Praying and Fasting to Counter Anti-Christian Violence

Can you imagine having an anti-conversion law in America?  The reason I ask is because there are many nations where Christians are persecuted because of that very thing.  And it never ceases to amaze me the amount of religious freedom we have in America compared to the rest of the world.

Today I found this article about India that discusses how the Christians there are relying on the power of prayer and fasting to deal with the persecution and violence towards Christians.

In an interview with AsiaNews, Mgr Pascal Topno, Archbishop of Bhopal, where the day of prayer was held two days ago, said that “all Christians from the two states came together to fast and pray as a result of the atrocities inflicted on our community by the anti-conversion law”.

And you may be wondering what they prayed for.  Here it is...

“We prayed for those who persecute us and for the enemies of Christianity, whose lives have not been enlightened by the ‘Light of Truth’,” he said. “Many of the participants have been themselves victims of anti-Christian violence perpetrated by Hindu fundamentalists. As spiritual guides we called on the faithful to forgive their attackers, explaining that prayer and forgiveness are the response to injustice.”

Doesn't this inspire you to pray for those who persecute you?  It does me. 

Read the full article here.