All over Oklahoma inmates inside prison walls
are praying this prayer; And he said, “Jesus, remember
me when you come into your kingdom.”
(Luke 23:42). What is Christ's answer to them? We know the
answer Jesus gave to the prisoner on the cross, “Truly,
I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
(Luke 23:43). That man was condemned to die next to Jesus, and so he
received his answer. But what about the thousands of men and women
inside who are trying to serve Christ to the best of their ability?
What do they hear in answer to this prayer?
Jesus
taught us that the righteous who will inherit the kingdom prepared
for them are the ones who remembered
him.
For they ask; “And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit
you?’And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as
you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to
me.”
(Matthew 25:39, 40).
Would you
consider praying a prayer of remembrance with me for out brothers and sisters
inside the walls of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections?
A Prayer of
Remembrance
O Lord
please remember those you have chosen behind the walls of prison.
Help them to grow, help them to endure to the end. Lord, what you
have planted in their hearts, water by Your Spirit and by your word.
Strengthen them in heart, mind, and soul. Fill them with Your Peace
that passes all understanding and build them up into Your Church, helping
them to be fitly joined together. Supply all their needs and make
them fruitful unto every good work. In Your Precious Name, Amen.
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