Do Not Close The Door Of Our Master!

Theodoret tells us the story of two heroes, who knew the concept of true heroism.

Bishop Ambrose heard of the proclamation issued by Emperor Theodosius, and knew that his victim would shed innocent blood. In the wisdom of the bishop entered into the temple of the Lord, he sought his counsel. Raising his eyes to God as if his tongue says:

"Who can stand before the emperor in the whole world?

But I say with the prophet Jeremiah that a fire has been caught in my bones that I can not fast.

In power David said, I will speak before the kings, and I will not be ashamed.

Then to prevent him from entering the divine sanctuary, even if the price of my whole life on this earth. "

 Bishop Ambrose met with Father Rufinius, who was proud of the Emperor, and said quietly to him: "If the emperor had told him that his decision was to shed innocent blood, he would tell him that even if he was justified by people, God would not justify it. ! "

Rufinius is very troubled, and faster to the emperor informing him the words of the bishop before the disaster, he knows what the emperor of the Sultan and the bishop of packs.

 The Emperor had already moved from his palace to the cathedral, and listening to Rufinus did not retreat, but set off on his way.

The bishop saw him coming, and bravely rebuked the Emperor for his creeping decision. The bishop expected the emperor's revolution and hastened to sentence him, but the surprise that the Emperor in humility told the bishop:

"I have not come to break laws,

I do not enter the sanctuaries forcibly,

I have come to you to relieve me of my strength.

Do not close the door of our master who opens it before all those who come repentance. "

"How can I solve it and your hasty decision sheds innocent blood? ...

 If you want to make an order to postpone your decision this month until you look at Petro, and exercise justice.

 It is worth dying to limp, but not shed innocent blood.

I have no objection, I will check it in a month, I was quick to issue the publication. "

 Then the bishop allowed the emperor to enter the church of God. As the historian of Theodoret says, when the emperor entered the church, he did not stand to pray in front of his god, nor kneel down, but he lay down on the ground and did not care about those around him. He cried out in the words of David the prophet: St - Takla.org In other sections.

The Emperor was wrong and almost shed innocent blood!

Did not care about the dignity of his position or his authority,

But in the spirit of humility open the doors of your mercy.

The Bishop did not know about his packages,

But he blamed himself for her evil.

Attracted my insight to the depths of myself,

He is not busy with temporal authority,

But by declaring your kingdom in,

I confess to you my sins,

Trust in the wealth of your many mercies.

Give me the heart of Bishop Ambrose,

I do not care about my time,

But the salvation of my soul and the salvation of my brothers.

I love you.

I will not ask for human satisfaction!