Many came to believe in Him!
CBS ran a documentary on the Iraqui Christians who have been driven away from their homes and churches and
the struggle and suffering they face today.
The Christians had occupied Mosul
for thousands of years and maintained even 2000 years old tradition, prayer and
faith.
Archbishop Nicodemus Siraph says, “ They may take away everything from
us but they cannot take away God from our hearts”.
These are the modern
persecuted Christians who are willing to shed blood for their faith. These
Syrian Orthodox Christians remind us of our intrinsic and intimate connection
with Jesus who preached and walked these holy lands and because of that many
‘came to believe in Jesus’.
Christianity is only going to be stronger because
of the blood of these modern martyrs.
Thomas Merton says, “ It is in this darkness,
when there is nothing left in us that can please or comfort our own minds, when
we seem to be useless and worthy of all contempt, when we seem to have failed,
when we seem to be destroyed and devoured, it is then that the deep and secret
selfishness that is too close to us for us to identify is stripped away from
our souls. It is in this darkness that we find liberty.
It is in this
abandonment that we are made strong.
This is the night which empties us and
makes us pure.”
So emulating and looking at the One lifted up in the dark
moments of our life bring us consolation and strength.
Getting to Know Thomas Merton's life:
http://merton.org/chrono.aspx
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