Since last Thursday evening, a group of valiant men, including Fr. Martin Hyatt and Fr. Bill Waters, have been conducting a Cursillo (little course in Christianity), a powerful tool for renewal in Christ, at Norfolk State Prison in Norfolk Massachusetts. Cursillos began on the island of Majorca in 1948 and quickly spread through Spain, other European countries and the United States. Four days of talks, sharing, prayer and an experience of ideal Christian community life give the participants such an injection of God's love, that the hardest of hearts soften and come alive, are reborn. Just thinking of being enclosed in a prison for four days is formidable enough, but then to imagine working with men who are there for a whole range of crimes could add further trepidation to the mix, but the team is confident that the power of the Holy Spirit working through them and the time-proven dynamic of the Cursillo give them nothing to fear and everything for which to be joyful, even before the Cursillo is over on Sunday evening. Today is a BIG day in the program, so I ask for prayers and sacrifices to be offered for the fruitful completion of this mission. In prison or not, all human beings are thirsting for God, are restless till they rest in him. This weekend could see 40 men finding that thirst satisfied in discovering how much God loves them and how blessed they are to have Jesus so present to them in their community. May our love and prayers act as a lever to make this happen.
Bro. Rene
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