Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the martyrdom of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya by ISIS. I’d like to ask y’all to please pray for them and their families. Their names are:<\/p>\n
Makeen Zaky
\nAbanub Ayad Atiya
\nMaged Solaiman Shehata
\nYusuf Shukry Yunan
\nKirollos Shokry Fawzy
\nBishoy Astafanus Kamel
\nSomaily Astafanus Kamel
\nMalak Ibrahim Sinweet
\nTawadros Yusuf Tawadros
\nGirgis Milad Sinweet
\nMina Fayez Aziz
\nHany Abdelmesih Salib
\nBishoy Adel Khalaf
\nSamuel Alham Wilson
\nWorker from Awr village
\nEzat Bishri Naseef
\nLoqa Nagaty
\nGaber Munir Adly
\nEsam Badir Samir
\nMalak Farag Abram
\nSameh Salah Faruq<\/p>\n
A dear sister-in-Christ of mine is a Coptic priest’s wife, also known as a “tasoni” and she has weighed in on this<\/a>. I recommend reading it.<\/p>\n Regarding ISIS, I offer this prayer from the Book of Common Prayer<\/a>:<\/p>\n O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth: deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the martyrdom of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya by ISIS. I’d like to ask y’all to please pray for them and their families. Their names are: Makeen Zaky Abanub Ayad … Continue reading