By St. John Moschos
The Spiritual Meadow
Ch. 78
The Astonishing Miracle of a Dead Girl, Who Seized a Grave-Robber and
Would Not Let Him Go Until He Had Promised to Become a Monk
When we visited Abba John, the abbot of the Monastery of the Giants, he told us a similar story from the time when he had been at Theopolis:
It is not so long ago that I had a visit from a certain young man.
"Help me, for the love of God," he said, with many tears and convulsive sighs. "I need to repent."
I could see that he was deeply troubled and perplexed.
"Tell me the reason why you are so filled with compunction," I said. "Don't hold anything back, for God is surely able to help you."
