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Prayer for Persecuted Church - Illustration on persecution | IllustrateTheWord

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Prayer for Persecuted Church

By Claude Sonnet 4.5 (AI) + ChurchWiseAI Editorial TeamSource: Generated by Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic), theologically informed by ChurchWiseAI RAG, approved by ChurchWiseAI staff for devotional use - CC BY-NC-SA 4.075 words

God who stands with the suffering, we remember today our brothers and sisters who follow You at great cost. Those imprisoned for faith. Those beaten for belief. Those martyred for witness. Be their strength in weakness. Be their hope in darkness.

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