WORD OF THE DAY - Sunday 16 January 2011

“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46)

Что вы зовете Меня: Господи! Господи! --и не делаете того, что Я говорю? (От Луки 6:46 Russian)
Що звете ви Мене: Господи, Господи, та не робите того, що Я говорю? (Лука 6:46 Ukrainian)
¿Por qué me llamáis, Señor, Señor, y no hacéis lo que digo? (Lucas 6:46 Spanish)

Most Kind and Loving God, our Dear Heavenly Father ~ Thank you for the precious gift of life on this new Lord’s Day that marks the beginning of a new week of opportunities and blessings from your bounty. Bless us with more of your wisdom as we consider the teachings of Christ our Lord and allow them to sink deep into our soul so that we will always be under the guidance of your Spirit. Forgive us for those weak moments when we have rationalized away the plain teaching of Christ in favor of our own opinions or that of some earthly sage. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.


We are in a mood to celebrate that we have finally returned to Nikolaev, Ukraine and an absence of two and half months. Along the way, we constantly reminded ourselves of how God continues to look after us even while we go through some temporary and minor discomforts. When we arrived in Kiev, it was not the original time that we had planned, and this meant we had many hours to spend there. We decided to stay put at the train station. This place was built during the era of the monumental style of architecture. It reminds me of the beautiful old Union Stations in some of America’s cities. There is one spacious hall that has been turned into a lounge area. It is furnished with many comfortable leather sofas. This was a comfortable place to spend our time waiting for our train to Nikolaev. We are very happy to be back in our apartment home. The owners decided to upgrade the curtains while we were away. Today we will carry an extra space heater with us to our church meeting since it is below freezing and the room where we meet is not hearted very well. Thank you for remembering us in your prayers.