|
Because thy lovingkindness is better
than life, my lips shall praise thee. Psalm 63:3 It's the last day of the month and the snow continues to fall... But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will
sing aloud of they mercy in the morning: for thou hast been a defense and refuge in the day of my trouble. Psalm 59:16 Right now I could find dozens of things to complain about. But I'm learning to give God thanks for every circumstance I find myself in... The heart knoweth its own bitterness,
and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. This morning I awoke with a strange and unsettled feeling within my soul... I have been watching the snow as it falls from the sky. The weather reports say that approximately ten to twelve inches will be on the ground before the storm is over...
Pray without ceasing.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 The problems and concerns that a man in prison faces are oftentimes the same as those in society... Behold, what manner of love the Father
hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God... I John 3:1a A short while ago I returned to my prison cell after attending this evening's Bible study class. It's a class that's held every Tuesday, and it is given by one of the inmates in my fellowship... Today my congregation was visited by twenty-five members of the Manhattan Grace Tabernacle Church from New York City. This group primarily consisted of the church's choir and sound crew...
I cried unto God with my voice,
even unto God with my voice, and He gave ear unto me. Psalm 77:1 I am most thankful that God did not reject me when I first cried out to Him... And the word of the Lord came unto me (Jeremiah)
the second time, saying, What seest though? and I said, I see a seething pot... Jeremiah 1:13 Jeremiah has been referred to as the prophet of the "midnight hour" because He heard the words of the Lord and tried his best to warn the people that catastrophe was ahead. No one but a small remnant heeded his warnings, however... I have continued to empty my prison cell of unwanted papers and old letters plus anything else that's no longer needed or can no longer be stored because of limited space...
I am grateful for the opportunity to have this journal. Through my online writings I am able to at least give the general public some small glimpses of prison life, along with information about my own life...
|
AuthorDavid Berkowitz |
RSS Feed