Without a doubt, once these have been set straight, we shall get along very well even with wild animals and beasts, to say nothing of human beings. This is in accordance with what is said in the book of blessed Job: "Wild beasts will be at peace with you." [Job 5:23]
We shall not fear offenses coming from without, nor shall any stumbling blocks from outside be able to have an effect on us, if their roots have not been let in and planted within us.
For "there is much peace for those who love your name, and for them there is no stumbling block." [Psalm 119:165]
St. John Cassian
