Synodicon of Orthodoxy - Part 3

Today I continue my learning about the Synodicon, specifically, the preamble portion.

Nor did He overlook the voice of those crying to Him: "Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Thy servant which I have endured in my bosom from many nations; wherewith Thine enemies have reproached, O Lord, wherewith they have reproached the recompense of Thy Christ."

The Church states that God not only put down His enemies (in part 1) but He did not forget His suffereing servant, the Church. This is very much unlike the American justice system. In the American system the state will prosecute a criminal but will not restore a victim to wholeness. The victim, in a seperate court action, has to seek a remedy for the wrong committed against him. But not God. He does not merely punish the evil doer but has mercy on the afflicted.