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Lord, we are both thankful for and overwhelmed by the mass graves
the United Nations reported discovering. To know that over 200 mass graves,
holding the remains of between 8 and 4000 people each, were created by ISIS in
the northern and western Iraqi provinces is absolutely horrifying. These are
the moments when we cry out, "How long, Lord?!" We cry out for
vengeance against the wicked. We are disgusted by evil hearts that can
mercilessly kill tens of thousands of children, women, men, elderly, disabled,
police officers, etc., in the name of a supposedly holy mission. Yet, Merciful
God, in the midst of our righteous anger, we acknowledge your character. We
know you desire even ISIS members to come to know you, to turn their lives
around, to become beacons of light in dark places. We ask for that. We also
know that you will judge them someday, and if they do not repent and turn from
their wicked ways, they will receive your wrath. We acknowledge your justice.
We pray, Lord, for the monumental task of uncovering these crime scenes, of
identifying bodies, of letting loved ones know what happened to those who
quietly disappeared from their lives. We also pray that the day will come when
these murderers will stand trial for their war crimes, and they will have to
give account for the atrocities they have committed. We continue to pray
against ISIS as they wreak havoc in this world. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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