588. О событиях 1905 г. Старайся удерживаться от греха и будь усердна к молитве и ко всякой добродетели

M. St. O. n. G.I.H.B.n. p.n. I wish you God's mercy and spiritual salvation. I received your letter. What you write about the royal grief is true, and all true Russian people are now mourning, and only our enemies are triumphant. What to do? Apparently, we angered the Lord a lot with our sins, so He sent His righteous anger and punishment upon us. We must pray and repent of our sins and ask for help and patience from the Lord. And we can hear disturbances all around us, but it’s still quiet here. We must try to motivate ourselves to repentance, even through this fear. What we prepared was very good. Try to refrain from sin, and be diligent in prayer and all virtue, and surrender in everything to the will of God. Endure sorrow and reproach yourself, considering your sins worthy of all sorrow. Try not to judge others and always consider yourself guilty. Calling upon you peace and God’s blessing, I remain with the desire for salvation. You might be interested in: