Letter 168: Chrysostom tells Proba that distance cannot hide her warm love and zeal.
John Chrysostom→Proba, freedwoman in Rome and correspondent of John Chrysostom|c. 405 AD|John Chrysostom|From Cucusus (modern Goksun), Armenia Secunda|To Rome|AI-assisted
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PG 52 Epistulae 168 begins with source heading 'ΡΞΗʹ. Πρόβῃ ἐλευθέρᾳ, ἐν Ῥώμῃ.'. First-time modern English translation prepared from the Greek source for Roman Letters.
Though the distance between us is great, we see your genuine and warm love as if we were present with you and watching everything you do. Neither road, sea, nor exile can hide from us the nobility of your disposition.
We thank you for the zeal you have shown and for the honor you give to those who suffer for the churches. Continue to hold the same courage. Present circumstances are unstable, but the reward for virtue is firm and cannot be taken away.
Do not let grief or the confusion of events cast you down. Lift your mind above them and keep showing the generosity and faithfulness for which we bless you. Write to us about your health, and let us receive from your letters the comfort of your presence.
Though the distance between us is great, we see your genuine and warm love as if we were present with you and watching everything you do. Neither road, sea, nor exile can hide from us the nobility of your disposition.
We thank you for the zeal you have shown and for the honor you give to those who suffer for the churches. Continue to hold the same courage. Present circumstances are unstable, but the reward for virtue is firm and cannot be taken away.
Do not let grief or the confusion of events cast you down. Lift your mind above them and keep showing the generosity and faithfulness for which we bless you. Write to us about your health, and let us receive from your letters the comfort of your presence.
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