186. К пресвитеру Даниилу

Blessed be God, who sends down consolation far above sorrow and gives you so much patience that you bear the sorrows that befall you with great joy! This doubles your merit that you not only endure them, but also rejoice that you endure them; This gives us great consolation when we hear about your courage, patience, constancy, your steadfastness in the decision you made, your open directness in speech and action, unyielding perseverance and fiery zeal. Living in the desert, being in a state of siege due to fear caused by robbers, and finally suffering from the winter season, we therefore do not feel any of these inconveniences and we triumph, rejoice, and are proud in view of the greatness of your successes and such constancy on your part. Write to us continuously and as often as possible both about this and about your health, so as to continually please us. You will give us the greatest joy and pleasure. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us. – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” You might be interested in: