This was a man, always alive,...

This was a man, always alive - he didn’t “die” even at night, because “a dream is a small death”. Archbishop John did not go to bed for 40 years. Even falling asleep during boring conversations, he was still awake: one day they saw how Vladyka, talking on the phone, dropped the phone and dozed off. The phone was on his knees, and Blessed John continued to talk with the caller for a long time. It was clear that the conversation miraculously continued. - Archimandrite Simeon (Tomachinsky)