Письмо XXIX. Тому же

God, according to His aspiration, came down from heaven and out of love clothed itself in a sheep, and thus saved the lost one, compassionately carrying it into the flock on His shoulders. But you, holy father and shepherd, having filled your pipe with only the teaching of the Holy Spirit, brought back to yourself a large flock of verbal sheep, which voluntarily left their homeland and voluntarily returned to your voice of a good and skillful shepherd, who perfectly recognizes what is useful. After all, it crossed the spaces of the seas not out of error and contempt for the Divine law, but for the sake of safety and preservation of God’s shrine in the soul. But accept the flock, which not only remained inaccessible to the wolves, but became destructive for the wolves and was enriched in the soul with many blessings; “And hasten, and sit down, and reign for the sake of truth, and meekness, and righteousness” (Ps. 44:5), as a teacher of pious Divine teaching, and a leader in purity of life and piety, and a legislator of correct discernment in everything; and to the aforementioned sacred flock, first of all, accept the consecrated presbyter, Mr. Abba George, a sacred man, a destroyer of evil power both with his life and mind, equal to him in virtue. However, since I am consumed with grief, unable to bear separation from them, either accept me and rest me under the shadow of your wings, or strengthen me with prayers, so that I can courageously endure the pain of being removed from my dearest friends. You might be interested in: