Письмо 10

You write your sorrow to Father Superior for seducing and attracting your clergy women to you. Leave it to the will of God: no one will come to Me unless My heavenly Father draws him (John 6:44), the Savior told us; then how much more so are our attractions and tricks, without the calling of God, vain, and useless for both sides; this will be seen through experience; and God will help you correct your choirs: they will sing and read to His glory. If there is no partes, then do not be sad about this: God does not seek this, and this consoles our vain vanity, which is not pleasing to God; just watch that order, modesty, rank, reverence and silence are observed in the choirs. What need is it that the worldly won’t praise us for not singing subtly? You will be better heard from God, and the little ones will be less likely to come to you. In A-e, out of 500 people, it would be possible to recruit a charming choir, but the boss does not want to attract people and upset the sheep, giving entry to strangling wolves; - one sexton sings. Calm down, for God's sake, and put aside your grief to the abbess; let her do as she pleases; those who are called to you and established cannot be shaken, but only those who are shaken by the wind; those who went with N.’s mother had great hopes; and now they have all collapsed, so it is for these; hope in man is vain. We rejoice with you about the success of building your church, and we wish that God will help us bring what we started to a happy ending. When you worry about the external decoration of a sensual church, take special care about the structure of your and your sisters’ internal church; For you are the church of God (1 Cor. 3:16). Read the sermon of St. Demetrius on the week of the Myrrhbearers; how he sought Christ; There you will find plenty of edification about the sensual and spiritual churches. Your pilgrims, many sinners I.L. and I.M. August 11, 1837. You might be interested in: