Prayers for injustice and standing firm

Mocked or pressured for my faith

For when you're wronged, or called to stand for what's right.

Also for persecution · mocked for being christian · laughed at for faith · pressure to deny faith · religious discrimination · excluded because of faith · teased at school · hostile workplace · ashamed · standing firm

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Matthew 5:10-12, World English Bible
Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
1 Peter 4:12-14, World English Bible
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
2 Timothy 3:12, World English Bible
If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
John 15:18-19, World English Bible
They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.
Acts 5:41, World English Bible
looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
Hebrews 12:2-3, World English Bible

A prayer

Original writing, not a quotation of Scripture.

Jesus, people are laughing at what I believe, and some are making it costly. It hurts more than I let on. You were mocked and rejected too, and you told us to expect it.

Keep me from hitting back or hiding. Help me answer with gentleness and keep my conduct honorable, so their accusations have nothing to stand on. Strengthen believers around the world who face far worse than this.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

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