Prison Walls bring hope!*

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 02 Sep 2021
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The walls incarcerated men,
confined, blocked out the tortured moans
of battered minds and bones;
but see! they hold up messages of hope
and courage etched upon their stones,
to give support to those who enter later
to persevere and and know He knows, is near;
– and hear!
those walls have now become
a sounding board – tap tap, tap tap –
that useful wall they rap
so telegraph from cell to cell
not only grapevine news,
but Words of life and hope to tell
remind that that though this evil, hatred, ill
be flourishing, one day all will be well,
and powerful arms can hold – and they
who have His grace and comfort known
could never ever their Saviour true disown.

*this refers to awhile ago under very severe Communist malice against good citizen Christians, accusing them of being spies etc, but other persecution arises now.

 

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Comments

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Very positive story Rhiannon very courageous, we take things easily so terribly for granted. And history has shown the church is the strongest when persecuted.

"Two men look through the same bars, one sees the mud, the other the stars."

Tom Brown

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Tom. I have been sorting out our church library, and reading in a book about the situation in Blugaria in the 1960s, but was very struck at not only the hatred against Christians (and political prisoners I think), but how they were sustained, even in great pain and death, but also the way they found like this to help each other, and the eagerness to hear the Words of God, and pray for the persecutors.. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi Rhiannon,

Sadly persecution is a fact of life and this poem is a good conduit of truths. The prisoners can help themselves and their telegraph system is just a start!

hilary    frown

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Hilary. Not easy to think how to help themselves or others when under severe torture, but sustained and enabled somehow! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

HI Rhiannon

I found this story-poem very interesting to read. There is so much persecution even in our modern times, and it is good to know that some found hope while they were incarcerated.

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jean. The tales of suffering and cruelty can be very harrowing, both from the past, and present, but it is good to read of how they were sustained and even were thankful for ministry they were there able to give to others, and that God had purpose aswell as preservation for them whether in continued suffering or in death. And so we can pray for those in persecution areas today. Rhiannon