369. О духовном утешении

Sisters in the Lord and mothers! By the mercy and long-suffering of God, I am vouchsafed to the weak and to congratulate you on the upcoming all-joyful holiday of the Nativity of Christ and to wish you all the good and saving, I hasten with these meager lines to appear before you with my benevolent congratulations on the great and glorious triumph of the Nativity of Christ our Savior and God, which the Lord grants with a joyful and reverent heart to meet and celebrate in spiritual consolation; but in order to be comforted spiritually, one must have patience - it gives consolation, and remember the name of the Lord even more often: remember God and rejoice. And from our lips constantly comes condemnation, grumbling, reproach of others, not ourselves, and empty idle talk. From everything that has been said, it is clear that we do not receive any consolation and even hinder our salvation. But we will cry out: “Lord, whether I want it or not, save us in the image of our destinies.” I invoke God's peace and blessings upon you all. You might be interested in: