Peter Marshall, one-time chaplain of the US Senate, once preached...
Thrown into prison, they made the cell a pulpit and the dungeon a choir.
Stoned, they rose from the dust bleeding and bruised, but with a more convincing testimony,
Lashed with whips, they praised God more.
Nothing could stop them. The Romans made human torches of believers to light the arenas on their holidays. Yet in death, these Christian martyrs made converts to their strange preaching.
Hunted and persecuted …
Thrown to the lions ...
Tortured and killed,
Still the number of those who made the sign of the Cross grew … and grew.
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." (James 1:2-4)
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