One day, Abba Macarius found a thief in his cell who was loading his things onto a donkey standing by the cell. Without showing that he was the owner of these things, the monk silently began to help tie up the luggage. Dismissing him in peace, the blessed one said:
“We brought nothing into this world, it is clear that we cannot take anything away from here.” May the Lord be blessed in everything!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru