2018 November 13, TuesdayIn the posts where soldiers carry out their mission, highly significant are those small holes from where HE controls every dangerous step and movement. It is the window of vigilance and soberness that horizontally watches everything. The mighty hands and bright thoughts of Armenian soldiers open up also a vertical window from where God’s eye controls them. You look up from those holes to talk to the Almighty.
A week ago I was present in the blessing ceremony of one of those chapels, with Father Abel and military chaplain, deacon Samvel. The place was so small that my thought was, it would be easy for me to be inside but difficult for Father Abel. That very day, though, I was more than convinced that the sizes of a chapel do not matter for getting in… Suddenly I saw how the giant priest intermingled with the narrow construction much smaller than himself. The sky from the window opened by Armenian soldiers was magnificent. It simply invites you to raise your eyes to the light and pray, pray for everybody.
There is a lot in the words of Father Abel to ponder on: “There are many things in this life to fulfill, that cannot be settled without humility. When we enter a chapel, we bow. We bow, when we meet each other. I want you to properly understand the meaning of humility. A human being also is a chapel where God resides. To enter the human souls one needs to bow, to be humble. Only the humble soul can have room in human souls. The model of humility was given to us by Jesus. The soldier knows the most the meaning of humility. You are powerful because you know how to bow.”