Letter 830

To the same person. Most gladly does Christ, the all-ruling God, lead those who look up to him in their pain; and for this very reason he also calls out: "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" [Matthew 11:28] - "because you are my own handiwork."

Ἡδέως πάνυ ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ παμβασιλεὺς Θεὸς καθ- ηγεῖται τῶν πρὸς αὐτὸν μετ’ ὀδύνης ἀναβλεπόν- των, διόπερ καὶ προσφωνεῖ· « Δεῦτε πρός με, πάν- τες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύ- σω ὑμᾶς. » — « Διότι ἐμὸν πλάσμα ὑπάρχετε. »