124. К диакону Феодоту 101

Stop accusing us of being slow, lest you yourself first be condemned for the same thing. Having received from us as many letters as you sent to us yourself, except for one, you speak as if you were completely bombarding us with letters, hoping by this supposedly frequent sending of letters on your part to induce us to active correspondence. You can love without answering letters; But I haven’t stopped writing, and I don’t stop loving. No, even if our separation continued even longer and even if we were taken to an even more deserted country, we can neither forget you in our souls, nor love you less than we have always loved. Write to us, knowing this, constantly about your health. This is more convenient for you than for us. However, if the season of the year, or the cruelty of the Isaurian disasters, ever hinders you, we will try to console ourselves in the event of your long silence with the confidence in the disposition that you have towards us. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us. – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” Probably written in 406. You might be interested in: