Dhanteras

Today is Dhanteras. It is the first day of Diwali. It is a day associated with wealth. This holiday is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. During this holiday they spend time honoring and worshiping the goddess of wealth - Lakshmi. Women are supposed to buy ornaments of gold or silver on this day. If that is not possible they are to buy at least a few new utensils for their home. The purchase of new things - especially in the form of a precious metal is said to bring good luck and wealth to the home.

Please pray for the Hindus, Sikhs and Jains of Delhi during this time. Pray that they will come to understand what true wealth is!

"For you know that it was not with perishable things such as SILVER or GOLD that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. Though him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God."

1 Peter 1:18-21