While Cardinal Pell was in prison he met a few inmates who he thought were unjustly imprisoned. Sadly, one, in particular, had been in prison since he was nineteen. What were you doing at age 19? Hei felt moved to compose this prayer that reminds me of my own "cloistered brothers."
God the Father, one of our foremost consolations is the knowledge that you are just, that in the after life the scales of justice are balanced accurately. We know you are a God of love and mercy, that your Son's sufferings and death weigh the balance in our favour, and that you are never unjust, never punish sinners beyond what we deserve.
We ask you, through your Son, to bless those who work for justice in this life and to take particular care of all those who are imprisoned unjustly, especially those wrongly jailed for years and those who do not have the support of family and friends, or enough money and good lawyers as they struggle for justice.
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