May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me. May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus. (II Timothy 1:16-18)
Dear Father,
I pray these children will be of the pattern of Onesiphorus. It is our tendency to stand back and criticize your servants when their performance doesn't suit us. Show these children that what you, rather, want from them is to be those who encourage those who are devoting their lives to ministry, particularly when those servants are under persecution. May they search for wounded servants in the dungeon of the heart during their dark days and minister to them with the salve of your love shown through them. And by the efforts of these children, I pray you will restore the soul and heart of these discouraged servants and put them back on the battlefield and into the field of souls.
Amen
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