Благоговение
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The pleasantness with which we slander others means that we are full of hatred. Therefore let no one be led astray by outward reverence; Thinking to convince with external reverence, a person deceives both himself and his brother. The address reveals the falsity of his reverence.
Let us love reverence! Let them mock us, let them strike us, we will not abandon it, for it is a treasure full of blessings, full of virtues. It inclines God to look at the good qualities of the one who acquired it according to what is written: To whom will I look: to him who is humble and contrite in spirit and who trembles at My word (Is. 66:2). And blessed is he who despises everything for the sake of reverence.
Do not be ashamed to have reverence in a humble heart, for those who corrupt you will not profit you in the day of need.