Saturday 14 February 2026 – Burkina Faso​

Pray for the safety – and daily decision-making – of our partner’s local team, who are frequently travelling along dangerous roads in order to take support to persecuted believers.

Friday 13 February 2026 – Burkina Faso​

Pray for pastors who minister to and lead displaced Christians, often in simple tent churches within IDP camps. Pray for God’s blessing on them so that they can inspire and encourage others and lead by example.

Thursday 12 February 2026 – Burkina Faso​

Pray that Christians would be able to stand firm in their faith despite the challenges they have faced and be able to share God’s love with others.

Wednesday 11 February 2026 – Burkina Faso​

Pray for emotional healing for believers who have lost loved ones, land or possessions due to the Islamist violence and the resulting mass displacement of Christians.

Tuesday 10 February 2026 – Burkina Faso​

Pray for the displaced Christian children who are receiving education provided by our partner. Pray that they would be able to thrive despite the trauma they may have experienced and the many challenges they face.

Monday 9 February 2026 – Burkina Faso​

Pray for the protection of displaced Christians especially in areas where poverty is rife and newcomers can be seen as a burden.

Sunday 8 February 2026 – Burkina Faso​

Pray that God would restore peace, security and stability in Burkina Faso and that those in positions of power, leadership and influence would act with godly integrity to protect all citizens.

Most Christians in Jordan belong to Orthodox or Roman Catholic churches and generally enjoy a relatively high degree of religious freedom. Even so, they may face discrimination in employment, government monitoring and restrictions on public preaching. Christians who have converted from Islam risk violence, arrest or even death from their families or extremist groups if they openly express their faith. Unrecognised churches – especially those that evangelise – may face harassment from the authorities.

Despite Jordan’s reputation for tolerance and interfaith dialogue, Islamic extremists continue to pose a threat to Christians and other minorities. Additionally, the Gaza conflict has fuelled Islamic conservatism, support for Hamas, boycotts of international brands and greater Islamic visibility. This has led to more social pressure and distancing from Christians, even as the government maintains policies promoting religious tolerance.

Who is most vulnerable to persecution?​

Leaving Islam is not criminalised, but it is prohibited; converts risk referral to Sharia courts and losing their legal status and contracts, including their marriages. They face monitoring, harassment, exclusion from public-sector employment and social ostracisation. Christians who share their faith may experience pressure and detention.

Meet Munther​

"We remember and believe in the Word of God that says, ‘And I say to you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!’ (Luke 12:4–5)."
MUNTHER NAMAT, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF JORDAN

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What has changed this year?​

[The persecution situation in Jordan remains much the same for followers of Jesus, whose lives can be difficult]. One Christian was killed and several Christian converts were reportedly forced to leave their homes or relocate within Jordan. The September 2024 parliamentary elections brought a historic win for the Islamic Action Front (IAF), reflecting rising Islamic conservatism in Jordan and solidarity with Gaza. However, after an alleged security plot, Jordan banned the Muslim Brotherhood in April 2025, casting uncertainty over the IAF’s future amid escalating regional tensions.

What does Open Doors do to help Christians in Jordan?​

In cooperation with local partners and churches, Open Doors supports the church in Jordan through training, relief and rehabilitation, research and prayer.

How can you pray for Jordan?​

• Under the leadership of King Abdallah, many believers in Jordan are able to worship openly. Thank God for this and ask Him to continue to make the monarchy aware of how the Jordanian church is a force for good in society.
• Conversion from Islam can be quite risky in Jordan. Pray for those who have lost friends or family because they follow Jesus.
• Pray that those called to share their faith can do so boldly and safely.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs, the U.K. and other allies claimed Saturday.

There is no possible other explanation other than a deliberate poisoning, European officials said, noting that the frogs are not found in Russia.

Russia’s prison service reported in February 2024 that Navalny diedafter having felt unwell following a walk around the high-security facility in a remote town above the Arctic Circle where he was serving a combined 30½-year jail sentence.

“The U.K., Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands are confident that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin,” the British foreign ministry said in a joint statement Saturday, citing “analyses of samples from Alexei Navalny.”

In September, [his widow] Navalnaya said she had managed to have lab tests conducted in a bid to confirm the suspicion that he died at the hands of the Kremlin.

“We managed to transfer Alexei’s biological materials abroad,” Navalnaya wrote, without giving any further details about the tests or which countries were involved.

"We now know that Vladimir Putin is prepared to use biological weapons against his own people in order to remain in power," French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in a post on X.

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(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Rand Paul had strong words on Thursday for the heads of the federal agencies spearheading the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in Minneapolis and across the U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, Customs and Border Protection commissioner Rodney Scott, and Citizenship and Immigration Services director Joseph Edlow were testifying in front of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

“Witness the thousands of people in the streets in Minneapolis and in Minnesota, and the millions of viewers who witnessed the recent deaths,” Paul, the committee’s chairman, said. “It’s clearly evident that the public trust has been lost. To restore trust in ICE and Border Patrol, they must admit their mistakes, be honest and forthright with their rules of engagement, and pledge to reform. I hope the leadership of ICE and Border Patrol here today will participate in a meaningful way.”

Paul and ranking member Sen. Gary Peters went frame by frame on videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old Minneapolis nurse killed in an encounter with federal agents last month. Federal officials initially said that Pretti “approached U.S. Border Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun” and “attacked” officers carrying out immigration duties.
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“I understand you not wanting to make conclusions yet, but nobody believes you’re gonna because you made conclusions immediately,” Paul told the law enforcement leaders. “Not you. But people within the government made conclusions immediately that [Pretti] was a terrorist and an assassin … people aren’t believing there’s going to be an honest investigation.”

In the hours after the shooting, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Pretti committed an “act of domestic terrorism” and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called him a “would-be assassin” and a “terrorist.”

Paul added at the hearing, “I think it’s terrible police work, but there has to ultimately be repercussions.”

‘Trust has been lost:’ ICE, CBP officials questioned on enforcement tactics during Senate oversight hearing

Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, US Customs and Border Protection, Commissioner Rodney Scott, and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons testify before a Senate Homeland Security and Gove...

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Peace in Christ.

Death is NOT a “friend” but an enemy that is overcome in victory in Christ Jesus. This is for the here-and-now.

1Co 15:25-26 KJV
(25) For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
(26) The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

It’s interesting that the man-based churches spiritualize death away (“spiritual death”) while taking most other things in the Bible literally….just the reverse of what it should be.

They use “spiritual death” as an excuse to deal with their mortal death of which they cannot explain away. The wages of the sin is THE death…mortal death. The gospel is being hid from their minds so that they do not understand it. It is concealed to those who are PERISHING…as their mortal bodies perish away to the grave.

2 Corinthians 4:3
But if indeed our gospel is concealed, it is concealed to those who are perishing,

Death is not to be spiritualized away. It pertains to our mortal bodies.

When this MORTAL will have put on immortality, then the saying comes to pass that is written: DEATH is swallowed up in victory.

Death, then, pertains to our MORTAL bodies as it specifically references both together here in 1st Corinthians 15:54 .

When this MORTAL shall have put on immortality = DEATH is then swallowed up in victory.

1Co 15:54-55 KJV
(54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
(55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

But the man-based churches overlook our mortal death by spiritualizing death away…saying “we shall not surely die” as we do not die as we will not experience “spiritual death”. They say this while they mortally perish.

Death is an enemy and not a friend. They are treating physical death as a “friend”…one that is just a gateway to be with Christ. No, is the judgment of the sin. The wages of the sin is the death…mortal death.

Many Christian traditions view death as a "doorway to be with Christ"

Is this not part of THE lie: “you shall not surely die”? (the phrase should be actually translated: “killing, you shall not die”)

We shall not surely die ….spiritually …..supposedly. They have to spiritualize death away.

They are preaching their “covenant with death and their agreement with the grave” that comes from the original lie of the serpent: “you shall not surely die”.

Gen 3:4-5 KJV
(4) And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
(5) For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

We do not die as it is “spiritual death” that we do not experience according to them…completely ignoring the fact that Jesus died mortally and was resurrected mortally.

Jesus died mortally and He was NOT a spirit in His resurrection. He was “flesh and bones” in His resurrection and did even eat before His disciples to prove it.

Luk 24:38-43 KJV
(38) And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
(39) Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
(40) And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
(41) And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
(42) And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
(43) And he took it, and did eat before them.

The scoffers will come forth. They...those who mortally perish... will not receive the love of the Truth and be saved. They will not HEAR the Word of the LORD and be saved but will trust in the lie.

Isa 28:14-18
(14) Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful (scoffing) men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

They have made a covenant with death and an agreement with the grave….their “gateway” out of this life to Heaven. Physical death is their friend.

They made a “lie” (singular”)…the original lie… their refuge: “you shall not surely die”.

They comfort themselves with believing in the lie that they will not spiritually die…while physical death is their friend that should be accepted and embraced. They have made a covenant with death and an agreement with the grave. Let us eat and drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.

It is “spiritual death” that we do not die according to them …their refuge that they comfort themselves in. Under the falsehood they hide themselves.

(15) Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell (Sheol…the grave) are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made a lie our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
(16) Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
(17) Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Others will believe in the Word of the LORD and will depart out of the man-based churches who make the lie their refuge. The believers will no longer accept their "covenant with death" and their agreement with the grave as they will depart from the man-based churches who be trodden down under their feet as they depart.

(18) And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

The believers in the Word of Truth will GO FORTH...being released from the "stall" (the man-based churches) that they were once in . They will tread down the wicked as they will depart out of the unbelieving man-based churches.

Mal 4:2-3 KJV
(2) But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
(3) And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.

The unbelievers will not receive the love of the Truth and be saved. They will follow after their false teachers and behave in unrighteousness towards the Truth. They PERISH. They believe THE lie....the original lie of the serpent that they love and practice.

2Th 2:10-12
(10) And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
(11) And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe THE (definite article) lie:
(12) That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Whoever shall hear His sayings and does them is like a wise man who builds his house upon a rock….a stone…a precious cornerstone….a sure foundation. He that believes in Him shall not “make haste”…that is, be hasty to speak in contention towards what one hears Him saying.

Mat 7:24-27 KJV
(24) Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

The Word of Truth is like the rain that descends….the floods came and the winds blew and beat upon our house. The Word of Truth will challenge all that we once thought was true and correct…but if we are found upon a rock…upon Christ, then our house shall not fall.

(25) And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
(26) And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
(27) And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Saul/Paul was “found in Him” ....faith of Christ.... when confronted with the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord (Supreme in authority). He believed what he heard Christ saying to him. We must also be found in Him…having our house built upon the Rock… and not going about trying to defend our own “righteousness” in the face of hearing His knowledge.

Php 3:7-10 KJV
(7) But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
(8) Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
(9) And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
(10) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

I had been invited to speak later this month at St. John’s Seminary in Los Angeles. I have now been informed that the event is being cancelled, due to complaints from unnamed critics who find me too controversial. Meanwhile, the always controversial Fr. James Martin will be speaking this month at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, on the theme “Hope on the Horizon: LGBTQ Catholic Update 2026.” It appears that, for some in @ArchbishopGomez ‘s archdiocese, Fr. Martin is welcome to speak about that topic to educators of Catholic youth, but I am not welcome to speak to seminarians about how to defend the Church’s teaching on the soul’s immortality.

Archbishop Gomez, Sodomy, & James Martin– Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., on X

Around one in four children who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained, a survey of teachers has found, amid warnings more children are struggling with basic life skills.

In an annual survey of primary school staff by early years charity Kindred Squared, teachers estimated 26 per cent of the children in their reception class this year were having frequent toilet mishaps, rising to over one in three (36 per cent) in the North East.

Kindred Squared is warning more and more children are arriving at the school gate “without the basic life skills needed to engage with the curriculum”.

Staff also report around 28 per cent of children started school unable to eat and drink independently, and 25 per cent were struggling with basic life skills.

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From Chuck Schumer’s race-baiting false equivalencies to Lisa Murkowski being, well, Lisa Murkowski, it was a great week for bad people.


Yes, the weekend is finally here. Does it feel like a century since the Super Bowl and Bad Bunny’s carnival of crotch-grabbing and “dry-humping”? Muy malo.

Speaking of very bad, the week in politics was filled with a parade of awful. From Chuck Schumer’s race-baiting false equivalencies to Lisa Murkowski being, well, Lisa Murkowski, it was a great week for bad people.

Here are the Worst of the Worst from the week that was.

Chuck ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Schumer​

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) stumbled over her words at the Munich Security Conference on Friday and wouldn’t commit to defending Taiwan if China ever invades.

“Um, you know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is, this is of course a very longstanding policy of the United States,” Ocasio-Cortez said as she struggled to answer the question from moderator Francine Lacqua of Bloomberg TV.

“What we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point,” she added.

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) revealed that the SAVE America Act had 50 sponsors, adding that there were “enough votes to pass a motion to proceed” with the bill, which the House of Representatives passed.

“We’ve got 49 Senate sponsors of the SAVE America Act and at least one more—Senator Collins—who supports it, and that takes us to 50!” Lee wrote in a post on X. “We now have enough votes to pass a motion to proceed to the House-passed bill—even without any additional votes—with @VP breaking the tie.”

In another post on X, Lee admitted that while “there are no guarantees,” the “only shot” is to use the Talking Filibuster.

“I’m getting a lot of questions, ‘What’s next?’ now that we’ve got enough votes to get past a motion to proceed to the House-passed version of the SAVE America Act,” Lee said in a video. “We’ve got to put all of our efforts, i.e., encourage everyone who will listen to you. The Senate needs to invoke the Talking Filibuster, to enforce the Talking Filibuster.”

Lee added that “if Senators want to debate this, if they want to Filibuster it, make them work for it.”

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The Idaho National Laboratory will lead testing and fuel development efforts.

NASA could place a powerful 500-kilowatt-electric (kWe) nuclear reactor on the Moon by the end of 2030, as part of a bold, high-stakes move aimed at securing long-term US energy dominance in space.

The system, developed under the space agency’s Fission Surface Power Initiative, would represent a significant leap beyond the radioisotope generators that have powered missions like Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, and the Mars rovers for decades.

According to NASA, in comparison to smaller systems, a 500-kWe reactor could continuously power lunar habitats, industrial equipment, communication arrays and even resource extraction operations.

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Written, created, and directed by Simón Delacre, “The Apocalypse of St. John” will air in theaters across the United States Feb. 15–17.

Here is a roundup of recent pro-life and abortion-related news.

Jelly Roll’s wife, Alisa DeFord, addressed online outrage following her husband’s viral Grammy Awards speech. She said it was “insane” that some have labeled Jelly Roll a “performative Christian,” adding that Christians have “judged them more” than anyone else.

At this year’s Grammy Awards, Jelly Roll won all three categories in which he was nominated and delivered a faith-filled acceptance speech.

DeFord, married Alisa DeFord, 46, in 2016. The couple have full custody of the two children Jelly Roll had from previous relationships. Alisa DeFord previously worked as a high-end escort and produced adult content on OnlyFans. She said she quit escorting in 2020 and stopped posting on OnlyFans in 2023. Her story includes a troubled childhood, domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicidal thoughts.

Alisa DeFord: ‘People Are Weaponizing the Bible’​

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'Judged More by Christians Than Anything'—Jelly Roll's Wife Fires Back After Grammys

Jelly Roll’s wife, Alisa DeFord, addressed online outrage following her husband’s viral Grammy Awards speech.

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The Church of England’s General Synod has voted to end plans for stand-alone blessing ceremonies for same sex couples in churches after extended debate. The decision also closes a years-long process that had examined whether such ceremonies could be introduced.

Members this week approved a motion from bishops to conclude the Living in Love and Faith process and halt further work toward permitting special services for same-sex couples in civil marriages, The Telegraph reported.

The vote followed hours of discussion and confirmed that agreement between conservative and liberal factions had not been reached.

The Synod supported forming new working groups on relationships, sexuality and gender to continue discussion in the future rather than advancing blessing ceremonies now, according to Church Times.

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The Hidden Sufferings of Christ – A Reflection on the Apostolate for the Dying

There are some books that do not simply inform the mind—they awaken something in the heart. The Hidden Sufferings of Christ – Apostolate for the Dying is one of those rare works. It does not shout, it does not argue, and it does not try to impress. Instead, it quietly opens a door into the mystery of Christ’s compassion, especially toward those who stand at the threshold of eternity.

For many readers, this book becomes less a text and more a summons. It invites us to stand with Christ in His most hidden work: the silent, unseen accompaniment of souls who are dying, often alone, often afraid, often forgotten. It reveals that the Lord’s Passion did not end on Calvary. His Heart continues to labor in love for every soul who approaches the final moment of earthly life.

A Hidden Ministry in the Heart of Christ

The book’s central insight is simple but profound: Christ suffers with the dying. Not metaphorically, not poetically, but truly. His compassion bends toward every soul in its final struggle. The agony of Gethsemane, the loneliness of the Cross, the thirst for souls—these mysteries are not locked in the past. They are alive in Him, and He invites us to share in them.

This is not a morbid spirituality. It is a spirituality of mercy.

To pray for the dying is to step into the Heart of Christ at the very moment when His love is most urgent. It is to stand beside Him as He reaches for a soul who may be confused, resistant, despairing, or simply exhausted. The book teaches that our prayers—quiet, hidden, unknown—can become a bridge of grace at the most decisive moment of a person’s life.

The Apostolate of Presence

One of the most beautiful themes in the book is the idea that praying for the dying is a form of presence. We may not be physically at their bedside, but spiritually we stand with them. We accompany them. We refuse to let them die alone.

In a world that fears death, avoids it, and hides it away, this apostolate is a gentle act of defiance. It says:

“You are not forgotten. You are not abandoned. Christ is with you, and I will stand with Him for your sake.”

This is the kind of love that does not seek recognition. It is the love that mirrors Christ’s own hidden suffering—quiet, faithful, and poured out for others.

A Call to Intercession

The book does not burden the reader with guilt or obligation. Instead, it awakens a desire. It shows that praying for the dying is not a task but a privilege. It is a way of participating in Christ’s redeeming love at the very moment when a soul needs it most.

Many who read this book find themselves praying spontaneously throughout the day:

• for those dying in hospitals
• for those dying suddenly or violently
• for those dying without the sacraments
• for those dying in despair
• for those dying unprepared
• for those dying alone

This prayer becomes a rhythm of mercy woven into ordinary life. It becomes a hidden ministry of the heart.


A Spiritual Work of Mercy for Our Time

We live in an age where death is often sanitized, rushed, or treated as a medical event rather than a sacred passage. The book reminds us that every death is a spiritual battlefield, a moment of immense grace, and a moment of immense vulnerability.

To pray for the dying is to stand in that gap.

It is to offer Christ the companionship He sought in Gethsemane. It is to offer the dying the mercy they may not know how to ask for. It is to offer the world a quiet antidote to despair.

A Personal Word

For many who take up this apostolate, something unexpected happens: their own fear of death softens. Their trust deepens. Their sense of Christ’s nearness grows. They begin to see that death is not an end but a meeting—one that Christ Himself prepares with tenderness.

This book does not simply teach a devotion. It forms a heart. It shapes a way of seeing the world. It invites us into a companionship with Christ that is intimate, hidden, and deeply fruitful.

And in the end, it leaves us with a simple truth:

To pray for the dying is to love with the Heart of Christ. To share in His hidden sufferings is to share in His hidden victories.

The Hidden Sufferings of Christ – A Reflection on the Apostolate for the Dying

There are some books that do not simply inform the mind—they awaken something in the heart. The Hidden Sufferings of Christ – Apostolate for the Dying is one of those rare works. It does not shout, it does not argue, and it does not try to impress. Instead, it quietly opens a door into the mystery of Christ’s compassion, especially toward those who stand at the threshold of eternity.

For many readers, this book becomes less a text and more a summons. It invites us to stand with Christ in His most hidden work: the silent, unseen accompaniment of souls who are dying, often alone, often afraid, often forgotten. It reveals that the Lord’s Passion did not end on Calvary. His Heart continues to labor in love for every soul who approaches the final moment of earthly life.

A Hidden Ministry in the Heart of Christ

The book’s central insight is simple but profound: Christ suffers with the dying. Not metaphorically, not poetically, but truly. His compassion bends toward every soul in its final struggle. The agony of Gethsemane, the loneliness of the Cross, the thirst for souls—these mysteries are not locked in the past. They are alive in Him, and He invites us to share in them.

This is not a morbid spirituality. It is a spirituality of mercy.

To pray for the dying is to step into the Heart of Christ at the very moment when His love is most urgent. It is to stand beside Him as He reaches for a soul who may be confused, resistant, despairing, or simply exhausted. The book teaches that our prayers—quiet, hidden, unknown—can become a bridge of grace at the most decisive moment of a person’s life.

The Apostolate of Presence

One of the most beautiful themes in the book is the idea that praying for the dying is a form of presence. We may not be physically at their bedside, but spiritually we stand with them. We accompany them. We refuse to let them die alone.

In a world that fears death, avoids it, and hides it away, this apostolate is a gentle act of defiance. It says:

“You are not forgotten. You are not abandoned. Christ is with you, and I will stand with Him for your sake.”

This is the kind of love that does not seek recognition. It is the love that mirrors Christ’s own hidden suffering—quiet, faithful, and poured out for others.

A Call to Intercession

The book does not burden the reader with guilt or obligation. Instead, it awakens a desire. It shows that praying for the dying is not a task but a privilege. It is a way of participating in Christ’s redeeming love at the very moment when a soul needs it most.

Many who read this book find themselves praying spontaneously throughout the day:

• for those dying in hospitals
• for those dying suddenly or violently
• for those dying without the sacraments
• for those dying in despair
• for those dying unprepared
• for those dying alone

This prayer becomes a rhythm of mercy woven into ordinary life. It becomes a hidden ministry of the heart.


A Spiritual Work of Mercy for Our Time

We live in an age where death is often sanitized, rushed, or treated as a medical event rather than a sacred passage. The book reminds us that every death is a spiritual battlefield, a moment of immense grace, and a moment of immense vulnerability.

To pray for the dying is to stand in that gap.

It is to offer Christ the companionship He sought in Gethsemane. It is to offer the dying the mercy they may not know how to ask for. It is to offer the world a quiet antidote to despair.

A Personal Word

For many who take up this apostolate, something unexpected happens: their own fear of death softens. Their trust deepens. Their sense of Christ’s nearness grows. They begin to see that death is not an end but a meeting—one that Christ Himself prepares with tenderness.

This book does not simply teach a devotion. It forms a heart. It shapes a way of seeing the world. It invites us into a companionship with Christ that is intimate, hidden, and deeply fruitful.

And in the end, it leaves us with a simple truth:

To pray for the dying is to love with the Heart of Christ. To share in His hidden sufferings is to share in His hidden victories.

Fantastic news! One of the many steps by the Trump administration that saves lives. The decrease in drug deaths in the U.S. has been dramatic.

The above passage of Scripture is the “Verse Of The Day” on Bible Gateway, which is the Bible source I use for writing on the internet. My first thought was, “I just taught on the subject of ‘love’ recently,” so I began to look at the other verses to see if I should write on something else. And, as I was contemplating this in my mind, I looked over to my left, to a little sign made for me by one of my grandsons which says, “A Little Sign to Say I Love You.” But partly covering the word “say” was a red lady bug with dark spots.



And here’s the thing. When Jesus lived on the earth he often spoke to the people in parables. So, parables are not anti-biblical as long as they agree with and support the teachings of the Scriptures. I like this definition:


So, when I see something like this bug, and the Holy Spirit prompts me, I know to look at the meanings of the words in the image. So, what is a bug? It can be many things, but what stands out to me is that it is an infection, a poison, an impurity of some kind. And “spot” (in this case multiple dark spots) is also a blemish or a moral flaw (sin), which are multiplied. And dark is used consistently throughout the Scriptures to symbolize the opposite of light, such as lies, deceptions, immorality, wickedness, i.e. sinful behaviors.

Okay, so this “bug” is positioned on the word “say,” which has to do with expressing thoughts, opinions, beliefs, and/or information, either in verbal or in written form. So this would seem to indicate that there is an impurity, a lie, a deception in the words spoken, “I love you.” (This has nothing to do with who gave me this sign. This is a parable only!) And “a little sign” could be a slight (an insult) and/or an insignificant indication of actual love being present in the words spoken. So, “I Love You” is a lie, and thus an insult.

Now in the USA today, February 14th is traditionally referred to as “Valentines Day.” This celebration has pagan roots to it, and the “love” being spoken of is typically of romantic love, not the kind of love being referred to in this passage of Scripture. But it is also used in the context of friendship love, too. And the color “red” is the color associated with the holiday, which interestingly enough was both the color of the little sign and of the lady bug. Like, “though your sins be as scarlet,” so symbolic of sin (Isaiah 1:18).

So, when Jesus gave the commandment to love one another as he loved (loves) us, he was not speaking of romantic love, and he was not speaking of fake artificial love (the sign was made of plastic) spoken falsely in words only but with little to no evidence of actual love being put into practice. For how did Jesus demonstrate his love for us? He sacrificed his life for us on a cross to put our sins to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will now die to sin and live to God in walks of surrender to him in obeying our Lord.

And this word “love” is agape, which has to do with preferring what God prefers, i.e. all that is holy, righteous, godly, morally pure, upright, honest, faithful, and obedient to our Lord and to his commands. For the believer in Christ, it involves us denying self, dying to sin daily, and walking in obedience to his commands, in practice, by the Spirit. So, when we say that we love God, or that we love other humans, it should be this kind of love which is honest, faithful, and pure, and not fake, impure, and deceptive.

So, if you claim to love God, and to be in fellowship with him, but while you walk in darkness (in sin), and while you do not obey his commands, in practice, the Bible says that you are telling a lie. And if you say to your spouse, “I love you,” while you deliberately and habitually sin against them via addiction to sexual sin and adultery, don’t call it love. Don’t lie. Don’t give your spouse a valentines card and a hug and a kiss if you are secretly looking at sexually explicit images and committing adultery in your minds.

Don’t call it love if it is hate in disguise. For adultery against your spouse is hate, not love. And refusal to obey our Lord’s commandments and to walk in love and in moral purity is also hate, not love. For biblical love is not based in emotions and in lies to cover up sin. And a valentines day card is not proof of love. If cheating is what is taking place in the background, it is an insult. Be honest. Be sincere. Don’t lie. Don’t cheat. Repent of sins of adultery and idolatry, and now love purely as God, as Christ loves us and sacrificed for us.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

In Harmony

Based off Romans 12:9-21; 1 Peter 3:8-17
An Original Work / September 2, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Love each other truly.
Cling to what is good.
Hate all that is evil.
Never lack in zeal.
Serve the Lord with fervor.
Joyful in hope be;
Patient in affliction;
Praying faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

Share with all God’s people
Who are found in need.
Do not be conceited.
Sympathetic be.
Love, and show compassion
In humility.
Keep your tongue from evil.
Peaceful you must be.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

God sees who are righteous;
Listens to their prayers.
But He’s against evil –
Is His to avenge.
Do not fear what they fear.
Suffer patiently.
In your hearts, make Christ Lord.
Serve Him faithfully.
Honor one another.
Live in harmony.

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Don’t Call It Love If
An Original Work / February 14, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Unspoken prayer request.
God knows all the details, thank you for any prayers

God created us to thrive in His creation.

He gave us a few guidelines for your own good - not to bind us to law but to protect us from harm.

He had set up creation with natural laws and consequences for their violation.

There were Spiritual laws to be followed as well to help us avoid calamity with the unseen.

He cared about our wellbeing as a loving Father.

Sadly we blew it and ended up living in a giant mess of religion and rules rather than Love and understanding.

So He sent His Word in living form to demonstrate His Love and Wisdom, but our lives had become so twisted that we hated Him and rejected His message.

This did not change His love for us one tiny bit - the invitation to walk in life with Him still stands.

You want a blessed life? Then listen to the Fathers love letter and let it guide you in Truth and Peace.

Fire your doubts and questions upstairs and watch what happens.

This is not to suggest walking in this way with Him is always an easy life - and many prefer their own foolish ways.

Yet His invitation still stands -

Jeremiah 6:16
This is what the Lord says: “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; Then you will find a resting place for your souls.

Hearing His livIng, loving, Word personally and directly was always the plan leading to peace beyond belief.

Long before he became a cancer survivor and marriage mentor, Montell Jordan shot to fame in 1995 with his chart-topping hit “This Is How We Do It,” a song that helped define an era and launched a career marked by fame, fortune and global tours.

But according to the 57-year-old California native, the version of success he chased in his early years proved fleeting.


“Earlier in my life, success was dictated by the world’s definition: houses, cars, accolades, fame,” he told The Christian Post. “When I finally recognized that success is counterfeit, that was the turning point for my life. I decided I would rather be significant than successful.”

That shift in perspective was tested anew over the past two years, as Jordan faced prostate cancer, a journey he and his wife, Kristin, say ultimately strengthened their marriage, deepened their faith and reshaped their purpose.

Jordan announced over Christmas that he is cancer-free, news that arrived at a moment he described as nothing short of miraculous.

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Puerto Rico passed a new law amending its penal code on murder to include the killing of unborn babies.

Puerto Rican Gov. Jenniffer González-Colon, a Republican, signed the amended Senate Bill 923 on Thursday, also known as the Keishla Madlane Law, which recognizes unborn babies as human beings.

The legislation was named after Keishla Madlane Rodríguez Ortiz, who, along with her unborn child, was murdered in 2021 by her lover, former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo-Sánchez.

González said in a statement on Thursday that “the legislation has the purpose of maintaining coherence between civil and criminal provisions by recognizing the unborn child as a human being.”

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Chelsea Clinton's decade-old claim that she left a Baptist church as a child because they were talking to her about abortion in Sunday school when she was 6 years old has prompted fresh backlash.

On Thursday, pro-life news outlet LifeNews drew more than 1 million views on X for reposting its 2016 story about the only daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushing back against those who question her family's faith.

“My mother is very deeply a person of faith," Chelsea is quoted as saying in her reported comments at the 2016 fundraiser for her mother, which first came second-hand in the "Page Six" gossip column of the New York Post. "It is deeply authentic and real for my mother, and it guides so much of her moral compass, but also her life's work."

Chelsea, whose mother was raised Methodist, reportedly claimed she joined her mother's denomination after leaving the Baptist church over abortion, even before her father. She said she found it "quite insulting sometimes when people say to my mom, my dad or me ... that they question our faith."

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According to sworn statements filed in those cases, the FBI agents were investigating a shooting by an Immigration Customs Enforcement Officer on Jan. 14 when protests made the area unsafe and they had to flee on foot, leaving behind two of their vehicles. The vehicles were vandalized and broken into, and several things were stolen including guns, FBI identification cards and documents that included addresses, phone numbers and other personal information of some FBI employees.
That personal information was then posted on social media, according to the court documents, and that’s when the officers began receiving threatening phone calls, text messages and emails.

In other incidents their spouses and children have been threatened as well. Also this was not the only report of a woman biting an officer. I wish there was more reporting on the "mostly peaceful" protesters.