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The grief you described - regarding spiritual circumstances - must have its limits, and you must also be calm during your current confession. Who do you confess to? - Isn't it God? And from Him you receive permission, by His grace, through the redemption of His only begotten Son. But we - no matter who among us - cannot be worthy to knit and decide by grace; always walk with faith and with the same faith, and with hope, proceed from this mysterious cleansing; and then by good deeds be reconciled to the Lord; and even more so with patience and humility.
Your grief from N–y is definitely not easy; but what should we do with it? I’ll give you a word from the book of St. Barsanuphius, response to John, who was embarrassed by his brother: “brotherly words to John: this time is weak, and with much difficulty we will find in the present time a person who has a strong heart. But keep the word of St. The Apostle, saying: rebuke, rebuke, entreat with all longsuffering and teaching.” When patience was required in those days, how much more so now! – And if we are tormented by our neighbors’ commandments, let’s look at ourselves: have we kept them, and we will humble ourselves. We remain the sinners I.L. and I.M.
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