Letter 19
To the same person.
Our soul shall wait patiently for the Lord, because he is our helper and our defender [Psalm 33:20, LXX 32:20]. The saying holds encouragement toward endurance, so that, even if at some time we should be abandoned by one of those who afflict us, we are not separated from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord [Romans 8:39], but with our whole soul endure painful things, awaiting the help that comes from God.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.
Latin / Greek Original
Ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν ὑπομενεῖ τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὅτι βοηθός, καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς ἡμῶν ἐστι. Παράκλησιν ἔχει πρὸς ὑπομονὴν ὁ λόγος, ὥστε, κἂν ποτε καταλειφθῶμεν ὑπό τινος τῶν ἐχθλιδόντων, μὴ χωρισθῆναι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Θεοῦ, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν, ἀλλ’ ὅλῃ ψυχῇ ὑπομένειν τὰ ἐπίπονα, τὴν παρὰ Θεοῦ βοήθειαν ἀναμένοντας.
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