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The Inverted Pyramid. The Blessed Sophrony of Essex, in his book on Saint Silouan the Athonite. Abbot Tryphon.
The Inverted
Pyramid
We must go
downwards to be united with Christ
The Blessed
Sophrony of Essex, in his book on Saint Silouan the Athonite, suggests the
“inverted pyramid,” is an image of Christian living we should all strive to
imitate. The world would suggest that the natural pyramid, such as we see in
the pyramids of Gaza, see the powerful sitting at the very top, holding power
and dominion over the rest of humanity. Occupying the top of this earthly image
of the pyramid, is the natural goal of most of us, for because of our fallen
nature, we desire to be important.
We are, by nature, dissatisfied with being
at the bottom, desiring as we do to sit with the powerful of this world.
But our
natural nature, as created by God, desires equality and justice, and therefore
is thus not satisfied with this “pyramid of being.” Thus, Christ took this
earthly pyramid and inverted it, and put Himself at the bottom, becoming its
Head. Because He took upon Himself the weight of our sin, He revealed His Way
to us, and in so doing showed us that no one can be justified but by faith in
Him.
This means that we must go downwards to be united with Him, this Christ
Who is Head of the inverted pyramid. It is there that the power of divine life
is to be found. Christ alone holds the pyramid, and it is essential for us to
find the way of going down, the way of humility. This is the Way of the Lord,
Who came to us as a humble servant.
With love in
Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
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