Letter 6036: The dispensation of heaven arranges our affairs with a wisdom we rarely appreciate at the time.
Ennodius to Adeodatus the priest.
The dispensation of heaven arranges our affairs with a wisdom we rarely appreciate at the time. Looking back, I see the hand of providence in events that seemed, when they occurred, to be merely random.
I write to share this observation, and to encourage you to look for the same pattern in your own life. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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