Epistle to the Philadelphians (Long Version)

I observed your bishop, and I know that he was not chosen for the ministry that benefits everyone, either by himself or by others, or out of vanity, but by the love of Jesus Christ and of God the Father, who raised Him from the dead. I am struck with admiration at his meekness, and he is able to accomplish more by his silence than those who talk a lot. For he is in harmony with the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, just as strings are with a harp, and he is as blameless as Zacharias the priest was. Therefore, my soul declares his mind towards God as happy, knowing it to be virtuous and perfect, and that his stability and lack of anger reflect the infinite meekness of the living God.