80. Чужие недостатки надо учиться покрывать, если они не нарушают благочестия в обители

M. St. O. n. G.I.H.B.n. p.n. Your Reverence, Most Honorable Mother Abbess Lyudmila! I wish you God's mercy and spiritual salvation. For your congratulations on Angel’s Day, I offer you my sincere gratitude, as well as for your prayers for me, a sinner. May the Lord strengthen your health, and especially your spiritual strength, and help you in the work of managing the monastery. You have probably completed your fast, then congratulations on receiving the Holy Mysteries. Probably, the quarrel with the singer has subsided, and for that thank God. If she still hasn’t humbled herself and doesn’t sing, then she can be put on the choir for obedience during the holidays. May the Lord enlighten M. Anna for your prayers. You need to pray, this is the main thing. If her antics do not violate piety in the monastery and do not cause great harm to others, then let her act strange, and others learn to bear and cover her infirmities. This is also commanded by the fathers. And if something out of the ordinary happens, then we must stop her, despite her offense. Don’t think about the cross if you have already accepted the offer. Accept it and wear it to decorate yourself and the monastery, and remember the words of the Crucified One on the cross: If anyone wants to be My disciple, let him deny himself and take up the cross and come after Me. Is it possible to find a benefactor who would go out of his way to pay these 300 rubles instead of you? That would be very good. May the Lord grant you, without condemnation and in spiritual joy, to meet and worship His holy Resurrection. May the Lord bless the affairs of the farm and help you complete it safely. Asking for you peace and God's blessing, I remain with sincere goodwill. You might be interested in: