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Right after this short word from our sponsor, we will pray through today's prayer together

for when someone you love walks away from their faith. A prayer for when someone you love walks away from their faith, written and read by

Chris Eight.

Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in

bloom. Song of songs, chapter 2 verse 15. I remember the very last session of the year-out discipleship course as I did with a group of

wonderful men and women from a church network in the UK. Joe, the leader, not his real name,

stood in front of us all and gave a somber warning about the future

now that the year had ended.

He said that statistically, one person in such a group was certain to lose their

faith at some point. We looked at each other nervously and I uttered a silent prayer asking Jesus to keep me close to him. But I also had a sense of

grievance as I thought that one of these incredible brothers and sisters could walk away

from him one day and I really hoped so brothers and

I really hoped selfishly that it would not be me.

Then Joe referred to Song of Songs 215 and warned us to look out for the little foxes of the enemy and to catch them

before they affected our faith. He made to those channels of sin and disbelief which

can be the struggle of any man or woman. And if we didn't catch

those foxes in time and deal with them, the result could be devastation in the vineyards of our

faith. It was a gripping and very helpful

allegory. Be on your guard, Jay pleaded, as it says in one Peter, 5-8,

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