Pray for Father Tom #GoodFriday

by Kim D.

I went to bed angry about Donald Trump and his Twitter feed and woke up in similar fashion until I saw a tweet that, thankfully, redirected my focus:

Fears grow for priest 'kidnapped by ISIS' who may be crucified on Good Friday: https://t.co/8atiM2PRGS #PrayersForFatherTom

— Patty Girl (@PerspicaciousXY) March 25, 2016

Thanks Patty Girl! For those who don't follow her, click here and rectify that problem. Sometimes it takes a strong voice from someone of a high moral character to snap you out of that funk and redirect you to things that matter. Heidi Cruz matters - for the record, so does Melania Trump, but this Twitter war of the wives and sensational Ted Cruz affairs' rumors do not.

Today is Good Friday - a school, business and religious holiday. It marks the day Christ died on the cross. This day always comes two days prior to Easter which commemorates the miracle of Jesus' resurrection. The mood this Good Friday is depressing while we await the fate of Father Tom who may meet the same fate as Christ and face crucifixion. The Mirror reports:

Fears are growing for a priest believed to have been kidnapped by ISIS as sickening reports suggest he may be crucified on Good Friday.

Father Tom Uzhunnalil was seized when four armed militants stormed an old people's home in Aden in Yemen on March 4.

The gunmen killed 16 people, including four nuns, in the brutal attack.

No group has come forward to claim responsibility for the kidnap of the priest, who was a member of the Silesian order in Bangalore, India, but a survivor said ISIS was to blame.

Now reports shared on social media suggest the priest faces being brutally tortured this Friday as Christians mark the day Jesus died.

A group of South African nuns called the Franciscan Sisters of Siessen, posted this week: 'Was informed that the S… https://t.co/IzcE488xAN

— HinduMattersBritain (@UKhindumatters) March 24, 2016

🙏🙏🙏Please Pray for Father Tom🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/pjtyIV9sKf

— Ariela Paul (@pereira_ariela) March 25, 2016

@finy06

Please Everyone
🙏🙏Pray for Father Tom's safe return🙏🙏#GoodFriday

— Pam (@finy06) March 25, 2016

This breaks my ❤️ beyond words.. Father Tom we love you 🙏🏻 https://t.co/ruBiILDJyj

— EDDiE WyNN (@eddiewynn7) March 25, 2016

It shows where media values are when they report non-stop about candidate feuds and a dancing president yet give little attention to a tragic event that appears more imminent by the minute.

Fears grow for Catholic priest reportedly kidnapped by ISIS who may be crucified on Good Friday.https://t.co/zrMdoCeLp6

— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) March 25, 2016