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General
Way Follower here.
Jesus (Greek for Josh) the Christ is my Lord and King.
1st Corinthians has many verses including 1:27 and 12:3.
Please intercede for :
I suffer from multiple diagnoses (PTSD/debilitating pain included) that no one seems believe I have despite the fact that I've been unable to work for about 10 years.Tried twice for SSDI.
Even those in Church pews prefer to think I'm lazy to the alternative of compassion.
I won't be ashamed of my work ethic come judgment.
Maybe that's part of what James was referring to in his epistle. Maybe it's also part of what God plucked Amos from goat herding to speak about.
I also can't get people to believe that as I live in/traverse dangerous parts of my Metro area that I face near daily threats upon my life. This despite the fact that Bus drivers, Transit police, Transit Security, and Security at public venues have been involved on camera. While I can't prove audio exists, there are stickers on transit state that audio may be recorded (required by state law).
This has been going on for three-ish years. I've had knives pulled on me on occasions and was missed once in a driveby (62nd and Burnside for those who guess where I'm at).
I evangelize daily BTW. Often publicly.
I won't waste time going into detail, but I've been told three times one of the gangs I have had the most trouble with considers itself Muslim (doubt any Imam would claim them) and I have been cornered by them multiple times. On one occasion an individual referred to me as "Christian" while describing to me what they intended to do to me before they deprived me of breath.
Police here ignore the poor, so I don't report it. Again, they are but 1 of 4-5 groups (including those in Red/Blue) I have issues with. The first group wears a particular color of "suede brown" and black.
Many wear COVID masks.
Some of them threaten me due to the colors I wear. I have few clothes and must travel through several territories in order to run necessary errands. What's OK in one place can be anathema to the group upon the next leg of my journey.
Neighbors have before warned me that people were asking about where I lived.
The greatest villains however, are those in government office. I've been perjured against by three police officers in court, and local govts have siphoned ALL of the funding from MULTIPLE taxes intended to keep vulnerable people in homes/off of the streets for Pork Barrel purposes.
The worst travesty is that the Church besmirches Christ's reputation through inattention to the above and the other basic needs of those Christ referred to in Matthew 25:31-46.
When we remain silent we assist in abuse.
When we assist in abuse we act in direct contradiction to the Word of God.
When we act in contradiction to the Word of God we insult and undermine Our Savior.
When we Insult and Undermine Our Savior we alienate the lost.
We are to go forth to every nation (OURS included) and REACH the Lost.
See the problem?
Plz Pray.