New Times

EDITION 1

Creativity is a unique gift from God. It is the ability to see and feel life in a different way and always in a different way.

A writer, whether a poet or a novelist, opens the door to the world around him, so that everyone who reads can look at it through the eyes of another person. It is a pity that not all people know how to appreciate this gift. It is doubly pleasant when a writer finds inspiration in prayerful contemplation of God. As Pushkin wrote, “to the will of God, oh muse, be obedient”. After all, it is in such moments that lines are born that do not just delight the reader with beauty, but draw his soul towards God.

Before you is the almanac “Times”, prepared by the Russian Library of Sacramento. This is a collection of works of different authors of our time, who have become known in Christian circles and not only. I am sure you will have an interesting dialogue.

Alexander Shevchenko, Pastor, “House of Bread” Church, Sacramento, California

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Authors

Evhenyi Evtushenko

God grant everything, everything, everything, everything and all at once to everyone – so that there is no offence… God grant everything, but only that for which you will not be ashamed later.
Yvan Abramov

While the simple sun is above us, And somewhere near the brook laughs, Seek everywhere, seek every one,-and you will find Him one day.
Vera Bagina

Adélie had heard many interesting things and had a lot to learn. Surrounded by warmth, love and affection, he went to sleep with full confidence that he was in a safe place.
Maryna Belovol

Years have taught us to be silent, So that in the long silence of harshness We may learn to realise the meaning, weight and power of words.
Aleksandr Valuiskyi

…Forgiveness and reconciliation is something that we, as human beings, are able to obtain in this life. At the very least, we can do our best to do so.
Vyktor Verkhovod

It is so important in life to find salvation, Without hesitation and without doubt, To accept Jesus, like children, simply, For it will be too late there at the pogost….
Shyrynai Dosova

What a good girl you are, our dear sister! Bow down. You didn’t ask for yourself. Your heart did not ache for yourself. It was for the house of God. This is your good fruit before the throne of Christ….
Vera Kyrychenko

Thou shalt not trample on heaven’s holy law, But, with all thy endeavours, Thou shalt love heaven’s vocabulary, What God expects of His creatures.
Yvan Leshchuk

The inexpressible mystery of Christ is the inexpressible mystery of service. Service to the Other, to the far and the near; service that is selfless, healing, baptismal, saving. The French philosopher Emanuel Levinas wrote about the importance of “encountering the Other”.
Aleksandr Lysafyn

Native diction dawning star – Sound beauty and thought clarity, Divine words of simple harmony – Shines through space and years!…
Dyna Maiatskaia

Love is so multifaceted,It’s like a diamondOf the finest filigreeAnd a guarantor of values
Tatiana Moroz

Come to Him as childrenWith faith sincere and alive.More than all the riches in the world,Desire Him with your soul.
Oleh Miuller

Beautiful is the world, blooming nature….And clouds in the font of the sky!A marvellous joy fills the soul …Life is wonderful And that’s what’s good about it!
Yuryi Panasenko

At that time… people who believed in God were labelled “obscurantists” by government officials, including the education system, and religion “the opium of the people”. In such a system, the believer was given a choice: either to stop going to church or to say goodbye to the desire for higher education forever.
Andreas Patts

…The Motherland is in birch trees, in our expanses, Kazakh steppes, Siberian forests, in the people. How can one not love all this?
Konstantyn Prokhorov

The sun shines in the heavens, lit by God, and warms the whole earth… Do you not see this? And when I pray, I dare assure you that I am not crying out into the void, but I feel and hear clearly the answer of the Heavenly Father, and therefore my heart is filled with great joy
Vasylyi Puhovkyn-Dneprovskyi

The stars light up for us,On the road in the dark night,♪ To shine their light on us now ♪Making the way to dawn a little shorter.
Aleksandr Savchenko

Staying away from the hypeIn the name of higher art,I long for my booksTo awaken people’s minds and feelings…
Natalia Shevchenko

You know, there are words that heal,♪ Like life-giving, pure water ♪Words that lift you up from the groundAnd change lives forever
Aleksei Sheyn

Once upon a time, in the 16th century, the first Christian books were printed here on this land, which were later distributed throughout Eastern Europe.