The angel said to her, Don't be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary for thou hast found favour with God.

More importantly, China views the break up of the USSR as one of the greatest strategic gifts in its history.

Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. She said to her, Go, my daughter.

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

My children are a blessing.

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

It's a common perception that living in different countries during your school years is a blessing. What people don't realize is that this blessing comes with its fair share of curses. I was born in Tokyo and lived in an entirely Japanese environment until I was six.

When a man takes a wife, and marries her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a bill of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

From Resource Curse to Blessing

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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Then the resource curse can be turned into a blessing.

And is under no one 's obligation to return his favour ,

And no one has done a favour to him , for which he should be compensated .

and confers no favour on any man for recompense ,

And who hath no favour from anyone to recompense .

And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return ,

Seeking no favor in return .

not as payment for any favours that he received ,

And none hath with him any favour for reward ,

and does not expect any reward from anyone ,

and confers no favor upon anyone for recompense

And not giving for anyone who has done him a favor to be rewarded

They do not expect any reward

And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded ,

and owes no favour to anyone , which is to be repaid ,

And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return ,

He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.

I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Resources should be a blessing, not a curse.

But Noah found favor in Yahweh's eyes.

She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.