Speaking Out For The Voiceless
A 10-year-old boy held in a cell in isolation; a wife too frightened to ask for extra housekeeping;
a person whose papers were stolen in indefinite detention… Come, Holy Spirit, Advocate and Guide,
help us to discern our next move, our next prayer, our next letter,
our next cheque (whoops: direct debit transfer thingy).
We need our ears to hear the changed tone of the woman’s conversation so we can gently ask ???
We need to see the opportunities for action, a petition to sign,
a change of career towards humane and loving support for young offenders and refugees.
Come, Holy Spirit, Come.
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute.
Speak out; judge righteously; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
Proverbs 31: 8-9
There is a Women’s Prison in the Diocese of Bendigo.
Loving God, be with those who visit and who speak on behalf of the women there.
We pray especially for the Rev’d Shannon Smith, Diocesan Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.