{"id":20974,"date":"2026-08-23T21:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T21:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/?p=20974"},"modified":"2026-09-07T08:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:11:31","slug":"the-world-is-a-saw-it-cuts-both-forward-and-backward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/pt\/the-world-is-a-saw-it-cuts-both-forward-and-backward\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra; corta tanto para a frente como para tr\u00e1s. \u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dou gra\u00e7as, porque tiveram paci\u00eancia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tudo o que estava no meu cora\u00e7\u00e3o, voc\u00eas escutaram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Permane\u00e7amos unidos, meus amigos; sinceramente, estou a chorar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra \u2014 corta tanto para a frente como para tr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nestes tempos dif\u00edceis, fa\u00e7amos da educa\u00e7\u00e3o a nossa for\u00e7a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para escapar \u00e0 destrui\u00e7\u00e3o, os jovens n\u00e3o doivent ser insensatos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Com f\u00e9, a nossa parte \u00e9 a paci\u00eancia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra \u2014 corta tanto para a frente como para tr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muitos sofreram; jovens, tenham cuidado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conhe\u00e7am o vosso Criador, e encontrar\u00e3o a vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Permane\u00e7am firmes, e encontrar\u00e3o a vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra \u2014 corta tanto para a frente como para tr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra; devemos permanecer vigilantes. Conhe\u00e7am a Palavra,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/ajan.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC08159.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20977\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">para que possam evitar o perigo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estes tempos est\u00e3o repletos de muitos desafios;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Os jovens devem ser cautelosos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra \u2014 corta tanto para a frente como para tr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dia e noite, o mundo continua a mudar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra; devemos permanecer vigilantes. Conhe\u00e7am a Palavra,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apegai-vos firmemente a tudo o que \u00e9 bom e duradouro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra \u2014 corta tanto para a frente como para tr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Este mundo n\u00e3o oferece prosperidade duradoura; meus amigos, permane\u00e7am firmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De facto, \u00e9 preciso ponderar cuidadosamente a vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se perderem o caminho, chorar\u00e3o amargamente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O mundo \u00e9 como uma serra \u2014 corta tanto para a frente como para tr\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><em>Por<\/em>, <strong>Njeru Linet Murugi,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u00edder Juvenil, Vicariato de St. Augustine,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diocese Cat\u00f3lica de Embu, Qu\u00e9nia.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I give thanks, for you have been patient. 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