Homilies on the Christian Life · Lecture 047
The Providence of God
A lecture by Dimitrios Panagopoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Dimitrios Panagopoulos reflects on Matthew 2:13 and Joseph’s flight to Egypt with the Christ child and the Theotokos. The angelic phrase the child and his mother is used against claims that Mary had other children, and Joseph’s immediate night departure is presented as the model of God-fearing obedience without argument or demand for explanation. The lecture teaches that God forestalls unseen dangers and that obstacles may be providential redirections. Enemies should not be prayed away, since they can sharpen virtue; God fled Herod rather than destroying him. Texts from 1 Peter, the Psalms, Isaiah, and Luke support trust that casts anxiety on God, with Joseph commended as a neglected intercessor.
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