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Do you have a heart for prayer and do you care about those who are in prison?
If you have a heart for prayer and if you care about people in prison, then join us as we pray throughout May with the help and inspiration of the Prison Fellowship Prayer Diary.
On Monday 10th May, we pray for those who are facing challenges once they are released from prison.
Loving God, we pray that the prevalent attitudes in our society would change to allow those who have been released to reintegrate and make a positive contribution.
Amen
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Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
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Have you heard of PrayerMate? Are you passionate about praying for prisoners?
PrayerMate is an App to help us pray more faithfully!
One of the organisations who offer links to prayers through PrayerMate is Prison Fellowship. I know many of us already pray regularly for the work this Fellowship - for prisoners, their families, prison staff and chaplaincy teams. You can get a free download of the App (for iOS or Android) by clicking link below.
Did you know that there are around 83,000 prisoners in England and Wales.
Will you pray for them?
“In our prayer imagination, we can enter any prison in the world, and visit Christ in prisoners there.It is Christ who beckons us into the darkest of the world’s jails. Will you cooperate with our Lord in building his house, from the ground floor up, by marching into every prison of the world in prayer?”
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Praying for the victims of crime...
Prison Fellowship invite to pray for victims of crime this Thursday. They encourage us to pray this prayer…
“Loving God, we remember victims of crime.
We ask that God would bless them and bring them healing and comfort.
Living God, we thank You that You are able to use all of our hurt for Your glory.
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You can discover more about the life changing ministry of Prison Fellowship and find out ways you and your church can get involved HERE.
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Seeking forgiveness, making amends...
Seeking forgiveness and making amends for the wrongdoings in our pasts are vital to be able to live well and flourish in our days ahead. We all know the feeling of being weighed down by things that we have done wrong and how these acts burden us. For those in prison, this can be a complex and challenging journey to wholeness. Prison Fellowship invite us to pray and would like to encourage us to pray for this Saturday, for people in prison.
Living God,
we pray for all people in prison who are coming to terms with
the impact of their offence.
Help them to seek forgiveness and make amends.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Amen
You can read more about the important work of Prison Fellowship HERE.
“Pray continually ”
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Praying for National Prison Radio this Sunday
Prison Fellowship has put together a service on National Prison Radio which will be broadcast on the morning of 18th April.
This Sunday the service shared will be exploring Luke 24:35-48 which tells us of Jesus appearing to the disciples… I have shared this passage below, so perhaps in a quiet moment later, you could read and reflect on these verses and pray your blessing on all who hear these words on Sunday from their prison cells.
Let us pray that those in our prisons would find peace and encouragement as they listen to the service.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers,
Amen
This prayer is from the Prison Fellowship prayer diary for April.
“While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence. He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.”
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