Halle July 11, 1908 Romans 12:1 –2: “I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” 1 John 3:19 –20: “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.” My dearest Ebbo, It is very distressing to me how God has had to humble us in the past days. But I have certainty that through prayer we will be freed more fully than ever before! It’s a shame we haven’t utilized the gifts he gave us in one another, and that we didn’t always use the time we had together to help each other along. This must change completely from now on. I’m going to pray constantly for you and your studies, for your final exam, and for your future vocation, that God gives you everything you need. We can only stand in awe before God’s omnipotence and before his holiness, which won’t tolerate the slightest degree of devilry. We ought to sacrifice ourselves in everything, come what may. I feel so unworthy and weak,