Diocesan News
Facing coronavirus – 7 lessons from the persecuted Church
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a wide–reaching impact on all of our lives in the UK and Ireland, we can learn something from the experience of our brothers and sisters in the persecuted Church.
Open Doors, an international ministry serving persecuted Christians and churches worldwide, shares these seven lessons:
1. We belong to a family that helps one another
2. We are not alone
3. God will sustain us
4. Jesus has overcome the world
5. Through Jesus we are ‘more than conquerors’
6. God is our refuge and our strength
7. God is trustworthy and we are not abandoned
Visit the Open Doors website here to read more.
Pray
The persecuted Church is praying for us. Here are some ways we can be praying with them:
• That the Church will be the light of hope in these dark times, caring for those around us and comforting those who mourn
• For God to calm fear, alleviate anxiety, and demonstrate His eternal sovereignty
• That decision–makers, leaders and the medical community will have wisdom, resilience and compassion
• For persecuted Christians in countries where they are likely to have much less access to vital healthcare and relief aid.
For further information please contact:
Diocesan Communications Officer, Down & Dromore
07840 006899
Mrs Annette McGrath
[email protected]