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HOW TO RESPOND TO GOSSIP?  {When one is speaking it to you and or about you and if it is you.} http://theabujainquirer.com/17/cartoon-people-gossiping   Maybe plug your ears and go blah, blah, saying; "I can't hear you." Um, no --- just gently say; "I am sorry, let's just change the subject please; this individual isn't here and I am not comfortable talking about him or her."   If it continues, firmness is a must --- but I am of the belief we can still be gentle. Tell the person chattering; "Since so-n-so is not here, I think we need to let them in on this conversation or stop talking about them all together."   Sometimes, the painfulness of gossip is being the one talked about, as well as the other person listening allowing the strife to be poured into their soul.   Gossip has been legitimize under the disguise of a prayer request, or someone saying they are concerned about an other or sharing they have been hurt by this perso...

A Letter To My Persecuted Brothers & Sisters in the Lord http://horizonweekly.ca/news/details/38406 Dearest Brothers & Sisters ;   I need to tell you, that my heart is breaking when I see and hear of the pain, sorrows and deprivation you are facing. Hearing your stories and seeing your faces has stilled my soul. The things I have been facing in life (which are difficult) seem so very insignificant when I see your pain.  In my greeting, I called you brother and sister; for truly you are. We are united by the Blood of our Saving Lord and King. As the writer of Hebrews shares with a great heart;  " Remember those who are in prison as if you were their fellow prisoner, and those who are ill-treated, since you also are liable to bodily sufferings." [ Heb. 13:3 ]  You are suffering, unjustly for sure. Many around me are very angry, which is completely understandable.  Yet, I hear you say that though it's been hard,...