260. Любовь надо выражать молитвою и послушанием, а не поцелуями. Старайся ни о ком не говорить неодобрительно. Если ради гостей нарушишь воздержание, то не смущайся, а приноси покаяние

M. St. O. n. G.I.H.B.n. p.n. Sister in the Lord M. Magdalene! I wish you God's mercy and spiritual salvation. I received four letters from you. May the Lord forgive your sins: laziness, negligence, omission, cooling, intemperance, and give you zeal for salvation, and ardor, and repentance, and peace of mind. In your work at the monastery, may the Lord help you and strengthen your strength. Pray and ask the Lord for help in everything, and little by little force yourself, remembering the word of the Lord: the Kingdom of Heaven is in need. I also received 3 rubles. May the Lord have mercy on your ailing mother, Abbess Evgenia, and deliver her from her illness and strengthen her health. I sent potatoes to the Goritsk nun. You write that when you are cold, you notice coldness in the sisters who turn to you. “Anything is possible, for a man wears out his treasure.” So we need to pray to the Lord so that we can always have zeal and prayer. And when you feel this lack, then add it with humility and repentance. Tender feelings, perhaps, were not sinful, but one should never indulge in them. We must express love through prayer and obedience, and not through kisses. Fr. There is no need to condemn Mikhail, but he needs to talk so that Matushka is not disgraced in his sermons, otherwise through this he undermines the trust in her among the sisters, and this is very bad. If the Bishop has appointed a confessor for you, then you could demand him to take office. Try not to speak disapprovingly of anyone to others - this is best. If you break abstinence for the sake of guests, then you don’t need to be embarrassed, but reproach yourself for it and bring repentance. My health is still in the same state, I work out a little, but I don’t leave my cell. O. Zosima thanks you for your bow and bows to you earnestly. Calling upon you peace and God’s blessing, I remain with the desire for salvation. You might be interested in: