LETTER

TO THEOPHILUS.

It has been quite two and a half years, my dear Theophilus The name Theophilus translates from Greek as "Lover of God." While it may refer to a specific individual, it was often used in spiritual literature as a general address to any devout reader seeking divine truth., since, in our exchange of spiritual correspondence, you asked for my thoughts on the Mystery of the Cross In this context, the "Mystery of the Cross" refers to the Christian theological understanding of the necessity of suffering and sacrifice as a path to spiritual maturity and union with God.. Your aim was to encourage yourself to carry your own cross, or those trials that might befall you in the course of the spiritual life in which you walk. You are well-convinced, as you are, that to make any progress in it and to achieve some victories over the many enemies who besiege—