11. December 2020 - 11:05
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain – Philipians 1:21
These are words of the great apostle Paul written in the epistle to the Philippians. And we are witnesses that the life of Metropolitan Amfilohije is similar to the life of the Apostle Paul, who before his departure lived and suffered with the faithful and taught them in order to prepare them for his departure, always knowing that for the one who lives in Christ and by Christ, departure (death) in fact is gain.
Bishop Joanikije, like Timothy, who was born in spirit by the apostle Paul himself, over the bier of his spiritual father, not only comforts the faithful but also strengthens them in spirit, knowing about the blessing and grace that dwells in the struggling, yet Church Triumphant. The Apostle Paul, in teaching the faithful Philippians, left them a legacy of mutual harmony and brotherly love.