The Estuary of Theology

The Estuary of Theology 10 Our Father Who Art in Heaven The formative power of the Lord’s Prayer, which Jesus gave to the disciples, comes from the fact that the prayer of Jesus who is perfectly divine and the prayer of Jesus who is perfectly human are combined into one prayer. This power makes the disciples who say this prayer realize that their free minds are invited to share in Jesus’ divinity. This realization gives them the courage to receive Jesus’ word, “ [E]very one when he is fully taught will be like his teacher. ” (Luke 6:40), recognizing the evangelical counsels in him, who said, “ I am the way, and the truth, and the life ” (John 14:6). The prayer, “ Hallowed be thy name ” (divinity), and the prayer, “ Give us this day our daily bread ” (humanity), are combined and indicate the divine poverty and the way. Hallowedness is omnipotence being reflected in the divine poverty that derives from the fact that He needs nothing. The divine poverty appears as Prov

The Estuary of Theology 9 Those Who Receive the “Divine Celibacy” In our last issue, we understood that the community waiting for Pentecost, which is described as that of the new men who succeeded the position of Mary the mother of Jesus and the new women who succeeded the position of Jesus, had the composition and the vocation of the Holy Family. Those who have received the “divine celibacy” were among them including Mary Magdalene. The “divine celibacy” is one of the characteristics of God's individuality, which is God's life, who neither marries nor is given in marriage, and it comes from the fact that though three personas of the triune Godhead, as ones each of whom is "I AM", are united into one through the knowledge of God , each of their individuality remains independent and is not in a relationship of dependence in which they hold each other's individuality. This freedom, which can be called the “divine celibacy,” is also one of the characteristics