Thought for the Week: A silent prayer for peace

Jane Taylor reflects on standing in solidarity

by Jane Taylor 11th March 2016

The invitation was issued by Mo: to join in a silent prayer for peace, in Lancaster market square, on the museum steps, from eleven o’clock to noon on Saturday 20 February. Her invitation bore the words:

We stand in solidarity with all those worldwide living in fear and fleeing from violence.

So, here we are. An hour is a long time to stand silent in a public place. Rather than watch the passersby, to see their reactions to us, I bow my head in a traditional posture of prayer.