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I sincerely congratulate you on the perception of the honest image of the monastic new leadership, rejoicing heartily about this; May the Lord strengthen you in this mental battle, against mental enemies; and through this outer robe he will be worthy to be clothed in the wedding garment of the soul, in order to be brought into the chamber of the heavenly Bridegroom Christ, and to be worthy of His humiliation. You, M.A., according to interpretation, are vegetating; try to let the flowers of humility and patience grow in your heart, so that from them the fruit of love will ripen. And you, M. G., are deep; always strive to lower your thoughts into the depths of humility and self-reproach, through which patience is acquired, and with all this strive for love; let us love not only those who love us, but also those who are at enmity and hate, who are more beneficial to us, providing opportunities for self-knowledge and prosperity; when we are alien to these fruits, then all our work is vain and useless. – S.N.N. is very sorry; but we are perplexed as to what to do with it! voluntarily deviating from the enemy’s contrary advice, and, having sowed cold, is now reaping the bitter fruits of God’s permission, the exhaustion of the flesh, so that the spirit will be saved. But, apparently, she has not yet come to the true mind and consciousness of herself; strives to fulfill his will, then you have nothing to do here; we must regret her and pray to the Lord God that he will preserve her unharmed from the snares and snares of the enemy. If she wants to go home, and it is the will of the abbess, let her go; maybe he will come to his senses. Entrusting you to the protection of God, and asking for His blessing and peace on you, I remain your unworthy pilgrim, the many-sinner I.L. and the many-sinner I.M. December 1, 1836. You might be interested in: