persecuted

LetΓÇÖs take a moment to consider the word, ΓÇ£persecuted,ΓÇ¥ shall we? When I read this word, I skim over it, thinking, ΓÇ£Persecution doesnΓÇÖt happen in America as it does in other countries.ΓÇ¥ Yes, that is true. There are Christians across the world being held prisoner, tortured and killed for their faith in Jesus Christ and theirs is surely the kingdom of heaven. We cannot discard this word from our vocabulary simply because we are not being physically persecuted in the United States.