Faith and persecution

Faith, hope, and love are three things that a Christian needs and should possess.  It is hard to be a Christian.  It is not an easy life as a Christian is in the world, but not of the world.  There is much persecution against Christians and we have to be strong in the face of persecution.  This has gone on for thousands of years and it is still going on.  As an American, I can only imagine what Christians in other nations go through.  Many have been raped, their churches burned, and others have been killed.  We as Christians need to pray for other believers, especially those who have been persecuted for their faith.