“This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.” Daniel 7:28

Lord God, You have given us a view of the future that terrifies. You have shown what has and what will and what must take place before your coming. Terrible days are coming for the people of God. I pray stay close to me Christ Jesus. Stay close to my loved ones, dear Savior. Stay close to my church, O Spirit. Do what you must to keep us all in the one true faith. Do not let the hardship of these days drive us from you. Do not let the relative ease of these woo us into complacency, laxity or even apathy toward you. Do what you must to keep us all in the one true faith. Do not let the hardship of these days drive us from you. Do what you must to draw us back to you when we fall. Do what you must to keep us close. I pray work in all of us and work in all the world so that we might be faithful all the way until our dying day. We won’t make it without you, Jesus. Help us! Save us! Amen.

Jesus himself told us: “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.” (Revelation 2:10)