Письмо 37

The most venerable daughter of the Lord in spirit, the mother of Z. F-na! From the two letters I received from you, I see a confluence of different cases, from the sisters entrusted to you to revelation, and some of them are disliked towards you. About this you show yourself - although not grumbling - but not enduring illness and cold, in which your weakness is recognized: that we, while teaching others patience, humility, obedience and love, are ourselves alien to these deeds; and from the knowledge of our weaknesses we must bear with the weaknesses of others, and what is the imam of the enemy who fights us, although our laziness gives him a greater attack on us. But we must delve into the teaching of the Holy Apostle Paul, as he spoke to the Ephesian elders (chapter 20, v. 31): for three summers, night and day, without ceasing, teaching one of you with tears (Acts) and to Timothy (2nd) writes, in chapter 2, v. 24: It is not fitting for the servant of the Lord to become a quarrelsome person, but to be quiet towards everyone, a teacher, gentle, punishing those who oppose them with meekness: when God will give them repentance into the mind of truth and they will arise from the devil’s snare, live caught from him, according to his will, and so on; in chapter 4 he commands us to preach the word of God: with all patience and teaching (v. 2); Look how lovingly the Apostle commands us to be diligent about those who are faulty, with the expectation of God’s grace looking upon them: how God will give them repentance into the mind of truth and they will arise from the devil’s snare and live snatched from him into their own will; – so we strive diligently for those who come for obedience; negli and the Lord will look upon them and give them a good feeling; and those who leave you voluntarily, there is no need to force them to do so: “unless my heavenly Father draws you” (John 6:4), said the Lord; - and about seven it is necessary to make peace; and when the packs turn and seek benefit, it is not appropriate to wean. I will not praise your action with L—she: when she was excommunicated by you and repeatedly asked for forgiveness, but instead you scolded her, which she did not tolerate, and then you yourself brought grief to yourself. We should remember the word: “He will not break a broken reed, and he will not quench the flax that he takes in” (Matthew 12:20; Isaiah 42:3). St. Barsanuphius: “Make 2 milk and there will be oil; and when you stretch the bow too far, you break it”; but what to do? This is for you to go ahead with science; Be careful, but no matter how much we heal someone, instead of medicine we will apply harmful reality. What does St. John Climacus is a pretty decent teaching. Read it yourself to the eighth degree: “if you are a bitch from your neighbor’s side”... With N.’s mother, try to mentally calm down and find guilt in yourself, reproaching yourself; then the most merciful Lord will give her a feeling of peace for you; read from St. Abba Dorofey's word: about reproaching yourself. - Teach your student P. more to humility, and teach it to it with small trials, at the discretion of the mother; although it is small, opinion comes, and from it blasphemy; May the Lord protect her from the snares of the enemy. “I entrust you to the providence of God, and through the prayers of our fathers, may the peace and blessing of God rest upon you, and I remain an unworthy pilgrim, the many-sinful I.L. You might be interested in: