“Jesus said to the crowd: ‘They will seize and persecute you…because of my name. It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.” Luke 21:12-15. St. John of the Cross said, “The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for this love of
God in all things.”

Let us pray, Heavenly Father, many in the world today are persecuted because of the name of Jesus, Your Son. We pray for them, may Your Spirit of Wisdom and Joy be upon them, may the Holy Angels be with them, and may we too be filled with Your unfathomable grace if we suffer for the sake of The Name. Amen. “Let your light shine!!” Be blessed. Larry.