I have been praying for Mack…
It will be at least a few weeks before his disciplinary hearing will be completed and he will, if found guilty, be given his punishment. He will not be taken to an outside court, as he did not break any of New York State's laws. He has, however, been charged with violating various prison rules.
There's a difference between breaking the law and facing charges in a town or state court, and with breaking prison rules and thus having to face disciplinary penalties, which must be meted out by the prison's administration. By breaking various prison rules, Mack can be confined to his cell, or he could lose various privileges for a specified period of time. In Mack's case, because his charges are considered extra serious, as I mentioned in my journal entries for yesterday and the day before, he was immediately escorted to "The Box" in handcuffs.
I pray that he makes out okay. He can handle his punishment, I know. But he needs more than cell confinement to straighten him out. Mack needs a new heart and a new life which only Jesus Christ can give.
I recall the day, many months ago, when Mack blurted out, "Dave, is life worth living?" I could see that he was feeling down and was probably going through a time of introspection. I felt good when he asked this because, to me, it meant that he had been giving some thought to his situation, and maybe to what I had been telling him about Christ.
Because of his crimes, Mack will be sidelined from society for at least fifteen or more years. He will have his chances, however, to either come to terms with his life and finally surrender to Jesus Christ or go on ignoring the pleadings of God's Spirit and continue to live out his prison sentence lacking a personal relationship with the Lord.
God is patient. He will wait.
D.B.
There's a difference between breaking the law and facing charges in a town or state court, and with breaking prison rules and thus having to face disciplinary penalties, which must be meted out by the prison's administration. By breaking various prison rules, Mack can be confined to his cell, or he could lose various privileges for a specified period of time. In Mack's case, because his charges are considered extra serious, as I mentioned in my journal entries for yesterday and the day before, he was immediately escorted to "The Box" in handcuffs.
I pray that he makes out okay. He can handle his punishment, I know. But he needs more than cell confinement to straighten him out. Mack needs a new heart and a new life which only Jesus Christ can give.
I recall the day, many months ago, when Mack blurted out, "Dave, is life worth living?" I could see that he was feeling down and was probably going through a time of introspection. I felt good when he asked this because, to me, it meant that he had been giving some thought to his situation, and maybe to what I had been telling him about Christ.
Because of his crimes, Mack will be sidelined from society for at least fifteen or more years. He will have his chances, however, to either come to terms with his life and finally surrender to Jesus Christ or go on ignoring the pleadings of God's Spirit and continue to live out his prison sentence lacking a personal relationship with the Lord.
God is patient. He will wait.
D.B.