I am all for making the most of the fellowship and witnessing we can do on social media. I like to hear what God is doing in other places and in other situations. I like to share things to encourage the children of God, and I like to share things that help people consider the good news of great joy that is all about our Savior, Jesus the Christ.
However, there are times when it feels overwhelming to hear of another disaster ruining lives, or another wave of persecution decimating the Christian population of an area. It is overwhelming to consider one prayer request after another to help the Christians in war torn countries, or to intercede for Christians in prison camps in communist countries and dictatorships.
And then there are the tragic reports of people who are rescued from human trafficking rings while we know that so many more are not. And unlimited accounts of people trying to attach to God but hindered by horrific experiences of childhood abuse with all its damaging trauma.
The other morning in my meditation on God’s word, continuing to prayer-journal through Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1, I found myself including more and more of these hurting groups of Christians in my praying. It wasn’t easy. But neither was it disappointing.
Instead, it
was almost a relief to give in to the need to pray for others with an open
heart that is willing to “weep with those who weep” even while we wish
we could “rejoice with those who rejoice”.[1] In
the end, it was another illustration of Jesus’ Beatitude, “Blessed are those
who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”[2] I
hope this short video has the same effect on you.
© 2022 Monte Vigh ~ Box 517, Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8
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