589. Надо стремиться не только к ангельской одежде, но и к ангельскому жительству. Смиренное сознание своего недостоинства должно быть не только на словах, но и на деле

M. St. O. n. G.I.H.B.n. p.n. God's mercy be with you, my spiritual child M. Agrippina! I received your letter. May the God of generosity and mercy comfort his grieving servants. My health, thank God, is restored by the grace of God and your saints. prayers. Convey my sincere gratitude to M. Abbess for her attention and ask her to St. prayers for me, a sinner. One cannot help but admit that he is not yet ready for the future life. And so, a delay was given for preparation. You say: you want to dress up in angelic clothes, that is, a robe, then you need to live like an angel, and then you say that you are worthy not of a robe, but of a dirty caftan. It’s good to have this humble awareness of one’s unworthiness, if only to fulfill it not in words alone, but in deeds. May the Lord forgive you, my joy, for the described errors. God help you. I ask for you the peace and blessing of God, sincerely wishing you and other sisters in the Lord health and salvation You might be interested in: