My Comment: Pray for our Brother’s and Sister’s in the middle east. John 15: ‘If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you……. They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the One who sent Me.’
(Text From Israel National News) A car bomb targeted a church in the Iraqi capital Wednesday as worshippers left after a Christmas service, killing at least 35 people, most of them Christians, security officials said.
The blast in the Dura area of south Baghdad also wounded dozens of others.
“The attack targeted the church, and most of the martyrs are Christians,” a police colonel told AFP. “The attack happened when worshippers were leaving the church” after a service.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
“Attacks distort the image of Islam and religion, if they are carrying them out in the name of religion,” said Monsignor Pios Cacha of Baghdad’s St. Joseph church.
“The church is a place of love and peace, and not for wars,\” Cacha said. Christmas Bombing Targets Iraqi Christians – Middle East – News – Israel National News.
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I pray for them, that they will look to Jesus for the healing they need at this time, and that they take courage from the example of all maryters that have gone befor them, Jesus said that His people would be persecuted so this is to be expected. Iraci christians are targeted all too often. as well as christians all over the midd. east. and in other muslim countries and comunities, anyone who still thinks its a religion of peace, just find a on line quran and read the irst. half of it to get the idea of what spirit is really behind this ideoligy. you don’t have to look for past the irst chapter or 2 to get the idea. I pray for the salvation of those who were responsible for this I forgive them, and pray for them to repent and accept Jesus into their lives get saved befor they die, or they will end in Hell..
Yes, and Amen. I too pray for God to reveal himself to those who practice this. It’s not from our God, Jesus said those who do this, do so because they don’t know Him or the Father. (John 16:2-3). Standing together in prayer for our Brother’s and Sister’s and the lost.