52. Начальствующим мудрость особенно потребна. В св. обителях нельзя допускать самочиния

Your Reverence, most honorable Mother Abbess Lyudmila in the Lord! I received your two letters dated October 18 and November 16. You are afraid to trust Anna Vasilievna. - And don’t trust it. The Lord said: Be wise as a serpent. Leaders especially need wisdom. May the Lord help M. Vyacheslava manage the new place, as well as her employees - Evdokia and Matrona. Thank you for congratulating me, a sinner, on the past days of remembrance of our Elders. You are at odds with the regent. - It's a pity. Is it possible for you to appoint someone else in her place, even if she is simple, if only she can manage the choir more or less, as they say, not to the point of passion. When the opportunity arises, you can explain to Mother Euphemia that self-inflicted behavior in St. monasteries should not be allowed in any way, since an unauthorized life leads and will lead the soul not to salvation, but to destruction, which is why you demand that all sisters do all things with the blessing of the abbess. And also tell me what God will inspire you with. Now you have already spoken and, without a doubt, communicated the Holy Mysteries of Christ. Congratulations and I wish God's mercy. You put your teeth in. - Well then? And this is not unnecessary. You write: “I don’t know how to humble myself when some people say that the grace of God protects me.” Keep in mind this thought: “It is true that the grace of God protects me, but not for my good deeds, which I do not have, but for the prayers of those who pray for me.” In general, reproach yourself more for everything before the All-Seeing God, Who in due time will bring the secret of darkness and reveal the counsels of the heart. Thank God that M. Ambrose, through the prayers of Fr. John of Kronstadt, recovered in health. Calling upon you and your entire monastery peace and God’s blessing, I remain with sincere goodwill. You might be interested in: