Good Morning, God, God, we often get a secret pleasure from the Police Blotter Report. We actually get enjoyment from the headlines that tell us of someone who had allegedly broken the law and who is now in the local hoosegow: "bout time they were stopped"; "his parents weren't any good, either"; "hope they put her away for a long time"; "glad he is off the street."
We talk like this at our coffee klatches around town, around the county - until it is one of our own family members or the family member of our closest friends. Then our words change: "must be a mistake"; he'll get off with a slap on the wrist"; she has to get out; she has young children"; and so forth.
Heavenly Father, from whom comes all moral guidance, may we learn right from wrong from our parents, our teachers, and our ministers. May we put into practice all the ways to be "good" and may we soundly reject all that is "bad." And, may we pray for and with those in jail and their family, that what is right will come home to them and that they will live moral and happy lives.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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