217. К епископу Елпидию

I am very grateful to my dear master Livanius for leaving his home, coming here and now going again to your reverence, for which I especially thank him. What is most dear to me is that you should enjoy full respect and respect from everyone - not because you yourself need it, but because it is useful for the good of the churches, both those caught in the storm and those not experiencing it. Receive him favorably, my most honest and most God-loving lord, and, having learned from him everything in detail, both about the affairs in Antioch and about our situation (since he can tell you about this, having not been with us for long, but having seen how we live), send him back joyful and cheerful. He is devoted to your piety, but he also loves us dearly. Please convey our greetings to my most kind and honest lord, Presbyter Asinkritius with his most kind children, and to all your clergy, to whom you have in a short time inspired your love for us. We are not unaware to what extent all its members love us and are ready to do everything for us and sacrifice everything. And all this is a matter of your godliness. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us. – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” You might be interested in: