Persecuted Church

This past Sunday was the Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Our Sunday Morning service was not typical and did not fit into our normal patterns. I believe that our slight change of venue helped to focus on what the persecuted face. It is difficult to consider the persecuted when we are engaging in our normal routines and sitting in our beautiful sanctuary. Let us consider the persecuted throughout the year and not just make our prayers for them a once a year event. The persecuted Christians are seeing results from our prayers. Remember the video we watched from Iraq? Pastor Ghassan Thomas of the CMA church in Baghdad tells his congregation that the believers in North America are praying for them and this makes a difference to them. Let's continue to pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters. Let's also consider our relationship with God and ponder if we would remain faithful to Jesus in the face of persecution. We can help those who are persecuted by praying for them.