#galatas

[versiculos-para-cada-dia]

Les hablo así, hermanos, porque ustedes han sido llamados a ser libres; pero no se valgan de esa libertad para dar rienda suelta a sus pasiones. Más bien sírvanse unos a otros con amor— Gálatas 5:13

[oespiritocelta]

Turquia / Galácia

A Turquia é um país localizado na conjuntura do Sudeste Europeu e da Ásia Ocidental.

Galácia era uma antiga área na Anatólia, correspondendo às províncias de Ancara e Eskişehir, na atual Turquia.

Os gálatas eram descendentes de celtas que haviam invadido a Grécia no século 3 a.C. e consistiam principalmente de tribos gaulesas.

No século 1 d.C., muitos gálatas foram cristianizados pelas atividades missionárias de Paulo, o apóstolo. A Epístola aos Gálatas é dirigida às comunidades cristãs da Galácia e está preservada no Novo Testamento.

Hoje os Gálatas não existem mais, há apenas comunidades de turcos de maior estatura e com cabelo, pele e olhos mais claros.

Turquia

Galácia

[gemsofgreece]

Today concludes the national mourning of Greece in memory of Mikis Theodorakis. I think it might have been one of the longest tributes paid to any of its important people in modern history because it lasted seven days overall. The first three days were the national mourning and cancellation of all festivities, the next three days were the popular pilgrimage in the Diocese of Athens and the last day was the body’s journey with a ship to Crete island, the pilgrimage to the Diocese of Chania and eventually the funeral in Galatás village, hometown of his father, where Mikis Theodorakis wished to be buried next to his family. Had it not been for the pandemic and an uncharacteristic rain that hasn’t stopped all this week, I believe the tribute would be bigger still. 

Below the cut are some very beautiful and moving photos from the last days with further explanation. Tw: death, funeral, grieving.

Photo credit: Tatiana Bolari

The body of Mikis Theodorakis lied in state in the Chapel of the Diocese of Athens for three days. Photo credit: Kostas Tsironis.

In the third day a funeral service was held in the Diocese by the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, in the presence of all the political leaders and all famous artists that had collaborated with Theodorakis. Photo credit: Yorgos Kontarinis / EUROKINISSI

The same evening, the composer’s body departed for Chania in Crete island, to be buried next to his parents and brother. Photo credit: EUROKINISSI

Today morning the body arrived and was welcomed by the people of Crete island, the Band of the island and 96 Cretans in their traditional attire - one for every year of his life. Photos credit: Nikos Halkiadakis.

The Vrakofori - the Cretans in their attire - sang a “rizítiko” song to bid farewell to the composer. Rizitika is the oldest kind of traditional Cretan songs, originating from the mountains of the island. The Vrakofori chose “Τον ανδρειωμένο μην τον κλαις” (”Do not weep for the brave man”) for the occasion. Photo credit: INTIME

The body was eventually led to Saint Nicholas Church in Galatas village for the funeral in the presence of his family and the political leaders once again. 

Girl writes in the book of condolences. Photo credit: cretalive.

The crowd followed the composer to the graveyard of Galatás, a few kilometers away from the village, on foot. Photo credit: INTIME.

In the grave, the body was rained with flowers and olive oil. Interestingly, it is said that it will be covered by a tomb stone weighing 1,700 kg (3,748 pounds) and thus the tomb will be sealed forever and never open again. (In Greece it is common that after many years the bones are removed and kept in bone vaults and the tombs are replaced with new ones because of lack of space, since cremation in Greece is rare and the Orthodox Church opposes to it. But this will not happen to Mikis Theodorakis.)

The famous singers Dimitris Basis, Melina Aslanidou and Peggy Zina bid farewell by singing two of his songs above the grave. The musicians ended the tribute with the theme of “Zorbas the Greek”, and then the people left the family and close friends alone. 

I think this day seals the Greek history of the 20th century. There are a few remaining composers and artists that are culture icons but none of Mikis’s impact and no other symbol of recent Modern Greek history. 

For Mikis’s influence on Greece and the world, see this post. By the way, I am moved by the popularity of this post among foreign people as well. Thank you.

Farewell, Mikis. 

[mensagens-biblicas]

Todos vocês são filhos de Deus mediante a fé em Cristo Jesus, pois os que em Cristo foram batizados, de Cristo se revestiram.

Gálatas 3:26-27

[dedelvalle]

Mostaza y fe

Es verdad, no te lo puedo negar, cuando las circunstancias parecen tomar un giro inesperado, nuestra fe puede verse sacudida. Nos preguntamos cómo podemos soportar tantos cambios que suceden a nuestro alrededor, ¿Qué camino debo tomar? y ¿Cómo puedo recuperar el equilibrio con el fin de fortalecer la fe?

De principio a fin las escrituras dan testimonio de que Dios es confiable. Si rastreáramos nuestro linaje ancestral descubriríamos que  nuestro origen en Dios. En la lógica de Dios la fe no es una expresión de deseos o sueños por cumplir; Jesucristo es la sustancia y el eje de nuestra fe. Por tanto, confiar plenamente en Él y en sus promesas, aunque nada de lo que esté pasando a tu alrededor tenga sentido, será siempre el primer paso para recuperar el equilibrio y fortalecer la fe.

La irritación, el sarcasmo, la sospecha, la ira y la duda, son lazos que nos paralizan y nos impiden avanzar en la libertad con la que Cristo nos hizo libres, por contraste, el amor alimenta la fe. Por tanto, todo lo que tiene sentido para Dios es vivir una fe activa que exprese amor a través de toda obra que realices (Gálatas 5:6, Col 3:23, Rom. 12:20). 

Al final querido amigo/a, lo que Dios busca es que tengamos en nuestro corazón una fe no más grande que el tamaño de una pequeña semilla de mostaza y eso será suficiente para que Él la haga crecer. 

[aulascomdeus]

[adorandoalrey]

Ahora ya no eres un esclavo sino un hijo de Dios, y como eres su hijo, Dios te ha hecho su heredero

Gálatas 4:7

[esther-pentecostal]

Galatians 5:22-23

King James Version

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.