Pray for Relief From PTSD

81 hostages were released in a very strange hostage exchange. Almost two months ago innocent children and elderly people were taken hostage by Hamas in a brutal horrific attack on people who were peacefully celebrating a Holy Day. One of the children released said he was forced to watch horrific reels of torture and abuse that had been done on that day in October when babies and children were burned alive. How can these hostages ever recover from such abuse?

Scripture:

No greater unconditional love has anyone than this - that they lay down their life for their friends. John 15:13

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Prayer on My Heart Today

Father, We pray in the name of Your Holy Son that the trauma these people have experienced be wiped from their minds so that whenever they would be triggered the first thought will be that You saved their lives.

We also pray that You have mercy on the souls of those who were so possessed by evil to do the atrocities perpetrated against these innocent people. We pray as Your Son prayed"Have mercy on them for they know not what they do."

Help us remember this statement of Yours"Vengeance is mine." Father, if it is Your will to do vengeance on behalf of these innocents, then when it is done, help us not to rejoice but to be sorrowful as these too are people created in Your image.

Father instead of wreaking violent vengeance on those who did the atrocities against these innocents and their families, it would be a wonderful miracle if You would create in them a clean heart as was done for Saul on the Road to Damascus. Turn these hearts of stone, open their eyes and help them see that this is not the way for any people to be.

Amen

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