Having the same faith, the same spirit and the same brotherly love (Hebrews 13:1), all Christians should stand in solidarity with one another (1 Corinthians 12:26).
God’s love makes Christians accountable for one another. It is to this sensitivity that this epistle of Paul to the Hebrews draws our attention:
« Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. »(Hebrews 13:3)
Our love for others absolutely drive us to understand them and empathize with them in difficult situations.
Remembering them in their difficulties means concretely putting ourselves in their shoes so that we can understand them and feel their pain.
If we do not put ourselves in the shoes of prisoners as if we were in prison ourselves, we cannot empathize with them, visit them, advocate for their justice and help their families.
If we do not put ourselves in the shoes of the men who are mistreated, we cannot understand their humiliation and suffering to help them to get through it or advocate for their justice.
PRAYER:
Lord our God, help us to always put ourselves in the place of others, to understand them and empathize with them.
It is in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ that we pray, Amen.
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