Letter 169: Chrysostom encourages Juliana and her companions to endure for the greater reward.

The harsher the judgment becomes for those who have committed such lawless acts, the greater the reward will be for you who have shown so much zeal, endurance, and love for the truth. Do not look only at the troubles before your eyes; look also at the crowns being prepared from them. We know your noble purpose and the courage of those with you. For this we bless you and give thanks. Keep your affection unwithered, and do not let the length of the storm make you weary. If you cannot come to us, send letters. Tell us about your health and about your steadfastness. Such news will give great consolation to people sitting far away in exile.

ΡΞΘʹ. Ἰουλιανῇ, καὶ ταῖς σὺν αὐτῇ. Ὅσῳ χαλεπώτερον τὸ κρῖμα γεγένηται τοῖς τὰ τοιαῦτα παρανομήσασι, τοσούτῳ πλείων ὑμῖν ἔσται ὁ μισθὸς, τοῖς τοσαύτας παρανομίας λύειν ἐσπουδακόσι, καὶ τοσοῦτον ἐπιδεικνυμένοις πόνον καὶ κάματον. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἔλαθεν ἡμᾶς τῆς ὑμετέρας διαθέσεως ἡ εὐποιία, καὶ ἡ σπουδὴ, ἣν καὶ εἰς τὴν προκειμένην ὑπόθεσιν ἐπεδείξασθε, καὶ εἰς τὴν φιλοφροσύνην τῶν παρ' ἡμῶν ἐκεῖσε ἀφιγμένων. ∆ιὸ καὶ χάριτας ὑμῖν ἔχομεν, καὶ παρακαλοῦμεν τῇ αὐτῇ ἐπιμένειν προθυμίᾳ, καὶ ἐῤῥωμενεστέραν ἐπιδείξασθαι εὐτονίαν τε καὶ ἀνδρείαν. Ἴστε γὰρ ἡλίκον τοῦ κατορθώματος τὸ μέγεθος, καὶ ὅσον λήψεσθε τὸν μισθὸν, τοσαύτην ταραχὴν, καὶ οὕτω κύματα ἄγρια, τό γε εἰς ὑμᾶς ἧκον, καταστέλλουσαι, καὶ τὴν προσήκουσαν εἰς τὴν τῶν γεγενημένων κακῶν εἰσφέρουσαι διόρθωσιν.