I live in Moscow — a city that never stops watching itself in mirrors of power and pride. From the golden domes of ancient cathedrals to the cold marble of government halls, Moscow feels like the soul of Russia itself — beautiful, complicated, and haunted by its past. In winter, the streets shimmer with ice; in summer, the city bursts into color and conversation. Beneath its grandeur, though, lies a quiet ache — a search for meaning in a world built on control and fear.

Moscow is a city of contrasts. The rich drive past beggars on Red Square; cathedrals stand beside Soviet-era monuments; faith and cynicism share the same breath. Many here still carry the weight of history — the unspoken pain of repression, the disillusionment that followed the fall of the Soviet Union, the silence that comes from being watched too closely. People have learned to survive, to smile, to keep their questions hidden deep inside.

For followers of Jesus, this is holy ground — but it’s also hard ground. Faith is permitted but not celebrated; truth can cost you your job, your safety, even your freedom. Yet the Church here is alive — small groups meeting in apartments, prayers whispered in metro tunnels, quiet worship rising above the noise of the city. God is moving, not through loud revivals but through patient endurance — one changed heart at a time.

I believe Moscow’s story is not yet finished. The same city that has shaped empires will one day become a place of awakening — where repentance will echo louder than propaganda, and where the light of Christ will shine through the frost of fear.

• 회개와 겸손을 위해 기도하세요 러시아의 지도자들 가운데 블라디미르 푸틴과 권위 있는 사람들이 주님을 두려워하고 의로움으로 돌아설 것이라고 믿었습니다. (잠언 21:1)

• 담대함과 인내를 위해 기도하세요 모스크바의 신자들에게 감시와 박해에도 불구하고 용기와 연민으로 그리스도를 전할 것을 기도했습니다. (사도행전 4:29-31)

• 기만과 두려움으로부터 구원을 위해 기도하세요, 통제와 선전의 정신이 깨지고 복음의 진실이 빛날 것입니다. (요한복음 8:32)

• 연합과 부흥을 위해 기도하세요 러시아 정교회에서는 교파를 초월한 신자들이 하나의 몸으로 뭉쳐 국가를 위해 중보해야 한다고 주장했습니다. (에베소서 4:3-6)

• 모스크바의 영적 각성을 위해 기도하세요, 정치적, 문화적 권력의 중심지가 예수의 이름이 다른 모든 것보다 높여지는 곳이 되기를 바랍니다. (하박국 3:2)