To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 1 Peter 2:21
“Love of suffering marks the most perfect degree in the love of God. Our Lord Himself was consumed with the desire to suffer, because He burnt with the love of God. We must begin with patience and detachment. At last we shall learn to love the sufferings which conform us to the passion of our redeemer.”
Venantius of Camerino in The Lives of the Saints by Alan Butler, 1894 (Global Grey edition, 2019) 18 May reading.
Remember the words of Jesus: “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.”
Jesus exhibited patience and detachment. He communicated a sincere willingness to endure whatever the Father asked of Him.
I am thankful for Michael Cherenkov and his wife, Nina. He’s a GTP board member and friend. They both exhibit patience and detachment.
God has allowed horrible suffering among their people. Rather than complain, they joyfully suffer with them, and have won many to Christ.
After distributing bread in the Donetsk oblast, they have moved to Kherson oblast, a region destroyed by Russian occupation and flooding.
But in case you missed my message yesterday. You can share bread, deliver water, and provide funds for Christian workers, make a gift to GTP.
Click <a href=”https://globaltrustpartners.square.site/”>here</a> and designate your gift to “Deliver help and hope to Eastern Europe and Ukraine.” Thank you.