Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven…  

We have a habit of associating persecution only with ‘non-Christian’ countries and oppressive regimes. Especially in democratic societies we tend automatically to think that persecution belongs to a world we don’t really know.   The idea that we may also be among those Jesus was addressing in this statement seldom occurs to us.

This is the eight in a series of articles written by Cheryl McGrath over at Bread for the Bride. This article takes a good look at persecution of the faithful and of Jesus as well.

To finish reading this article, please head over to http://breadforthebride.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/bride-atude-eight-the-light-keepers/  While you are there, why not check out the rest of Cheryl’s site, let her know something she wrote blessed you.