Him! Don’t blame yourself for having fun!
3. Rejoice! I say it again: Rejoice! Rejoice of everything that you still have! Surprises, gifts! Yellow gloves? Red scarf? There was a time when this was all you could get. But I still remember that in those times, when all yearned for bananas, we had them! Unripe, and only two of them, it’s true, but I still love the taste of unripe bananas. It takes me on a ride back in that time when we were so grateful that God gave us something that others didn’t have. Oranges, a scarcity in the ’80s, were waiting for us under the (Christmas)tree. The chinese car, with that deep red color, sour-cherry-like, that little firemen-car which the Santa from our kindergarden brought for ME (nevertheless, I knew that my mom bought it for me and brought it to my teacher to give it to Santa…), it was the greatest and fanciest of all cars received by the other boys in my class. My mother knew how to cheer us up, not to pamper us, but to make us feel loved and special. Nevertheless, we were differend than other children. We were HERS. As a tigress, she jumped to protect us and by this, she gave us rest and comfort. She made countless applications and insisted till we got our apartment from the Party. We rejoiced of the results of her fight! We rejoiced!
4. He will take care! No debts! If you are widows, you have no excuse to borrow. There delights are not made by borrows and debts. Your God is rich and He will take care of you, if you learn to gather at proper time, and you will waste only when necessary. Being straight judges and having wisdom will be of help. You can live in abundance and in decent poverty, but always having enough. We never missed a thing! NEVER!
5. Don’t put your trust in people, cling to His Body, the Church! Young widows are to remarry. This is how the Scriptures taughts us. But… but… if you don’t (noone should judge you, and remarrying will not mean you betray your husband. No way!), IF you choose not to remarry, don’t put your trust in people. If the Churcu is helping you, yes, but the “goodwilled” man can be a reed which, if you rely on it, might pierce your hand. Trust in the Lord, if this is your choice, and don’t allow yourself to be carried from one worry to another. If you cannot succeed alone, pray that the Lord may give you the help you need. Ask the Church only when having different needs and especially material needs. It is the Church’s duty to look after you. See how many verses are speaking of widows in the Bible!
6. Don’t lose the moments, the seconds! Children will grow fast. Very fast. Till you come to your senses from your pain, you might lose their childhood, their teenage, the youth of your children. They lost enough by losing their dad. Don’t lose yourself as a lost child in the woods, who doesn’t find its way anymore. The Light of the Word is a Candle on your path, even on a narrow and dark path as yours.
7. Never let the Word and the prayers aside! Call your children to prayer, to evening prayer. Saw the seed of the Word in their hearts! It will bring fruit, sooner or later!
8. Rest! Rest in the Lord, spiritually, but rest physically as well. You have the right to! Don’t consider yourself the savior of the world and of your children. You can rear your children, but you cannot save them. Don’t burn out by hyper-empowering yourself. Don’t play the heroes. You don’t need to encourage every living soul, you don’t need to be models for every single human being. You have the right fo be women, weak vessels, to weep and laugh, to cry in despair, to sob now and then, to sleep 8 hours, to feed properly. You have a commandment to keep your Sabath clean.
9. Always beautiful! Beautiful, decent and neat. Even if you chose never to remarry, as my mother did, the loss of your husband does not mean to become filthy and hideous as Irinuca, in Creanga’s story, always showing off red-eyed, as a proof for her supreme love. My mother, after she recovered, even now, with 67, is still a stylish and elegant lady, and I am always proud to join her on a walk in town. The beauty of decency and holiness is a celebration of the creation of God, of the way in which He showed you His mercy, even in your bodies. Not alluring, but beautiful to His glory!
10. In special service. God gave you to carry a cross. It is not futile. With the comfort you received, you will comfort others. Serve the saints! Serve the grieving women, the widows to be, and how many they will be! God gave you a burden, which the Church will carry with you, but you are the Church as well, and, when you will be old ladies, you will have to teach the younger ones how to love and cherish their husbands and children.

It’s Christmas, dear ones, mothers, sisters, daughters. It is Christmas and it is Light, a Light that defeated the Dark, He crossed the skies to be AS us and WITH us, for one day we might be WITh HIM, and AS HE IS.

This life flies so quickly. From Christmas to Christmas we seem to pass more rapidly, till we reach our last Christmas on this side of heaven.

Drink fully this life, because LIFE it is you have in Him! Walk with grace on your path, because you have already known the WAY, live the crushing truths and the hard realities of loneliness as ones who have already known the TRUTH!

Joy to the world – is sang for you as well! Away in a manger, sweet message this is for you as well!

With holy love,

someone who lived from this other side of widowhood ….

UPDATE:

I forgot an important issue: don’t fill your home with photos from the past, especially photos with the one who’s on the other side of heaven. They hurt a lot. In the first weeks after my father died, the photo of my dad was very close, that photo that they had put on his coffin. My sister cried every day, especially in the evening, with his photo in her arms. Too many personal things of the deceased kept too close, too many photos around (put them in albums and open them from time to time), but all these things produce much PAIN. Very much pain. Close this chapter of your life and don’t open it up too often. Make new pictures of your children, make new memories, and new stones of rememberance. There was not by chance this custom of alms-giving the things of the deceased one. We, born-again Christians, don’t have this custom which is not a legal custom at all, not biblically, and not theologically, but offering in the Name of the Lord is a good idea though. It is better to let go as many of his things as possible. Keep some memories, some essentials. That’s it! The fracture has to be complete. Perfect break till the meeting beyond history. Th God of every comfort, He may comfort you!

 

Comunicat: Familia BODNARIU – 26 Decembrie 2015

Unbelievable Norway

original article – here

In urma unor articole aparute in presa internationala cu privire la cazul familiei Marius si Ruth Bodnariu in care anumite evenimente, informatii sunt gresit intelese sau nedocumentate temeinic, dorim sa aducem o serie de clarificari pentru ca viitoarele articole, emisiuni sa aiba ca punct de pornire informatii concrete si asumate.

• Scopul protestelor din Romania, Europa, USA

1. Impotriva abuzurilor Barnevernet

Marius si Ruth Bodnariu (“Parinti”) sunt o familie mixta romano-norvegiana ce locuieste in Norvegia de 10 ani. Familia are 5 copii: Eliana (9 ani), Naomi (7 ani), Matei (5 ani), Ioan (2 ani) si Ezekiel (4 luni) (“Copii”) – copiii familiei sunt in acelasi timp si cetateni romani. Marius este lincentiat in Ingineria Sistemelor si Informatica Aplicata la Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti, angajat al primariei Redal, Naustdal, iar Ruth este asistenta medicala de specialitate pediatrica la spitalul din orasul Forde.
In data de 16 Noiembrie 2015, statul norvegian, prin institutia de protectie a copilului, Barnevernet, le-a confiscat copiii si i-a dat in plasament in trei familii diferite, fara o ancheta sociala prealabila si fara o ancheta psihosociala si emotionala a copiilor. Procedura de confiscare a copiilor familiei a fost declansata in urma unui denunt telefonic a directoarei (“Directoare”) scolii din orasul Vevring, unde fetitele Eliana si Naomi sunt eleve. In denunt, directoarea scolii isi exprima ingrijoararea privind educatia religioasa pe care fetitele o primesc acasa, faptul ca ar putea fi disciplinate, mentionand ca parintii si bunica sunt crestini radicali si ca acest fapt ar crea un handicap copiilor. In acelasi denunt, directoarea scolii mentioneaza inteligenta si creativitatea celor doua fetite, evidentiind faptul ca nu considera ca ele sunt abuzate fizic sau psihic, solicitand doar indrumarea protectiei copilului. Directoarea scolii, cu ceva timp in urma, a fost foarte categorica in a interzice uneia dintre fete sa mai cante, dupa ce fetita a cantat un cantecel crestin colegilor.In urma acestui denunt, Barnevernet face sesizare pentru deschiderea unui caz de violenta in familie si fara a notifica familia in prealabil, in data de 16 Noiembrie, Barnevernet Naustdal, a mers la scoala si le-a luat in custodie pe cele doua fete, dupa care impreuna cu politia a mers acasa la familia Marius si Ruth Bodnariu, de unde a luat in custodie si pe cei doi baieti, Matei si Ioan. Mama a fost arestata si dusa la sediul politiei locale, aceasi procedura de arestare aplicandu-se si tatalui, care era la serviciu. Dupa cateva ore de interogatoriu, fara ca Marius sa fie asistat de un avocat si fara prezenta unui translator, Marius si Ruth Bodnariu au fost eliberati impreuna cu bebelusul de 3 luni, nefiind considerati periculosi si li s-a comunicat faptul ca in urmatoarea zi li se va explica despre ce este vorba.In mod ilegal, autoritatile au procedat la arestarea celor doi fara a le prezenta invinuirile, impreuna cu dovezile care au condus la aces gest extrem, acela de arestare a unei persoane. Pentru determinarea parintilor de a sta linistiti si a nu apela la serviciile unui avocat, cei doi au fost asigurati ca situatia se va rezolva in mod pozitiv.In 17 Noiembrie, contrar declaratiilor optimiste din ziua precedenta, Barnevernet ia in custodie, insotiti de politie, si pe bebelusul Ezekiel. In urma deciziei unei comisii locale de audiere, parintii sunt acuzati de abuz fizic asupra copiilor, fara a exista dovezi in acest sens, fapt ce conduce la investigatii medicale complexe asupra copiilor, ulterior raportul medical mentionand faptul ca nu exista semne de abuz fizic sau psihic in ce-i priveste pe copii. Totusi, doar in baza declaratiilor, pe care Barnevernet pretinde ca au fost date de copii (chiar si aceste declaratii unele dintre ele se contrazic), comisia stabileste ca(1) bebelusul poate fi vazut doar de doua ori pe saptamana, cate doua ore de mama si tata, (2) ca cei doi baieti pot fi vazuti doar de mama o data pe saptamana, (3) iar ca cele doua fete mari nu pot fi vazute deloc de catre parinti si nu au mai fost vazute din data de 16 noiembrie. Nu se cunoaste daca declaratiile copiilor au fost luate in prezenta unui psiholog si nici modul in care au fost luate acele declaratii, in prima faza nefiind prezent si un reprezentant/avocat al parintilor pentru confirmarea respectarii procedurii de audiere a minorilor, procedura care trebuie sa se efectueze fara a se crea vreun traumatism psihoemotional minorilor.Pana la acea data, Marius si Ruth Bodnariu nu au primit niciun avertisment din partea autoritatilor in care sa fie atentionati de deficiente in cresterea si educarea propriilor copii. Nu s-a efectuat nicio ancheta sociala si nicio evaluare a impactului despartirii copiilor de parinti, precum si impactul despartirii fratilor, prin aceasta incalcandu-se interesul superior al copilului.

La acest moment, copiii sunt tinuti nejustificat in trei familii surogat, in doua orase diferite la distante de 3,5 ore de casa parinteasca. Copiii spun ca le este dor sa-si vada parintii si sa se intoarca acasa, dar Barnevernet neaga acet lucru. Paradoxal, in data de 15 Decembrie 2015, in urma unei intalniri cu Barnevernet, parintilor li s-a comunicat ca autoritarea de protectie a copilului vrea sa ii cunoasca mai bine si sa-i evalueaze abia in luna Februarie 2016, dar ca in acelasi timp demareaza procedura de adoptie pentru toti cei 5 copii ai familiei.

Pana la aceasta ora nu sunt clare si explicabile cateva aspecte privind toata procedura de confiscare a celor 5 copii si dorim sa atragem atentia asupra lor:

– incalcarea Conventiei cu privire la Drepturile Copilului, adoptata de Adunarea Generala a Organizatiei Natiunilor Unite la 20.11.1989, in special art.5, 8, 9, 14, 18, art.20 alin,3, si art. 30

– forta extrema si abuziva a Barnevernet

– lipsa unei anchete sociale prealabile

– lipsa unei evaluari a impactului separarii copiilor de parinti si a separarii fratilor prin plasarea in trei familii diferite

– lipsa de transparenta

– interogatoriu fara translator si fara avocat, incalcandu-se astfel dreptul la aparare

– constrangerea de a nu contacta ambasada

– lipsa unor evidente de abuz fizic sau psihic

– intarzierea intocmirii documentatiei in limba romana, asa cum prevede legea

– mama nu-si poate alapta bebelusul de 4 luni decat de doua ori pe saptamana

– presiuni asupra mamei (Ruth) sa declare in mod mincinos ca tatal (Marius) este abuziv cu ea si ca astfel isi va primi copiii

– amenintari la adresa lui Marius sa nu faca public cazul, riscand sa nu-si mai vada copiii niciodata, amenintari care, venind din partea unor reprezentanti ai institutiei, reprezinta o infractiune evidenta de santaj si amenintare

– plasarea copiilor in orase diferite la distanta de 3,5 ore de casa, inclusiv a bebelusului de trei luni care trebuie alaptat, desi avocatul a gasit o locatie in apropierea casei parintesti

– manipularea copiilor prin intrebari directionate, pentru a da declaratii prin care parintii sa fie incriminati

Astfel de metode si atitudini, care noua ca romani, ne aduc aminte de totalitarismul comunist, ne determina sa acuzam Barnevernet, implicit statul norvegian de complicitate, de incalcarea flagranta a drepturilor familiei si a drepturilor omului, de amenintari si intimidari asupra familiei, asupra avocatilor care se implica in aceste cazuri (unii dintre ei pierzandu-si licenta), de tentative de musamalizare si ingradirea libertatii de exprimare religioasa.

2. In semn de solidaritate cu Marius si Ruth Bodnariu

Denuntam actiunile abuzive, irationale si inumane fata de o familie normala, responabila, care a asigurat un mediu propice cresterii celor 5 copii. Marius si Ruth sunt integrati social, aducand un plus comunitatii din care fac parte, prin natura profesiei lor, fara sa fi initiat sau produs vreodata actiuni ce contravin moralitatii si legii.

3. In semn de solidaritate cu familiile care au aceasi experienta

Familii din Lituania, Polonia, Slovenia, Turcia, Brazilia, India, Rusia, Cehia.

• Prezentare documente

Datorita regimului confidential stabilit de catre legislatia norvegiana, familiei Marius si Ruth Bodnariu nu ii este permis sa faca publice documente oficiale sau transcrieri.

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