A Little One’s Brave Story
Over and over, a mother spoke soothing words to her five-year-old child as they sat in their dark, damp cell. The woman was in jail because she had protested against the arrest of her bishop; her child was in jail because the little girl had nowhere else to go. All the prisoners were indignant at seeing the child suffer so.
Even the prison director said to the mother, “Don’t you have pity on your daughter? Just declare that you give up being a Christian and will not go to church anymore. Then you and the child will be free.” In despair the woman agreed, and she was released.
After two weeks, she was forced to shout from a stage before 10,000 people, “I am no longer a Christian.
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On their return home, the child, who had stood near her when she denied her faith, said, “Mummy, today Jesus is not satisfied with you.” The mother explained, “You wept in prison. I had to say this out of love for you.” Siao-Mei replied, “I promise that if we go to jail again for Jesus, I will not weep.”
The mother ran to the prison director and told him, “You convinced me I should say wrong things for my daughter’s sake, but she has more courage than I.” Both went back to prison. But Siao-Mei no longer wept.
I prayed to the Lord, and He answered me, freeing me from all my fears.
Those who look to Him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. Psalm 34:4-5.
Date: 20th August 2022
Title: The Courage Of A Child
Martyr: Siao-Mei (5 years old)
Location: Mainland China
Source: Jesus Freaks
Author: DC Talk and The Voice of Martyrs
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