213. К Маркиану и Маркеллину

Now you have solved the riddle. And that then the reason you gave was truly unsatisfactory, you yourself proved this by your real action, deciding to write to us before you had time to receive our letter. This is love by nature: it does not tolerate silence and seeks to express itself even when one may fear condemnation for courage. But we are so far from the idea of ​​​​condemning you for the fact that you decided to write to us first, that on the contrary, we magnify, glorify you for this and, more than ever, we now consider you our sincere friends, not only because you sent us a letter, but precisely because you sent it without waiting for ours. God willing, you will get rid of your illness, you will be completely healthy, and then it will be very easy for you to see us in person. Even now it gives us great consolation that we receive letters from people who are as sincerely disposed towards us as you are; the more pleasant it will be to see each other in person, and we would like to wait for this as soon as possible, since this will be the greatest holiday for us. The paragraphs in the text were arranged by us. – Editorial staff of “ABC of Faith” You might be interested in: