Sari @sarikorpi@dingdash.com

@faith20 You spoke earlier about the situation in Italy, and it's quite shocking to hear. Sadly I don't believe it's going to get easier with time, instead it seems to be something they want to make happen in other European countries, too. I got a confirmation about this when we had covid in my family just couple of weeks ago. I haven't taken the vaccin, so I called a nurse to ask whether I should need a pcr-test to verify it's covid. She said that a verification showing you have had covid wouldn't be of any use, because they are preparing for a vaccine passport next.
And that means, you can get the passport only by taking the vaccine, not in any other ways. So it's obviously coming to Finland too. What they'll use the passport for is something we'll have to wait and see.
We are praying for you and your family. God bless you and give you hope and strenght to each day 🙏

@sinbach I will try to communicate what's on my heart:

"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." - Math. 24:12.

I believe we as believers should be careful not to become cold for the sufferings of this world. Although we see how this world is evil and how in many ways iniquity is growing, we are not to turn cold. EVEN if there would be wicked people working "behind the scenes" in Ukraine (as some people seem to think) these kind of things should NEVER make us cold so that we no longer feel for the sufferings of people, or that we think that THIS is the fight we need to fight (and start seeing Putin as a hero..!). No. We are not to forget why Jesus sacrified himself: for the sins of the world, for the sake of us human beings: for the souls of Man. This is what matters.

"May God in His mercy lead us through these times: but above all, may He lead us to himself".

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"This is what I mean, brothers: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as though they had none, and those who mourn as though they did not mourn, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not own a thing, and those who use the things in this world as though they were not dependent on them. For the world in its present form is passing away."
1. Cor. 7: 29-31.

Look to Jesus! Cling on to Him! Make Him your absolute and ultimate goal! This world is fading. Our hearts should be so sealed in Him, so that whatever we do, have or own in this life, it won't shake or distract us away from the Rock we're standing on. By standing firmly on that Rock, Jesus, we are showing the Light to people around us to also join us there. To find true life. And that Rock will NEVER shake.

https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-699049

The lyrics of the song in English:

Hail Ukraine! May your honour ring out, as a cry for the dawning tomorrow!

May your strength and the flame of your love demand, make a free land!

Proud Ukrain! Do not falter now!

The dawn of the nations will come one day.

Calmly and steadily repel your peril,

or flash fire if need be!

Beautiful Ukraine, the salt of nations!

You have the flag and we have the road.

With you in the storm stand Finland and Poland,

Also Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Forwards, Ukraine! You are not a slave, if you yourself wish and want it.

Do you hear the choir great and graceful like the sea of nations fading?

New Ukraine, wonderful, vast!

You wide streams glimmer,

And in your purple flowers of freedom blossom

Mordovia, Grusinia, Perm and the rest!

The time has come for the peoples of Europe to rise; break the chains imposed by the Tzars!

Shine; Ukraine! Ready your bow,

shine the road of Republics to come!

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/terve-ukraina-hail-ukraine.html

In Helsinki, Finland, outside the Russian Embassy, gathered a group of people couple of days ago to show their support to Ukraine. The choir sang a 100-year old song called "Terve Ukraina" (Hello Ukraine) written originally by Finnish poemist Eino Leino. Finland was standing then, and likewise is standing today, beside Ukraine.

https://m.facebook.com/kupliva

(It's the latest video on the page)