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January 1 So Passes the Glory of This World The WordAnd the world is passing away along with its inordinate desires but whoever does the will of God abides forever 1 John 217. Voice from the ChurchStanding in front of a crematorium knowing that any day could be your day gives one a different perspective on life. The words of an old German motto kept flashing in my mind What I spent I had what I saved I lost what I gave I have. How well I understood the feeling of the artist who painted the picture of the corpse of a once wealthy man and titled it Sic transit gloria mundiSo passes the glory of this world.