Letter 92: Chrysostom asks Moses the presbyter to pray for the churches and to write often about his health.

The abundance of praise in your letter, most honored master, far exceeds my nothingness. So I leave that aside and ask you not to stop praying for the common good of the churches, for my lowliness, and to the God who loves humankind, asking him to bring an end to the evils that have overtaken the world. The present situation needs prayers alone, and especially your prayers, since you possess such freedom of speech before God. Do not stop doing this earnestly. And do not hesitate to write to us often whenever you can; the road is not very long. We greatly desire to learn about your health, because your health becomes support and consolation for many. Your life is always needed, but especially now, amid so great a storm and darkness, so that you may shine like clear lamps for those who are battered by the waves. Send us frequent letters with good news of your health, and we will draw no small comfort from continually hearing such things about your Honor.

Βʹ. Μωϋσῇ πρεσβυτέρῳ. Ἡ μὲν ὑπερβολὴ τῶν ἐγκωμίων τῶν τοῖς γράμμασιν ἐγκειμένων τῆς σῆς τιμιότητος, σφόδρα ἡμῶν ὑπερβαίνει τὴν οὐθένειαν. ∆ιὸ τούτων ἀφέμενος, μὴ διαλίπῃς εὐχόμενος ὑπέρ τε τοῦ κοινοῦ τῶν Ἐκκλησιῶν, ὑπέρ τε τῆς ταπεινώσεως τῆς ἡμετέρας, καὶ τὸν φιλάνθρωπον παρακαλῶν Θεὸν δοῦναι λύσιν τοῖς καταλαβοῦσι τὴν οἰκουμένην κακοῖς. Εὐχῶν γὰρ μόνων τὰ παρόντα δεῖται πράγματα, καὶ εὐχῶν μάλιστα τῶν ὑμετέρων, τῶν πολλὴν πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν παῤῥησίαν κεκτημένων. Μὴ δὴ διαλίπητε τοῦτο ἐκτενῶς ποιοῦντες· καὶ ἡμῖν δὲ, ἡνίκα ἂν ἐξῇ, συνεχῶς ἐπιστέλλειν μὴ κατοκνεῖτε· οὐ γὰρ πολὺ τῆς ὁδοῦ τὸ μῆκος. Σφόδρα γὰρ ἐπιθυμοῦμεν μανθάνειν περὶ τῆς ὑμετέρας ὑγείας, ἐπείπερ ὑμῶν ἡ ὑγεία πολλοῖς στηριγμὸς καὶ παράκλησις γίνεται. Ἀεὶ μὲν γὰρ ὑμῶν χρεία τῆς ζωῆς, μάλιστα δὲ νῦν ἐν τοσούτῳ χειμῶνι καὶ ζόφῳ, ἵν' ὥσπερ καθαροὶ φωστῆρες φαινόμενοι, λάμπητε τοῖς χειμαζομένοις καὶ κλυδωνιζομένοις. Ἵν' οὖν καὶ ἡμεῖς εὐθυμῶμεν, πυκνὰ πέμπετε ἡμῖν γράμματα, περὶ τῆς ὑγείας τῆς ὑμετέρας εὐαγγελιζόμενα, καὶ οὐ μικρὰν καρπωσόμεθα παράκλησιν, ἂν ταῦτα συνεχῶς μανθάνωμεν περὶ τῆς τιμιότητος τῆς ὑμετέρας.