But go thou into the desert

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But go thou into the desert

But jimmy choo uggs go thou into the desert, and there thou wilt find a holy man, who is well known to all the holy fathers, and who is called Ephreem. Give thou this writing to him, and he will intercede for thee, and will prevail with the Lord." The woman then commended herself to the holy Bishops prayers, and hastened away into the desert, and performed a long journey therein. She came to the great and wonderful Hermit, who was called Ephraem by name, and knocking at his door, she cried aloud, saying, have compassion on me, saint of God, have compassion on me ! But he, jimmy choo having been •forewarned in spirit concerning the errand on which she came, repliedunto her, saying, Woman jimmy choo shoes depart, for I also am a man and a sinner, standing myself in need of an intercessor. But she held out the writing, and said, the holy Archbishop Basil sent me to thee, that thou mightest intercede for me, and that therethrough the sin which is written herein might be blotted out. The other many sins holy Basil hath blotted out by his prayers: Saint of God, do not thou think it much to intercede with the Lord for me for this one sin, seeing that I am sent unto thee to that end. But that confessor made answer, No, daughter! Could he obtain from the Lord the remission of so many other sins, and cannot he intercede and prevail for this single one? Go thy way back, therefore, and tarry not, that thou mayest find him before his soul be departed from his body. Then the woman commended herself to the holy Confessor Ephrsem, and returned to Caesarea." But, when she entered that city, she met the persons who were bearing the body of St. Basil to burial; seeing which, she threw herself upon the ground, and began to cry aloud against the holy man, saying, Woe is me a sinner, woe is me a lost wretch, woe is me !

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