Just recently a father was present at a court house to listen to proceedings of a murder case—that of his own family. Early this year, his wife was raped, his two teenage daughters were assaulted and the entire family left to die. The house was set on fire, and the mother and their two daughters perished in the fire. Two criminals were caught and prosecuted. At the hearings, they were going over as to which of the two criminals set the house on fire. The father of the family was severely beat up with a bat at the time of the assault.
This happened in a very affluent neighborhood. The father is a medical doctor. How terribly sad it must be to face the criminals in court, and realize that you are all that's left. The criminals followed the mother from a shopping center to her house.
Here's my question: "What can we do to protect ourselves and our loved ones from the common criminals that lurk the country?"
The one thing that I emphasize with my daughter, who is 29 years-old, is to keep an eye open whenever she walks out of any establishment, may it be a shopping center, her office, the gym, etc. Once she's in her car, you need to keep an eye to see if anyone follows you out of the parking lot. These are simple precautions that with practice you can get very good at detecting problems. If it's your life, and we only get once chance to live, then please take heed to my advise.
In addition to taking the proper precautions as a daily habit, pray for yourself and for your family. Ask God to protect you and those you love. Thank Him every day for doing so, and do one more thing: sprinkle holy water in your home and on your children.
If they are no longer children, and they might not live with you, then put holy water on their photos. Please do this every day, and if you're a Christian make the cross with your finger over their faces. This is not superstition, but a humble way to express your blessings and protection to your family.
Holy water is available at any Catholic Church, and should you not want to get it there, then ask me to send you a small vial of holy water, and I shall be happy to send it to you with my blessings.
Please follow my other articles posted on Ezine Articles on this blog. My latest article is on faith, and you may find it enlightening and instructional.
God bless, and stay in touch if you wish through my email below. Please share this blog and email with friends, and I will be grateful to you.
Tony McCleary
tonymcclr@gmail.com
http:www.prayer-be-stong.blogspot.com
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