Article December 25, 2000 Issue

Christmas came in April

It happened at a busy metro station in St. Petersburg.

By Hildegard Arnesen

As A LONGTIME student of everything Russian, who now lives in Russia, I have observed the collapse of the Soviet system of ideas. Throughout the former empire, changes have taken place in the political, economic, and military arenas.

This has dealt a heavy blow to the Russian people. A big void has taken the place of the bright future that was promised them. Poverty, even the specter of starvation, loomed large at first.

But whatever the consequences of a flawed philosophy, God's saving grace is pointing the way to a new order of life, health, and prosperity for East and West alike. It inspires a prayer of spiritual understanding in place of the materialistic perceptions and distorted reasoning that have been the sole basis for action and decision-making.

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