tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post5795276853065036649..comments2023-10-18T08:43:12.910-05:00Comments on Catholic Spirituality Blogs Network: I go to prisonConnie Rossinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16167873116105163091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-16559053487417597592013-11-13T08:58:33.459-06:002013-11-13T08:58:33.459-06:00Thank you Connie! As you can see my technical iss...Thank you Connie! As you can see my technical issues are over for now and I just have my human ones!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-91586544193814063172013-11-12T15:02:47.095-06:002013-11-12T15:02:47.095-06:00From Lara, who is having technical difficulties:
...From Lara, who is having technical difficulties: <br />Thank you, Patricia. That is very generous of you. I am not really brave at all. But I figure that's where the Holy Spirit comes in :) Prison is definitely conflicting. I think its good though to remember how we are not really any different; not really any better. None of us want to be defined by our sins and we all are prisoners to something. I think maybe the reason God wants us to visit prisoners is to remember that humility; remember that forgiveness and salvation he offers all of us - the very "worst" of us. It's not my calling. I have such admiration though from the people I met who are called to it; I am almost jealous of them! The way they speak about it you can tell they are filled with the Holy Spirit. I didn't have the reaction. Still, now I pray for prisoners and for those who minister them. Mostly, I wish all the madness would stop that gets people into prison. It's insane now when I read the newspaper and every single day there are homicides - several of them just in my community and I think about those prison walls getting another life that was meant for goodness.Connie Rossinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167873116105163091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753917028517511927.post-91813447302082762072013-11-12T11:47:35.830-06:002013-11-12T11:47:35.830-06:00Lara, this was such a thoughtful post. I've n...Lara, this was such a thoughtful post. I've never been to prison, but I offer ponder some of the things you mentioned. How do we find the balance between justice and mercy? We can't set free dangerous people, but is there a better way to isolate them without taking away their human dignity? I don't know. But, thank you so much for sharing you experience. You are incredibly brave and kind!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544210857236830904noreply@blogger.com