“I Want to Die, to Depart from This Life, Being in Fellowship with the Lord” by Letters of Bishop Benjamin (Milov)
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https://doi.org/10.31802/2500-1450-2019-34-262-288Keywords:
Russian Orthodox Church, epistolary heritage, Bishop Veniamin (Milov), Confessor, spiritual life, love of God, humilityAbstract
The article is the first part of the publication revealing the spiritual image of the Confessor of the Russian Orthodox Church, Bishop Benjamin (Milov). It included the end of the first Chapter of the letter before exile and the beginning of the second Chapter of the Letter from exile. The author thematically selects fragments from the letters of the Lord: about Heartbreak, about humility, about patience and standing in prayer, about surrendering oneself to the will of God, that is, about incessant preparation for Heavenly Life. As a result, the author manages to show that Bishop Benjamin was a true spiritual ascetic, burning with love for God, and a skillful Confessor, directing his children to the path of God.
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