THOSE WHO ARE IN PRISON

PRAYER MOMENT Friday 6 February 2015, St Paul Mike and the martyrs of Japan and Musami THOSE WHO ARE IN PRISON Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within. Reading: “Keep in mind those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; and those who are being badly treated, since you too are in the one body.” (Hebrews 13:1-8) Reflection. This letter has told us how we have come into the presence of God and it comes to a close by having us look around at all our fellow pilgrims, especially those who are suffering. There are those in physical prisons, like the Central Prison in Harare. But there are also those in the prison of loneliness and sickness, unemployment and intellectual disability. We are called to stop for a moment and spend time with those who are in such prisons and try to share their pain. Maybe we cannot solve their problems but we can bring them comfort and we can discover that they help us to realise that we too can be in a prison of our own. Those in prison can be our liberators. Prayer. Lord, teach us to open our hearts to those who are lonely and in prison and help us discover that we too can be in prison and need freeing. Amen. David Harold-Barry SJ