Pray for healing from war trauma
Once again christians in Syria are facing desperate circumstances. Thousands of people have fled their homes after renewed fighting in the country’s north and many civilians have been injured or even lost their lives.
For us in Australia, it’s all too easy to turn away from the shocking reality of this war that has been terrifying and displacing people in the Middle East for the past eight years. Televised images of frightened families fleeing from fighting and grieving for lost relatives are confronting. Many viewers change the channel with just a twinge of guilt – after all, what can one person do?