Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. (Ecclesiastes 5:10 NIV)Кто любит серебро, тот не насытится серебром, и кто любит богатство, тому нет пользы от того. И это--суета! (Екклесиаст 5:10 Russian 5:9)
Glorious and Mighty God, Creator and Owner of everything that exists in the visible or invisible world ~ Thank you for permitting us to live good under your watchful care as we pass through this mortal life. Give us more of the wisdom of Christ as we strive for greater knowledge of the grand and noble spiritual life. Help us to be constantly mindful of the brevity and uncertainty of our present circumstances on this earth. Give us genuine satisfaction as we work and put our trust in your providence. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
We had another great day here in Nikolaev taking care of paying some bills due around the first of the month and doing some shopping for personal needs and things for our work. At one shop near where the church meets, we have become friendly with Viola who works behind the counter. Yesterday, I gave her my Russian language business card that also has God's plan of salvation on the reverse side. Her face immediately brightened up as she told the story of how she was recently hospitalized for a serious surgery. Someone came to visit her and told her that she should go to God. 'Whenever someone invites you, go to that door.' Viola pleasantly told me, 'you are the one inviting me to room 32 in that building down the street.' She works each night when we have our meetings, so we hope to meet with Viola soon on Sunday. If not, we will attempt to set up a personal study. We only had 6 present for our Wednesday night service, but it was joyful and productive as usual with Questions and Answers lasting almost an additional hour. Thank you very much for the prayers.
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