Sincerity is better than everything
Recently I watched the Japanese drama "Stationery Shop - Kamakura Ghostwriter Monogatari". In just eight episodes, although the life of birth, old age, illness and death and the human nature of greed, anger, resentment and ignorance are vividly depicted, there is almost no bad person, bad thing or bad word. It is refreshing, warm and beautiful, full of heat, love and vitality. .
After the death of her grandmother, the young girl Hatoko Amamiya took over the job of writing letters for her grandmother after some hesitation. The client was unable to write it himself for various reasons. Hatoko listens attentively to the other person's voice, personally visits the other person's memory scenes, and imagines the relationship, longing, pain and needs between the sender and the recipient. Then she puts on her work clothes, sits down with sincerity and concentration, and carefully selects the paper and paper that suits the mood of both parties. Pen, ink, envelope, stamps, write a letter of appropriate length and tone.
Every time I see the back of the heroine who is engrossed in writing as if performing a sacred ritual, I see in front of my eyes the figure of the editorial team of "The Kingdom of God" who are scattered across the United States and have been working hard to write "The Kingdom of God" for thirteen years. These co-workers have been working hard in families, churches, communities, and institutions for many years. Why are they willing to pay such a high price? Not only do they keep writing, but they also serve other authors and readers diligently and voluntarily in their editorial positions? Just because we always adhere to the mentality of "workers come before work, authors are more important than works, sincerity is better than everything else", and we are committed to the goal of "exploiting the resources of the Kingdom of God and combining them for the main use"!
We sincerely hope that you, who will be treated so sincerely, can have profound exchanges with us in heart, mind, knowledge and thoughts while reading this issue of "Kingdom of God". If you feel our sincerity and intention, please make good use of the online version to promote and spread it, and provide full financial support so that this publication can continue to inspire, update, and heal individuals and churches with words in truth and true love. and culture.