To Justus Jonas letter 29 - Martin Luther

TO JUSTUS JONAS Letter of sympathy.

January 26, 1543. Grace and peace!

I have had such severe headaches, dear Jonas, that I could neither read nor write, so I have not yet read your translation. I can easily believe that your recent loss is daily becoming harder to bear; and now that you are recovering from your prostration the longing for communion with the best of women is reviving within you. But the unalterable must be overcome through patience. God Himself, the great Healer, will heal this wound also. Our only news is that the Elector of Brandenburg is in very bad odour

because of the war he is waging in Hungary. And Ferdinand himself is not much better spoken of. From all I hear the most disgraceful treachery is at the root of the whole enterprise; and may God Himself prevent worse evils. Oh, the mad rage of the devil! The messenger is in haste, so I must close. More again. I commit you to God. MARTIN LUTHER . (Schutze)