As we reminded you in this blog post, the theme of this year's World Day of Peace message from Pope Francis is "No Longer Slaves, But Brothers and Sisters." The message (available here) focuses on the millions of people today -- children, women and men of all ages -- who are deprived of freedom through forced prostitution, labor, human trafficking and terrorism. The Holy Father's message asks us to focus on the causes of slavery and to make a shared commitment to end it. The conclusion of the message states: "We know that God will ask each of us: What did you do for your brother? (cf. Gen 4:9-10). The globalization of indifference, which today burdens the lives of so many of our brothers and sisters, requires all of us to forge a new worldwide solidarity and fraternity capable of giving them new hope and helping them to advance with courage amid the problems of our time and the new horizons which they disclose and which God places in our hands."
Perhaps as we begin this new year, we can consider how "the globalization of indifference" has caused us to do less than we are able to do to help. Have you read the Stop Trafficking newsletter? Advocated for legislation to end human trafficking? Prayed for victims and those who cause trafficking to occur? In 2015, perhaps we could "step up" our efforts to end human trafficking.
As always, we pray: "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me."
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