Action was swift in response to the slave owner’s loss of income when the evil spirit departed. The town was mobilized to attack Paul and Silas and the magistrate ordered them beaten and placed into jail. As an added precaution, they were placed into an inner cell with their feet in stocks. Prisoners in other cells were listening as Paul and Silas were praying and signing songs to God. What was about to happen would come as a surprise to both the prisoners and the jailer. [Reflection is based on the Bible Reference – Acts 16:25]