One would find hard-pressed to find a better example of the power of Jesus Christ and prayer than what happened in Jacksonville, Florida late last month. And the Internet is erupting in cheers.
As the New York Postreportedon Sunday, body camera footage taken on April 12 shows the moments where Jacksonville Police Officer Antonio Richardson speaking with a man who was standing on the edge of the bridge, getting ready to jump to his death.
The situation appears hopeless but Richardson and the six other officers at the scene refuse to give up.
Richardson asks the man to talk about what’s happening and asks to pray with him.
Over the course of several minutes, Richardson talks and prays for the man while also asking him to touch his hand.
“Just touch my hand, man. I’m praying with you,” he says. “Your hurting, but if you jump man, you’re going to hurt other people.
“And they’re going to be hurting just like you are now. And the cycle has got to stop.”
In the end, the man finally takes Richardson’s hand, steps away from the ledge, and they hug.
Whatever you’re going through, you can get through it.
Those are the words Officer Antonio Richardson shared with a young man on Sunday, April 12. The young man was on top of the Dames Point Bridge, ready to take his own life.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
