Lent prayers for Afghanistan and Adopt a Terrorist for Prayer

[m8g8]

I heard about Adopt a Terrorist for Prayer on a CNN News article. After signing up, I was emailed information about a site for praying for Afghanistan throughout Lent. I think they’re great ideas and the more people doing it the better.

Adopt a Terrorist

atfp.org/

Where is the Christian response to terrorism? If the struggle against violence done in the name of Islam is primarily spiritual, then defeating it requires a spiritual response.

This site features FBI and State Department identified terrorists and terrorism sponsors. Terrorism inspires fear. According to Jesus, the antidote to fear is love.

When we hate, we are reactive victims. When we love we seize the initiative. Love for country helps soldiers to risk their lives. Love for children enables parents to discipline them without being intimidated. Love for us took Jesus to the cross. Love for enemies will give courage to face, overcome, and transform them and the environment that breeds them.

Historically, Stephen was the first fatality in terrorism directed against Jesus’ followers. As Stephen died from stoning, he prayed, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” Later, Paul, who had supervised Stephen’s stoning, met Jesus in a vision and repented.

Can we pray today like Stephen prayed then? Would Paul have repented if Stephen hadn’t prayed?

Adopt a terrorist for prayer and register to be tabulated in this spiritual initiative against violence that is sponsored and perpetrated by people who think that they are following God.

Pray for Afghanistan

Info about the prayers: truthandgracemedia.org/leslieblog/Prayer/Prayer.html

We are about to begin a journey of prayer for a very
troubled nation, Afghanistan, and the issues there are
complex. Our country and the other NATO nations
which comprise the International Security Assistance
Forces (ISAF) are intimately involved in the future of this
country, and thousands of lives may be at stake. Although
we will be praying daily for our enemies, only God knows
what role we might play in this struggle by committing to
pray during the 40 days Lent in 2011.
Each day you will receive an e-mail covering some
aspect of Afghanistan. At the bottom of the e-mail will be
four prayer requests, in four categories:

• Prayer for someone in the Afghan Government
• Prayer for someone or some situation in the ISAF
• Prayer for someone or some situation in the Taliban
• Prayer for some aspect of the daily Afghan topic

To join the mailing list: truthandgracemedia.org/leslieblog/Welcome.html

 

[svid]

This is great! I’m bookmarking this and telling my friends!

 

[Nevermore22]

I read about this a few years ago but never really gave it a second thought. But now I think I might just join in on it.

Thanks for telling us this, m8g8. You should post this info in the Pray section. The warriors over there will be more than willing to help!

In Christ,
Nevermore

 

[laszlo]

Violence in an unjust war is violence. We shall pray for everyone who employ violence for their goal, not to single out the terrorists.