Silence

Reading this book has already challenged me so much. It has brought questions to my mind such as: would I be able to withstand a persecution as severe as having boiling water poured on me, or be able to withstand being tied to a cross in the middle of the sea for days until I died for the name of Jesus? This is absolutely insane for my mind to begin to wrap around. Just like considering Jesus being crucified, I am left baffled. Considering what these Christians persevered, it leaves me challenging myself to speak boldly the name of Christ. I may never personally experience the trials that these Japanese Christians, but it also challenges me to consider the Christians all over the world who are being similarly punished for their faith in the Lord. I do not want to be a coward like Kichijiro, publicly denying his faith twice to save his own life. I hope to live a faith so bold as one displayed by Mokichi or Ichizo.

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