187. К Каллистрату, епископу исаврийскому

I would like to see your reverence here at home and rest my soul in your pleasant company - to enjoy your sincere and ardent love; but since this is still impossible due to the time of year and the distance, I bring you the proper greeting in writing and thank your reverence for being the first to send us a letter. This is a sign of ardent and sincere friendship, and you acted not only not indecently, but on the contrary - completely worthy of yourself. Do me a favor, write to us always and notify us about your health more often. And if your reverence could somehow, despite all the inconveniences, reach us; this would be the greatest favor for us, and you would make us extremely happy. At the very least, I hope that when the time convenient for the trip comes, you will not deprive us of your visit, respecting our desire to see you with your reverence, especially since fulfilling it will not present any particular difficulties. Until then, please write more often, so that we can thus replace the pleasure of your personal presence. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us. – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” You might be interested in: