In the Eastern Church there is persecution that leads to
believers being beaten, their home being destroyed, fired from their jobs,
kicked out of schools, imprisoned and murdered just because they are Christians.
In the Western Church we are worried about losing our tax benefit, only lately
have we seen people attacking Christian businesses and murdering Christians for
being Christian. The difference is that in the East Christians are being
persecuted by religious zealots who what everyone to believe as they do. In the
West we are persecuted by people who want us to stop telling them they are bad
and we are good. We need to be praying for the Church in two ways; for the
Eastern Church for continued grace and blessings as they grow under the fierce persecution
they endure daily; for the Western Church that our hearts are pricked to
repentance so that we do not come under true persecution.
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