23. К старым людям надо относиться снисходительно

Most honorable Mother Abbess Lyudmila! I inform you that I have received a parcel: a book and a contribution of 2 gold. I bring you my heartfelt gratitude for your memory and God bless you for your congratulations on the New Year and on the memory of our blessed Elders, as well as me and the Angel. I congratulate you on your fast, and may the Lord grant that you may spend it with spiritual benefit and achieve Christ’s Resurrection. You write that the elder woman on the farm is ruining you with her demands, so you think that if she acts insolently again, then deny her permission to live on the farm. You can offer her, after many years of work in the monastery, to live and now take care only of her soul. Apparently, the time has come for her to prepare for eternity. May God help us to treat the old people condescendingly, although sometimes it is very difficult to adapt to their demands. I am sending three books by Father Fr. Macarius's letters, part 2. And then I call upon you and all the sisters the peace and blessing of God. And I ask for your prayers for me, a sinner, so that I may spend my fast in a spiritually beneficial way. I am sending Father’s teachings to Fr. Ambrose five books. You might be interested in: