Letter 4029: The utility of heavenly counsel is never wasted on those who seek it with a sincere heart.

From: Ennodius, deacon in Pavia To: The Pope [probably Pope Hormisdas] Date: ~517 AD Context: A letter to the pope, reflecting on the heavenly utility of seeking counsel — possibly accompanying a petition or a request for guidance. To the Pope, from Ennodius. The utility of heavenly counsel is never wasted on those who seek it with a sincere heart. I write to Your Holiness not because I presume to deserve your attention, but because the matter at hand deserves it — and the cause of God can never be brought too often before His chief shepherd on earth. Farewell.

XXVIIII. PAPAE ENNODIVS. Caelestis utilitatem sequacium cura disponit: inauspicata bene de deo merentibus dona tribuuntur: ingerit superna dispensatio etiam quod supplicare humanitas non praesumit agnouerunt aduersarii sedis uestrae quo propugnante uincantur, quod proxime de Aquileiensi redemptor noster persona reserauit. et ideo inter excellentia munerum diuinorum peto, ut mei corona uestra meminisse non abnuat. inuitat enim ad famulandum plurimos qui quamuis longe positum diligit obsequentem. uale.