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After shooting at Greek Orthodox church in Karak, a call to prayer over hate
A speaker responds to an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, where gunmen opened fire fifteen minutes into a funeral service, killing seven people and wounding dozens. He acknowledges the natural rise of anger but warns that hate is the devil's tool to poison hearts and win twice, once in the church and once in the believers' hearts.
The victims are described as brothers and sisters in the one church family, so the response is grief, solidarity, and prayer rather than hatred. Those killed in prayer are said to have a special place in Christ's kingdom and now pray for the living. The speaker recalls that for over 2,000 years Christians have faced martyrdom by dying without hate, a witness that draws others to Christ, citing Tertullian's statement that the blood of Christians is seed.
He also references Christ's words: "In the world you will have tribulation, but take heart; I have overcome the world." The conclusion is a prayer for rest for the departed, healing for the wounded, comfort for families, and protection of hearts from hate.
Key moments
- 0:00 Seven people were killed and dozens wounded when gunmen opened fire fifteen minutes into a funeral service at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan.
- 0:32 The devil tries to poison hearts through hate, and when believers hate back, he wins twice, once in the church and once in their hearts, causing them to forget Christ's teaching.
- 1:02 The victims are not strangers but brothers and sisters in the one church family, so believers grieve with them, stand with them, and pray for them without silence.
- 1:33 Those killed inside the church in prayer now have a special place in Christ's kingdom and from there pray for the living.
- 1:33 Christ commanded love for enemies and demonstrated it on the cross; Christians have been martyred for over 2,000 years, and the church grows through such witness.
- 1:33 Tertullian wrote almost 1,800 years ago that the blood of Christians is seed.
- 2:05 Christ said, "In the world you will have tribulation, but take heart; I have overcome the world."
- 2:05 The church's response is to pray: for rest for the departed, healing for the wounded, comfort for families, and guarding of hearts from hate.