An elder visited an ascetic in his hermitage to perform the divine liturgy there.But a visitor slandered the elder to the ascetic with a bunch of accusations.
The ascetic was influenced and disliked the elder. So when it came time for service, he did not open for him.
Immediately then the ascetic hears a voice say to him: "The people have deprived me of the right of judgment."
At the same time he became ecstatic and saw the following vision:
A leper was standing on top of a golden well and was pumping crystal clear water with a golden bucket. The departed, though thirsty, hesitated to drink, because the leper was pumping it.
Then he hears a second voice saying to him: “Why don't you drink? Can't you see what container the leper is using? After all, he only pumps it and then empties it." When the ascetic came to himself, he understood the meaning of the vision, and after calling the elder, he asked him to perform the divine service as usual.
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