{"id":4038,"date":"2023-07-21T14:43:52","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ornbardur.com\/2023\/07\/21\/gudjon-kristjan-benediktsson-1937-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T14:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:43:52","slug":"gudjon-kristjan-benediktsson-1937-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=4038","title":{"rendered":"+Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Kristj\u00e1n Benediktsson 1937-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"1604\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-07-21-at-09.40.28.png?w=574\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4036\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2027\" height=\"1440\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-07-21-at-09.39.01.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4034\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2034\" height=\"1405\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot-2023-07-21-at-09.38.15.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4035\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minningaror\u00f0in, texti og hlj\u00f3\u00f0upptaka eru h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pub-c849b6aaf98340c4bec7b480b0f7ffe9.r2.dev\/2023\/07\/gudjon-kr.-benekitssson-1937-2023.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minningaror\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>+Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Kristj\u00e1n Benediktsson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1937-2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\u00fasasm\u00ed\u00f0ameistari<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u00fagakri 3, Gar\u00f0ab\u00e6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00datf\u00f6r fr\u00e1 V\u00eddal\u00ednskirkju<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">f\u00f6studaginn 21. j\u00fal\u00ed 2023 kl. 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jar\u00f0sett \u00ed G\u00f6r\u00f0um<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEf Drottinn byggir ekki h\u00fasi\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">erfi\u00f0a smi\u00f0irnir til \u00f3n\u00fdtis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ef Drottinn verndar eigi borgina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">vakir v\u00f6r\u00f0urinn til \u00f3n\u00fdtis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Dav\u00ed\u00f0ss\u00e1lmur 127.1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n var h\u00fasasm\u00ed\u00f0ameistari og kom a\u00f0 byggingu margra h\u00fasa og a\u00f0 \u00feessarar kirkju sem kennd er vi\u00f0 J\u00f3n V\u00eddal\u00edn, biskup, sem f\u00e6ddist \u00ed G\u00f6r\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00c1lftanesi og rita\u00f0i mergja\u00f0ar r\u00e6\u00f0ur og var\u00f0 fyrir brag\u00f0i\u00f0 ann\u00e1la\u00f0ur kennima\u00f0ur og pr\u00e9dikari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deeir voru handlagnir br\u00e6\u00f0urnir, hann og \u00d3skar og \u00e1ttu m\u00f6rg handt\u00f6kin \u00ed \u00feessum helgid\u00f3mi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tr\u00fana fengu \u00feeir og systkinin \u00ed arf fr\u00e1 foreldrum s\u00ednum sem lif\u00f0u \u00e1 or\u00f0i Gu\u00f0s og kve\u00f0skap s\u00e9ra Hallgr\u00edms P\u00e9turssonar, einkum Pass\u00edus\u00e1lmunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEf Drottinn byggir ekki h\u00fasi\u00f0 erfi\u00f0a smi\u00f0irnir til \u00f3n\u00fdtis.\u201d L\u00edkingam\u00e1li\u00f0 v\u00edsar til l\u00edfsins. Ef Drottinn er ekki me\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00edfsveginum \u00ed or\u00f0i, b\u00e6num og tilbei\u00f0slu, n\u00e6r byggingin \u00fe.e.a.s. l\u00edfi\u00f0, ekki \u00feeirri reisn, sem \u00fev\u00ed var \u00e6tla\u00f0 \u00ed upphafi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kristin tr\u00fa er \u00e6\u00f0sta og fegursta kenning sem ver\u00f6ldin hefur eignast. \u00d6ll l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0in sem heimurinn telur mikilv\u00e6gust \u00ed dag eru \u00ed reynd komin \u00far kenningum Krists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 erum g\u00e6fuf\u00f3lk a\u00f0 hafa f\u00e6\u00f0st h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi og alist h\u00e9r upp enda \u00fe\u00f3tt sumari\u00f0 \u00ed \u00e1r hafi veri\u00f0 lengi \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. \u00c9g vil heldur hafa 13 gr\u00e1\u00f0ur a\u00f0 sumarlagi en 50 og hafa a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 fersku og t\u00e6ru vatni \u00ed sama g\u00e6\u00f0aflokki og \u00ed Vellank\u00f6tlu \u00e1 \u00deingv\u00f6llum \u00fear sem vatni\u00f0 hefur fer\u00f0ast fr\u00e1 Langj\u00f6kli \u00ed 500 \u00e1r og s\u00edast \u00ed hraunum eldgosa \u00e1r\u00fe\u00fasundanna. Og enn loga eldar \u00ed landinu. Landi\u00f0 er enn \u00ed m\u00f3tun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Kristj\u00e1n Benediktsson f\u00e6ddis 31.okt\u00f3ber 1937 og \u00f3lst upp \u00ed Hn\u00edfsdal vi\u00f0 \u00cdsafjar\u00f0ardj\u00fap. Hann l\u00e9st 13. j\u00fal\u00ed 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreldrar hans voru Benedikt Halld\u00f3rsson, verkama\u00f0ur og \u00de\u00f3runn P\u00e1l\u00edna Borgey Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Systkini Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0bj\u00f6rg Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Halld\u00f3r G. Benediktsson,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00de. Benediktsd\u00f3ttir og<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00de\u00f3ra S. Benediktsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me\u00f0 Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ni eru \u00feau n\u00fa \u00f6ll l\u00e1tin, \u00feessi myndarlegu systkini. Blessu\u00f0 s\u00e9 minning \u00feeirra, foreldra og horfinna \u00e1stvina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F\u00f3sturbr\u00e6\u00f0ur Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ns eru:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u00f3n Arinbj\u00f6rn \u00c1sgeirsson og \u00de\u00f3rir B. Haraldsson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n giftist S\u00e6unni Steind\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttur \u00e1ri\u00f0 1961, \u00feau skildu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00f6rn \u00feeirra:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u00fal\u00edana Sigurveig,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hei\u00f0ar P\u00e9tur,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benedikt R\u00fanar og<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u00e1ll Borgar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deann 11. n\u00f3vember 1991 giftist Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Sigr\u00fanu J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur og var\u00f0 stj\u00fapfa\u00f0ir sonar hennar, J\u00f3ns Vi\u00f0ars Reynissonar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Synir Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ns og Sigr\u00faar eru:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finnur Gauti og<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haukur \u00de\u00f3r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um fj\u00f6lskylduna, maka barnanna og afkomendur ver\u00f0a birt me\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0unni \u00e1 vefnum. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barnabarn hans og nafni, Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Bjartur Benediktsson, sendir bestu kve\u00f0jur til allra \u00e6ttingja og minnist afa me\u00f0 elsku og vir\u00f0ingu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Einnig bi\u00f0ur Anna Bj\u00f6rg fyrrverandi tengdad\u00f3ttir hans fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0a kve\u00f0ju me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f6kk fyrir allt og allt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n tr\u00fa\u00f0i \u00e1 Gu\u00f0 og \u00feau gildi sem hann s\u00e1 best trygg\u00f0 \u00e1 mi\u00f0ju stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lanna. Hann studdi alla g\u00f3\u00f0a vi\u00f0leitni \u00fear sem barist var fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feau sem minna mega s\u00edn, f\u00e1i a\u00f0 lifa vi\u00f0 manns\u00e6mandi kj\u00f6r og beri \u00far b\u00fdtum \u00fea\u00f0 sem telst sanngjarnt. Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n haf\u00f0i mikinn \u00e1huga \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0m\u00e1lum og var mikill jafna\u00f0arsinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fj\u00f6lskyldan s\u00e9r \u00e1 eftir g\u00f3\u00f0um eiginmanni, f\u00f6\u00f0ur, tengdaf\u00f6\u00f0ur, afa, br\u00f3\u00f0ur, fr\u00e6nda. Vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n vorum n\u00e1fr\u00e6ndur, Gu\u00f0mundur m\u00f3\u00f0urafi minn og Benedikt fa\u00f0ir Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ns voru br\u00e6\u00f0ur, \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 erum af 2. og 3. li\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deegar \u00e9g ba\u00f0 Sigr\u00fanu og b\u00f6rnin, a\u00f0 nefna \u00fea\u00f0 sem fyrst kom \u00ed huga \u00feeirra um Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n, n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g ni\u00f0ur \u00feessum or\u00f0um:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-bestur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-g\u00e6ska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-bl\u00ed\u00f0lyndur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-hj\u00e1lpsamur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-fyndinn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-or\u00f0heppinn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-or\u00f0aleikir og \u00fat\u00farsn\u00faningar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-aulabrandarar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann s\u00e1 \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 hi\u00f0 j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a, vildi a\u00f0 allir v\u00e6ru g\u00f3\u00f0ir saman, var umhyggjusamur og s\u00edfellt a\u00f0 spyrja fr\u00e9tta af b\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum og afkomendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann kynntist Sigr\u00fanu \u00ed \u00de\u00f3rscaf\u00e9 a\u00f0 vetri til, nokkrum \u00e1rum eftir skilna\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann vildi skila Sigr\u00fanu heim a\u00f0 dyrum me\u00f0 leigub\u00edl en bi\u00f0in eftir b\u00edl var\u00f0 l\u00f6ng svo \u00feau r\u00f6ltu af sta\u00f0 \u00ed h\u00e1lkunni. Sigr\u00fan haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 \u00fat a\u00f0 dansa, sta\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0in \u00ed a\u00f0 finna s\u00e9r g\u00f3\u00f0an mann. H\u00fan rann til \u00e1 svelli \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni heim, lenti \u00e1 hnj\u00e1num og \u00fear sem h\u00fan kraup sag\u00f0i h\u00fan vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n: &#8220;Fyrst \u00e9g er n\u00fa komin \u00e1 skeljarnar viltu \u00fe\u00e1 ekki bara giftast m\u00e9r?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Svona fundu \u00feau n\u00fa hamingjuna saman! \u00deannig h\u00f3fst \u00e6vint\u00fdri \u00feeirra \u00e1ri\u00f0 1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deau voru samheldin og ger\u00f0u allt til a\u00f0 halda h\u00f3pnum s\u00ednum saman, f\u00f3ru \u00ed fer\u00f0al\u00f6g og h\u00e9ldu matarbo\u00f0 fyrir hj\u00f6r\u00f0ina. \u00deau \u00e1ttu saman 33 g\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1r og lif\u00f0u g\u00f3\u00f0u l\u00edfi. K\u00e6rleikur \u00feeirra til hvors annars s\u00e1st langar lei\u00f0ir. Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n sag\u00f0i oft: &#8220;\u00c9g elska \u00feig \u00e1 hverjum degi&#8221; og b\u00e6tti svo vi\u00f0, &#8220;\u00e9g elska \u00feig <em>miki\u00f0<\/em> \u00e1 hverjum degi.&#8221; Og b\u00f6rnin af fyrra hj\u00f3nabandi tala um hve vel Sigr\u00fan t\u00f3k \u00feeim \u00f6llum og \u00feau og sonur hennar ur\u00f0u samhent sem besti systkinah\u00f3pur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n vann alla t\u00ed\u00f0 miki\u00f0. Hann f\u00f3r a\u00f0 heiman \u00far Hn\u00edfsdal 18 \u00e1ra og su\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra sm\u00ed\u00f0ar. Byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 vinna hj\u00e1 byggingarf\u00e9laginu Stapa, \u00fear sem hann kynntist n\u00fdjungum \u00ed byggingart\u00e6kni, sem nefndust skri\u00f0m\u00f3t og \u00fe\u00f3ttu bylting vi\u00f0 byggingu h\u00e1h\u00fdsa. Me\u00f0 sl\u00edkum skri\u00f0m\u00f3tum bygg\u00f0u hann og \u00d3skar br\u00f3\u00f0ir hans, \u00e1samt \u00e1 5. tug i\u00f0na\u00f0armanna \u00far \u00fdmsum i\u00f0ngreinum, 48 \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0ir \u00ed blokkum upp\u00e1 8 h\u00e6\u00f0ir \u00ed Lj\u00f3sheimum 8-12. \u00cd \u00fe\u00e1 daga voru menn ekki me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lma e\u00f0a \u00f6ryggisl\u00ednur, en allt f\u00f3r vel, enda voru \u00feeir allir ungir og spr\u00e6kir. \u00dearna eigna\u00f0ist hann \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0, ekki or\u00f0inn tv\u00edtugur. \u00dea\u00f0 kom s\u00e9r vel \u00fev\u00ed hann var kominn me\u00f0 4 b\u00f6rn nokkru s\u00ed\u00f0ar, \u00feegar hann var 28 \u00e1ra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann var f\u00e9lagslyndur og var m.a. f\u00e9lagi \u00ed Kiwaniskl\u00fabbnum J\u00f6fra. Hann var gla\u00f0legur og me\u00f0 bjartan svip, unglegur fram eftir aldri. \u00deegar \u00e9g s\u00e1 myndir af honum fullor\u00f0num var\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00e1 or\u00f0i vi\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylduna a\u00f0 hann liti n\u00fa bara \u00fat eins og fermingardrengur!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann gl\u00edmdi vi\u00f0 hjartveiki \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r og f\u00f3r \u00ed st\u00f3ra a\u00f0ger\u00f0 65 \u00e1ra, en var vi\u00f0 st\u00f6rf \u00ed fastri vinnu \u00feanga\u00f0 til hann var 71 \u00e1rs, en h\u00e6tti samt aldrei \u00ed raun, var alltaf a\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann var minnugur og \u00e6ttfr\u00f3\u00f0ur, g\u00f3\u00f0ur handverksma\u00f0ur og hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i b\u00f6rnunum a\u00f0 byggja og koma undir sig f\u00f3tunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deau hj\u00f3nin fer\u00f0u\u00f0ust v\u00ed\u00f0a og komu til a.m.k. 18 landa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deegar hann var\u00f0 \u00e1ttr\u00e6\u00f0ur plata\u00f0i fj\u00f6lskyldan hann \u00ed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00f3vissufer\u00f0. Hann h\u00e9lt, \u00feegar hann kom \u00ed Flugst\u00f6\u00f0ina, a\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00feau v\u00e6ru \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til Tenerife, en \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00e1 Valencia \u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">meginlandi Sp\u00e1nar.&nbsp;\u00deegar \u00feau svo komu upp \u00ed fr\u00edh\u00f6fnina bi\u00f0u \u00fear b\u00f6rn og barnab\u00f6rn eftir \u00feeim. Me\u00f0 \u00ed farangri var upp\u00e1haldi\u00f0 hans: lambahryggur, rau\u00f0k\u00e1l, gr\u00e6nar baunir og rababarasulta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eitt sinn er hann f\u00f3r til Amer\u00edku, vissi hann, sem betur fer, ekkert af \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 \u00ed handt\u00f6sku hans var hangikj\u00f6tsl\u00e6ri. Hann var bara sultuslakur er hann f\u00f3r \u00ed gegnum tollinn \u00ed Amer\u00edku og haf\u00f0i ekki hugmynd um a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta l\u00f6g \u00fear \u00ed landi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hann sag\u00f0i b\u00f6rnunum a\u00f0 standa sig og var stoltur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feau hef\u00f0u \u00f6ll \u201cor\u00f0i\u00f0 fleyg\u201d eins og hann or\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deau eru \u00f6ll mannkostaf\u00f3lk, enda komin af g\u00f3\u00f0u f\u00f3lki og hafa hloti\u00f0 gott veganesti fyrir l\u00edfi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u00f0 lifa sem manneskja, a\u00f0 lifa \u00ed s\u00e1tt vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 og menn, er gott markmi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 tekst ekki alltaf, en ef \u00fat af ber, skiptir m\u00e1li, a\u00f0 kunna a\u00f0 s\u00e6ttast og bi\u00f0jast fyrirgefningar. Kristin tr\u00fa kennir okkur k\u00e6rleika, miskunn og \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00ed dag er kalla\u00f0 s\u00e1ttami\u00f0lun. Sumir vilja aldrei s\u00e6ttast og t\u00e6rast bara upp \u00ed \u00f3s\u00e6tti eins og ry\u00f0ga\u00f0ir togarar. Mikilv\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 eiga s\u00e9r l\u00edfsgrundv\u00f6ll og vita hvar hamingjulei\u00f0in liggur og a\u00f0 kunna a\u00f0 s\u00e6ttast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Margir \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmanum vir\u00f0ast vera \u00e1ttlausir og va\u00f0andi reyk \u00ed tr\u00faarefnum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allir tr\u00faa \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0. S\u00e9rhver l\u00edfsgrunnur er \u00ed raun tr\u00fa. \u00dea\u00f0 sem f\u00f3lk treystir \u00e1, er \u00ed raun l\u00edfsgrunnv\u00f6llur \u00feess e\u00f0a tr\u00fa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hver er grunnur \u00feinn? \u00c1 hva\u00f0 treystir \u00fe\u00fa? \u00c1 hva\u00f0 tr\u00fair \u00fe\u00fa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kristin tr\u00fa er ekki tr\u00fa \u00e1 <em>eitthva\u00f0 <\/em>\u00ed hvorugkyni, heldur \u00e1 <em>einhvern<\/em> tiltekinn, \u00e1 pers\u00f3nu, \u00e1kve\u00f0na pers\u00f3nu, en ekki hva\u00f0 sem er. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 treystum vi\u00f0 flest \u00e1 okkur sj\u00e1lf en gerum samt ekki sj\u00e1lf okkur a\u00f0 tr\u00faargrundvelli og nafla alheimsins. Ma\u00f0urinn er hj\u00e1k\u00e1tlegur sem gu\u00f0, b\u00e6\u00f0i sem einstaklingur og mannkyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kristin tr\u00fa er ekki \u00ed lausu lofti, ekki t\u00edmalaust \u00e6vint\u00fdri sem hefst \u00e1 or\u00f0unum: \u201cEinu sinni var.\u201d Saga Hans sem er mi\u00f0ja tr\u00faar kristins f\u00f3lks er pers\u00f3na \u00ed t\u00edma og r\u00fami, manneskjan Jes\u00fas Kristur, sem lif\u00f0i og d\u00f3 \u00e1 tilteknum sta\u00f0 og t\u00edma &#8211; og lifir enn \u00ed hj\u00f6rtum \u00feeirra, sem finnst lei\u00f0s\u00f6gu-appi\u00f0 hans \u00fea\u00f0 besta sem ver\u00f6ldin hefur kynnst. \u00dear me\u00f0 er ekki loku fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 skoti\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feau sem fylgja appinu geti ekki villst af lei\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 erum \u00f6ll skj\u00f6grandi og kunnum ekki \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 f\u00f3tum okkar forr\u00e1\u00f0. En fyrir tr\u00fa n\u00e1um vi\u00f0 samt \u00ed mark \u00ed fyllingu t\u00edmans, me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp hans, sem hanna\u00f0i appi\u00f0 me\u00f0 elsku sinni og gle\u00f0i, dau\u00f0a s\u00ednum og upprisu. \u00deau sem ekki tr\u00faa \u00e1 Jes\u00fa hafa s\u00edn \u00f6pp og s\u00edna lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn og megi \u00feeim \u00f6llum farnast vel \u00e1 l\u00edfsveginum me\u00f0 s\u00ednum innsl\u00f6gum \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0u daganna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n bj\u00f3 a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0u uppeldi \u00e1str\u00edkra foreldra. \u00deau Benedikt og \u00de\u00f3runn voru gott f\u00f3lk, tr\u00fau\u00f0 og heil \u00ed gegn. \u00deau kenndu b\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum b\u00e6nir og vers. Sonur Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ns segir afa sinn hafa kunna\u00f0 Pass\u00edus\u00e1lmana alla og hlusta\u00f0 reglulega \u00e1 \u00fatvarpsmessur og sungi\u00f0 me\u00f0. Afi hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0i vi\u00f0 heimilisst\u00f6rfin \u00feegar hann haf\u00f0i t\u00edma en l\u00e9t \u00fea\u00f0 ekki \u00e1 sig f\u00e1, a\u00f0 sl\u00edkt \u00fe\u00f3tti n\u00fa ekki karlmannlegt. Elskan m\u00f3ta\u00f0i \u00feau hj\u00f3nin. \u00c9g man eftir a\u00f0 hafa hitt \u00feau og gleymi ekki brosi \u00feeirra og elskusemi, sem skein \u00far augum og \u00f3ma\u00f0i af or\u00f0um \u00feeirra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or\u00f0in sem vitna\u00f0 var til \u00ed upphafi r\u00e6\u00f0unnar eru svo s\u00f6nn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEf Drottinn byggir ekki h\u00fasi\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">erfi\u00f0a smi\u00f0irnir til \u00f3n\u00fdtis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gott er a\u00f0 eiga g\u00f3\u00f0an og traustan l\u00edfsgrundv\u00f6ll. Gildagrunnur Vesturlanda \u00e1 allar s\u00ednar r\u00e6tur \u00ed kristinni tr\u00fa. S\u00f6gurnar sem Jes\u00fas sag\u00f0i lifa enn me\u00f0al \u00feeirra sem f\u00e1 a\u00f0 heyra \u00fe\u00e6r. N\u00fa heyrast \u00feessar s\u00f6gur ekki eins v\u00ed\u00f0a og \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00de\u00e6r voru kenndar \u00e1 heimilum, \u00ed sk\u00f3lum og kirkjum. En n\u00fa m\u00e1 tr\u00fa vart nefnast \u00e1 nafn \u00ed opinberu samhengi. Margir gera s\u00e9r ekki grein fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00edfssko\u00f0anir, hverjar sem \u00fe\u00e6r kunna a\u00f0 vera, eru \u00edgildi tr\u00faar. Allt sem kennt er \u00ed sk\u00f3lum er gildishla\u00f0i\u00f0, allt sem \u00fear er flutt er \u00edgildi tr\u00faar, einhverskonar tr\u00faar. Allir eiga s\u00e9r einhvern l\u00edfsgrundv\u00f6ll sem skilgreina m\u00e1 sem tr\u00fa jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt s\u00e1 grundv\u00f6llur byggi ekki \u00e1 tr\u00fa \u00e1 handanverandi Gu\u00f0, eins og \u00fea\u00f0 heitir og merkir bara \u00e1 gamaldags m\u00e1li, Gu\u00f0 \u00e1 himnum. En ef vi\u00f0 leyfum ekki a\u00f0 tala um Gu\u00f0 \u00ed sk\u00f3lum, en ausum \u00feessi \u00ed sta\u00f0 yfir b\u00f6rnin allri annarri tr\u00fa, l\u00edka tr\u00fa sem er innihaldsl\u00edtil, kennum hj\u00e1tr\u00fa, tr\u00fa \u00e1 hva\u00f0 sem er, tr\u00fa \u00e1 allt og ekkert, tr\u00fa \u00e1 stokka og steina, hei\u00f0ind\u00f3m og hindurvitni. Er \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed lagi \u00e1 sama t\u00edma og banna\u00f0 er a\u00f0 nefna Gu\u00f0 e\u00f0a Jes\u00fa \u00e1 nafn? Unga kynsl\u00f3\u00f0in vir\u00f0ist bara \u00feekkja Jes\u00fa sem upphr\u00f3pun \u00e1 ensku: Dj\u00edsus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hugum a\u00f0 \u00feessu, k\u00e6ru \u00e1heyrendur, g\u00e6tum a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 klippa ekki \u00e1 \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0inn a\u00f0 ofan eins og k\u00f6ngul\u00f3in sem var \u00e1 yfirfer\u00f0 um vefinn sinn og mundi ekki hva\u00f0a tilgangi \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0urinn a\u00f0 ofan gengdi. H\u00fan klippti \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0inn og \u00fear me\u00f0 hrundi vefurinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00dea\u00f0 er svo stutt s\u00ed\u00f0an vi\u00f0 komum inn \u00ed n\u00fat\u00edmann og hinn t\u00e6kniv\u00e6dda heim. En t\u00e6knin bjargar okkur ekki \u00e1 dau\u00f0astundu. \u00de\u00e1 dugar hvorki fars\u00edmi n\u00e9 t\u00f6lva. \u00de\u00e1 dugar b\u00e6nin ein og tr\u00fain \u00e1 Gu\u00f0, sem hefur birt okkur k\u00e6rleika sinn \u00ed Kristi. L\u00e6rum af honum \u00e1 l\u00edfsins vegi og kennum b\u00f6rnum okkar \u00fea\u00f0 sem gengnar kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ir t\u00f6ldu mikilv\u00e6gast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Kristj\u00e1n Benediktsson \u00f3lst upp og lif\u00f0i samkv\u00e6mt \u00feeim gildum sem h\u00e9r hafa veri\u00f0 r\u00e6dd. Nafni\u00f0 hans segir l\u00edka miki\u00f0. Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n merkir \u00feann sem n\u00fdtur n\u00e1\u00f0ar Gu\u00f0s. Kristj\u00e1n v\u00edsar til Krists og f\u00f6\u00f0urnafn hans, Benedikt, merkir blessun Gu\u00f0s. Megi \u00fea\u00f0 allt sem \u00ed nafni hans b\u00fdr fylgja honum um eil\u00edf\u00f0. S\u00fa var \u00e1n efa b\u00e6n foreldra hans sem b\u00e1ru hann til sk\u00edrnar og f\u00f3lu hann Gu\u00f0i og eil\u00edf\u00f0inni er hann enn var \u00f3m\u00e1lga barn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0 blessi minningu Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ns Kristj\u00e1ns Benediktssonar og megi Gu\u00f0 blessa ykkur, eftirlifandi \u00e1stvini hans og styrkja okkur \u00f6ll sem enn erum \u00e1 l\u00edfsveginum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar um \u00e6tt og uppruna, fj\u00f6lskyldu og afmomendur, eins og \u00fe\u00e6r birtust \u00ed Morgunbla\u00f0inum, \u00fatfarardaginn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Kristj\u00e1n Benediktsson f\u00e6ddist 31. okt\u00f3ber 1937 og \u00f3lst upp \u00ed Hn\u00edfsdal vi\u00f0 \u00cdsafjar\u00f0ardj\u00fap. Hann l\u00e9st 13. j\u00fal\u00ed 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreldrar Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ns voru Benedikt Halld\u00f3rsson verkama\u00f0ur, f. 19. ma\u00ed 1904 \u00ed Mi\u00f0h\u00fasum \u00ed \u00cdsafjar\u00f0ardj\u00fapi, d. 2. september 1980, og \u00de\u00f3runn P\u00e1l\u00edna Borgey Gu\u00f0j\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, f. 5. okt\u00f3ber 1900 \u00ed Tungu \u00ed Flj\u00f3tav\u00edk, d. 10. febr\u00faar 1992. Systkini Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ns: Gu\u00f0bj\u00f6rg Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir, f. 23. desember 1921, d. 13. okt\u00f3ber 2011, Halld\u00f3r G. Benediktsson, f. 30. apr\u00edl 1930, d. 21. jan\u00faar 1967, Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00de. Benediktsd\u00f3ttir, f. 4. okt\u00f3ber 1928, d. 13. febr\u00faar 2015, \u00de\u00f3ra S. Benediktsd\u00f3ttir, f. 25. okt\u00f3ber 1931, d. 16. jan\u00faar 2022. F\u00f3sturbr\u00e6\u00f0ur: J\u00f3n A\u00f0albj\u00f6rn \u00c1sgeirsson, f. 22. okt\u00f3ber 1938, og \u00de\u00f3rir B. Haraldsson, f. 23. j\u00fan\u00ed 1946.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n giftist S\u00e6unni Steind\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttur, f. 11. ma\u00ed 1940, \u00feann 17. j\u00fan\u00ed 1961, \u00feau skildu, b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra: 1) J\u00fal\u00edana Sigurveig, f. 4. \u00e1g\u00fast 1959, maki Snorri Agnarsson, f. 30. des. 1955, b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra: Margr\u00e9t Hl\u00edn, f. 20. mars 1987, maki Gu\u00f0r\u00fan \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, f. 22. \u00e1g\u00fast 1992, barn \u00feeirra: \u00dalfr\u00fan Eir, f. 22. des. 2022, Agnar \u00d3li, f. 3. ma\u00ed 1990, maki Matthildur Lill\u00fd Valdimarsd\u00f3ttir, f. 12. okt\u00f3ber 1999. 2) Hei\u00f0ar P\u00e9tur, f. 24. j\u00fal\u00ed 1960, maki Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Erla Ingvad\u00f3ttir, f. 22. des. 1958, d. 14. apr\u00edl 2018, b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra: Emma Gu\u00f0r\u00fan, maki J\u00f3n Lorange, f. 6. ma\u00ed 1991, barn \u00feeirra Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Erla, f. 30. n\u00f3vember 2020, S\u00e6unn Sif, f. 27. september 1993. 3) Benedikt R\u00fanar, f. 16. okt\u00f3ber 1963, maki Alma Kristmannsd\u00f3ttir, f. 24. ma\u00ed 1963, b\u00f6rn: Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Bjartur, f. 26. ma\u00ed 1991 og \u00cdsak Bjarmi, f. 30. \u00e1g\u00fast 1997, maki Hugr\u00fan Ing\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir, f. 8. \u00e1g\u00fast 1999, stj\u00fapd\u00f3ttir Mar\u00edn \u00d3sk Hafnad\u00f3ttir, f. 12. ma\u00ed 1986, maki T\u00f3mas Andri Einarsson, f. 30. jan\u00faar 1983. 4) P\u00e1ll Borgar, f. 28. apr\u00edl 1966, maki Wattanee Boodudom, f. 9. apr\u00edl 1978, sonur hans og Brynd\u00edsar Karlsd\u00f3ttur, f. 29. j\u00fal\u00ed 1968, skilin, Bjarki \u00de\u00f3r P\u00e1lsson, f. 17. desember 1986, maki Erla Svansd\u00f3ttir, f. 5. okt\u00f3ber 1993. B\u00f6rn P\u00e1ls og \u00d6nnu Bjargar Ingad\u00f3ttur, f. 29. j\u00fal\u00ed 1965, skilin, Alexandra \u00ddrr, f. 27. j\u00fal\u00ed 1991, maki Eir\u00edkur S\u00e6mundsson, f. 16. \u00e1g\u00fast 1984, b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra S\u00e6mundur Freyr, f. 25. jan\u00faar 2015, og Krist\u00f3fer P\u00e1ll, f. 9. j\u00fan\u00ed 2018, \u00c1r\u00f3ra Eir, f. 5. febr\u00faar 1995, maki Hilmar P\u00e1lsson, f. 12. n\u00f3vember 1993, Jakob Borgar, f. 30. j\u00fan\u00ed 2000, J\u00fal\u00eda R\u00fan, f. 19. jan\u00faar 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deann 11. n\u00f3vember 1991 giftist Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Sigr\u00fanu J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur, f. 18. okt\u00f3ber 1959, b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra: 1) Finnur Gauti, f. 7. apr\u00edl 1991, maki J\u00f3hanna J\u00f3hannesd\u00f3ttir, f. 7. \u00e1g\u00fast 1994, b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra Katla, f. 25. j\u00fal\u00ed 2019 og Eik, f. 19. j\u00fal\u00ed 2021. 2) Haukur \u00de\u00f3r, f. 17. j\u00fal\u00ed 1994, maki Hrafnhildur \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, f. 1. apr\u00edl 1994, barn \u00feeirra Gabr\u00edel Sn\u00e6r, f. 1. apr\u00edl 2022. 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