BOB
Good morning, this is Bob Peden of Central a United Methodist Community.
Today is a wonderful celebration:
fireworks, music,
good food, the fourth
of July. We are
indeed blessed to live
in a country of such
unprecedented
freedom.
I am especially thankful that I live in a country that allows each person to worship God as they see fit. We tend to take that for granted - but it has been the
exception rather than
the rule throughout
history and is not
universal by any
means today.
So today and in the
coming days, take
some time and
remember those
Christians throughout
history who have
suffered because of
their faith in Jesus
Christ. And pray for
those Christians
martyrs of today, in
China, much of the
middle east and other
places around the world who pay a
heavy price simply for
practicing their belief.
And then ask yourself
this question.
Would you and I be
willing to pay the
price if professing our
Christianity required
the sacrifice of our
status, our possessions or our
very lives. I pray so.
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