{"id":767,"date":"2013-09-29T17:16:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-29T17:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=767"},"modified":"2013-09-29T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2013-09-29T17:16:29","slug":"af-ulfoldum-og-odrum-skepnum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=767","title":{"rendered":"Af \u00falf\u00f6ldum og \u00f6\u00f0rum skepnum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ulfaldi2\"<\/a>\u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9dikun \u00ed Neskirkju 29.\u00a0september 2013 – 18 sd. e. trinitatis<\/p>\n

Af \u00falf\u00f6ldum og \u00f6\u00f0rum skepnum<\/b><\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 n\u00e1um \u00fev\u00ed ekki<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00de\u00fa getur lesi\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0una og hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 hana h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an.<\/p>\n\n

Mk 10.17-27<\/a><\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 komum l\u00edklega ekki hinga\u00f0 til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta m\u00f3\u00f0ga okkur. En hva\u00f0 finnst \u00fe\u00e9r um a\u00f0 vera l\u00edkt vi\u00f0 \u00falfalda og vera jafnvel talinn st\u00e6rri en \u00falfaldi?<\/p>\n

\u00dalfaldi er engin sm\u00e1skepna sem \u00e1 samvk\u00e6mt l\u00edkingu Jes\u00fa au\u00f0veldara me\u00f0 a\u00f0 komast \u00ed gegnum n\u00e1larauga en au\u00f0ma\u00f0ur inn \u00ed Gu\u00f0s r\u00edki.<\/p>\n

Ma\u00f0ur kom til Jes\u00fa. Hann var au\u00f0ugur. Hann vildi f\u00e1 svar vi\u00f0 st\u00e6rstu tilvistarspurningu sinni: \u201eG\u00f3\u00f0i meistari, hva\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 gera til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0last eil\u00edft l\u00edf?\u201c<\/p>\n

Hann vir\u00f0ist spyrja \u00ed angist og \u00f3tta yfir \u00f3vissu sinni. \u00deessi spurning brann \u00e1 honum.<\/p>\n

Hva\u00f0a spurningar brenna \u00e1 okkur \u00cdslendingum \u00ed dag, Sv\u00edum e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0rum velmegandi \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um? Erum vi\u00f0 upptekin af \u00fev\u00ed hvort vi\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0lumst eil\u00edft l\u00edf e\u00f0a ekki? Erum vi\u00f0 ekki uppteknari af spurningum um kaup og kj\u00f6r, utanlandsfer\u00f0ir, kaupm\u00e1tt, t\u00edskusveiflur og \u00feess h\u00e1ttar hluti? Hva\u00f0 brennur \u00e1 okkur \u00feegar vi\u00f0 lei\u00f0um hugann a\u00f0 hinstu r\u00f6kum \u00feessarar tilveru? Berum vi\u00f0 einhver ugg \u00ed brj\u00f3sti var\u00f0andi \u00f6rl\u00f6g okkar e\u00f0a erum vi\u00f0 bara ligeglad eins og dani vi\u00f0 sumargrilli\u00f0 og flj\u00f3tum sofandi a\u00f0 feig\u00f0ar\u00f3si?<\/p>\n

Ma\u00f0urinn sem kom til Jes\u00fa haf\u00f0i \u00e1hyggjur af \u00f6rl\u00f6gum s\u00ednum. Hann \u00f3tta\u00f0ist Gu\u00f0, bar m.\u00f6.o. vir\u00f0ingu fyrir Gu\u00f0i og vissi a\u00f0 \u00f6rl\u00f6g hans voru \u00ed h\u00f6ndum hins h\u00e6sta. Erum vi\u00f0 eins og ma\u00f0urinn \u00ed s\u00f6gunni sem \u00e1tti allt og taldi sig lifa r\u00e9ttu l\u00edfi en haf\u00f0i ekki fri\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e1lu sinni? Er \u00edslenskt \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0f\u00e9lag eins og \u00feessi au\u00f0ugi ma\u00f0ur? \u00cd hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ri s\u00f6gu hj\u00e1 L\u00fakasi er honu l\u00fdst sem au\u00f0ugum h\u00f6\u00f0ingja en Matteus talar um ungan mann sem stundum er nefndur \u00ed t\u00falkunars\u00f6gunni: r\u00edki unglingurinn.<\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 erum au\u00f0menn \u00ed samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 margar a\u00f0rar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ir. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3tr\u00falega gott. Samt er allt \u00ed steik. Sp\u00edtalarnir eru \u00ed andnau\u00f0 vegna fj\u00e1rskorts og m\u00f6rg heimili berjast \u00ed b\u00f6kkum. En vi\u00f0 erum samt bjarg\u00e1lna \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0. E\u00f0a hva\u00f0? Hva\u00f0 segir \u00fea\u00f0 okkur a\u00f0 sp\u00edtalarnir eru fj\u00e1rsveltir me\u00f0an l\u00e9tt er bir\u00f0um a\u00f0 au\u00f0m\u00f6nnum? Hva\u00f0 hugsar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 sem \u00feannig hagar s\u00e9r? Hver eru si\u00f0fer\u00f0isleg gildi hennar? Erum vi\u00f0 sem \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 ofurseld \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unum r\u00edkra unglinga sem ekki \u00f3ttast um \u00f6rl\u00f6g s\u00edn og halda a\u00f0 \u00feeir geti sn\u00fai\u00f0 r\u00f6ngunni upp og l\u00e1ti\u00f0 eins og h\u00fan s\u00e9 r\u00e9ttan?<\/p>\n

Um landi\u00f0 fer hj\u00f6r\u00f0 af d\u00fdrum sem eru st\u00e6rri en \u00falfaldar. \u00deau komast ekki \u00ed gengum n\u00e1larauga\u00f0 fyrir eigin rammleik.<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas t\u00f3k ekki vi\u00f0 neinu fla\u00f0ri fr\u00e1 unga mannninum sem \u00e1varpa\u00f0i hann me\u00f0 vir\u00f0ulegum titli en hann t\u00f3k spurningu hans alvarlega og br\u00e1st \u00ed raun vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 segja: Staldra\u00f0u vi\u00f0 og hugsa\u00f0u. Hann r\u00f3a\u00f0i hann ni\u00f0ur og spur\u00f0i hann um breytni hans og \u00e1herslur \u00ed l\u00edfinu. \u00cd lj\u00f3s kom a\u00f0 ma\u00f0urinn var hei\u00f0vir\u00f0ur g\u00f3\u00f0borgari. Hei\u00f0vir\u00f0ir menn for\u00f0ast a\u00f0 gera vissa hluti en kristind\u00f3murinn sn\u00fdst ekki um \u00fea\u00f0 hann sn\u00fdst um a\u00f0 gera hi\u00f0 r\u00e9tta og nau\u00f0synlega. A\u00f0 vera kristinn sn\u00fdst ekki um a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast hi\u00f0 ranga heldu gera hi\u00f0 r\u00e9tta. Og kristind\u00f3murinn sn\u00fdst ekki heldur um a\u00f0 r\u00edghalda \u00ed einhverjar t\u00falkanir \u00e1 Bibl\u00edunni sem ganga gegn mannr\u00e9ttindum og ni\u00f0url\u00e6gja n\u00e1ungann sbr. afst\u00f6\u00f0u margra til r\u00e9ttinda samkynhneig\u00f0ra. Og ekki gengur a\u00f0 v\u00edsa bara \u00ed Gu\u00f0 og segja vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 sem andm\u00e6la eins og sagt var \u00ed Kastlj\u00f3si \u00ed vikunni sem lei\u00f0: Spur\u00f0u Gu\u00f0, hann setur reglurnar.<\/p>\n

\u00deessi or\u00f0 hneyksla marga. Sumir telja sig gera allt r\u00e9tt en geta ekki vi\u00f0urkennt n\u00e1ungann e\u00f0a hans e\u00f0lisl\u00e6gu breytni.<\/p>\n

\u00c9g held reyndar a\u00f0 a\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00feeirra sem n\u00fa vilja berja \u00e1 \u00edhaldss\u00f6mum kristnum sem halda H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 vonar \u00ed Laugardalsh\u00f6ll s\u00e9 r\u00f6ng. Vi\u00f0 berjum ekki ford\u00f3ma \u00far f\u00f3lki e\u00f0a notum a\u00f0fer\u00f0ina auga fyrir auga og t\u00f6nn fyrir t\u00f6nn \u00fe.e. setjum upp a\u00f0ra h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 hinni til m\u00f3tv\u00e6gis.\u00a0 Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 stilla upp annarri h\u00e1ti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 hinnar taka \u00feau s\u00e9r st\u00f6\u00f0u inn \u00e1 velli hinna og sam\u00feykkja leikreglurnar sem \u00feeir settu, \u00fareltu regluna. Vi\u00f0 getum a\u00f0eins gert tvennt var\u00f0andi ford\u00f3ma. Vi\u00f0 getum uppl\u00fdst um \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed k\u00e6rleika og elska\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed burtu. \u00dea\u00f0 er eina lei\u00f0in, uppl\u00fdsing og elska. K\u00e6rleikurinn sigrar allt.<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas sag\u00f0i \u00ed raun vi\u00f0 unga manninn og g\u00e6ti \u00feess vegna sagt vi\u00f0 margt vel meinandi kristi\u00f0 f\u00f3lk \u00ed dag: H\u00e6ttu \u00feessum g\u00f3\u00f0borgarast\u00e6lum og gef\u00f0u eigur \u00fe\u00ednar f\u00e1t\u00e6kum. En \u00fea\u00f0 gat ungi ma\u00f0urinn ekki hugsa\u00f0 s\u00e9r. Hann var me\u00f0 allt \u00e1 hreinu nema elskuna til n\u00e1ungans.<\/p>\n

Jes\u00fas m\u00e6tti honum \u00ed k\u00e6rleika. Hann var hvorki rei\u00f0ur n\u00e9 bitur \u00ed hans gar\u00f0. Jes\u00fas horf\u00f0i \u00e1 hann me\u00f0 \u00e1st\u00fa\u00f0 og \u00f6gra\u00f0i honum til a\u00f0 fara \u00fat \u00far \u00fe\u00e6gindarammanum svo \u00e9g noti n\u00fa t\u00edskuor\u00f0 og hvatti hann til a\u00f0 lifa \u00ed sannri tr\u00fa og \u00fear me\u00f0 frelsast \u00far eigin fj\u00f6trum.<\/p>\n

Hverjir eru fj\u00f6trar okkar? Hverjir eru baggarnir sem gera okku st\u00e6rri en \u00falfalda. Hva\u00f0a hindranir eru milli okkar og Gu\u00f0s?<\/p>\n

H\u00e9r ver\u00f0um vi\u00f0 hvert og eitt a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00ed eigin barm. Vi\u00f0 megnum ekki a\u00f0 n\u00e1 s\u00e1ttum vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0 \u00ed eigin m\u00e6tti, fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0verk e\u00f0a g\u00f3\u00f0borgarah\u00e1tt. \u00dea\u00f0 dugar okkur ekki h\u00e9r \u00ed Vesturb\u00e6num a\u00f0 hafa \u00edslandsmeistarabikarinn \u00ed h\u00f6ndum \u00ed 26. sinn. \u00dea\u00f0 dugar okkur ekki a\u00f0 hafa h\u00e1ar pr\u00f3fgr\u00e1\u00f0ur fr\u00e1 H\u00cd e\u00f0a \u00f6\u00f0rum menntastofnunum, doktorsgr\u00e1\u00f0ur og allt \u00fea\u00f0. St\u00f3ru h\u00fasin og \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0irnar duga ekki heldur e\u00f0a flottu b\u00edlarnir, ekki einu sinni rafb\u00edll kemur okkur inn \u00ed himininn, merkjav\u00f6rurnar, e\u00f0a f\u00e9lagstengslin og \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 tilheyra el\u00edtunni og f\u00e1 af s\u00e9r mynd \u00ed glanst\u00edmaritum. Og ekki einu sinni \u00feekking \u00e1 \u00f6llum versum Bibl\u00edunnar. Ekkert af \u00feessu dugar. \u00deetta er allt glata\u00f0 ef elskuna skortir.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 sem mestu skiptir er a\u00f0 elska Gu\u00f0 og n\u00e1ungann. \u00dea\u00f0 er m\u00e6listikan sem allt \u00fearf a\u00f0 metast \u00fat fr\u00e1. Leggjum \u00fe\u00e1 m\u00e6listiku \u00e1 a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir stj\u00f3rnvalda \u00ed sveit og \u00e1 landsv\u00edsu. Sko\u00f0um hvort \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir standast m\u00e6likvar\u00f0a hins h\u00e6sta \u00feegar kemur a\u00f0 skiptingu k\u00f6kunnar, verndun lands, au\u00f0linda \u00feess og undra. Reglulega eru birtar t\u00f6lur um l\u00e1nsh\u00e6fi \u00cdslands og st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00e1 hinum og \u00feessum m\u00e6likv\u00f6r\u00f0um heimsins. Mikilv\u00e6gast er a\u00f0 spyrja: Hvar stendur \u00cdsland \u00e1 m\u00e6likvar\u00f0a elskunnar? Kemst \u00cdsland \u00ed gegnum n\u00e1larauga\u00f0? Komumst vi\u00f0 \u00ed gegn?<\/p>\n

Nei, \u00cdsland kemst ekki \u00ed gegn. Vi\u00f0 komumst ekki \u00ed heldur \u00ed gegn.<\/p>\n

Og l\u00e6risveinar Jes\u00fa \u201espur\u00f0u steini lostnir og s\u00f6g\u00f0u s\u00edn \u00e1 milli: \u201eHver getur \u00fe\u00e1 or\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00f3lpinn?\u201c
\nJes\u00fas horf\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 og sag\u00f0i: \u201eMenn hafa engin r\u00e1\u00f0 til \u00feessa en Gu\u00f0i er ekkert um megn.\u201c<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p>\n

Myndin var fengin a\u00f0 l\u00e1ni \u00e1 vefnum og \u00feakka \u00e9g h\u00e9r me\u00f0 listamanninum sem skapa\u00f0i verki\u00f0.<\/p>\n

I hereby thank the artist for the watercolor work I found on the web and used here as an illustration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson Pr\u00e9dikun \u00ed Neskirkju 29.\u00a0september 2013 – 18 sd. e. trinitatis Af \u00falf\u00f6ldum og \u00f6\u00f0rum skepnum Vi\u00f0 n\u00e1um \u00fev\u00ed ekki \u00de\u00fa getur lesi\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0una og hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 hana h\u00e9r fyrir ne\u00f0an.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oflokkad-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}