72. Господь временными скорбями хочет избавить от вечных ужаснейших мучений

Your Reverence, most honorable Mother Abbess Lyudmila in the Lord! I received your sorrowful letter of May 21 and I very much sympathize with your general monastic grief. But what to do? There is a popular proverb: “You won’t die from grief, you won’t lose bread.” Although you had to suffer damage to the monastery, again, with God’s help, begin to build in the hope of God’s mercy, believing the words of the respected shepherd of Christ’s flock, Fr. John of Kronstadt, that, God willing, you will build even better than before. May the Lord bless and help you to work. You think that the Lord punished you for your sins. - Maybe so, or maybe it’s a test of your faith, but most likely for one reason or another. However, be that as it may, your business is to see in the temporary punishment that befell you the goodness of God towards you and love. For the Lord, the Most Merciful, wants through temporary sorrows to save you from the most terrible eternal torment, which is scary to even think about. Therefore, cry to the Lord with the righteous Job: Blessed be the name of the Lord from now on and forever! My health is improving. Asking for you, and for all the sisters of your monastery, and for your deeds and labors, peace and God's blessing, I remain with sincere goodwill. You might be interested in: