"For with God nothing shall be impossible."
Luke 1:37 KJV
Guess what!
Luke 1:37 KJV
Guess what!
I prayed for a miracle, and I got one. Yesterday afternoon, the announcement was made over the prison's public address system, that "worship services will be held in the chapel at one o'clock." A bona fide miracle!
No doubt about it. It really was a miracle. Although I was not the only one praying, we were allowed to have our normal Sunday service even with the "lockdown."
So when our cells opened, off we went, surprised but thankful. Our chaplain was there with a big smile on his face. The worship service went off without any problems. Our choir sang songs of praise. We had Scripture reading. The service was opened with a prayer said by one of our members, and for two and a half hours we had church.
I think we may have been the only prison within all of New York that allowed its inmates to be out of our cells for a church service. Even the few guards who were on duty said they were puzzled by this. But I know it was the Lord's doing. As God's Word declares, "Nothing is impossible for Him."
I'm back in my cell now, of course. And I certainly don't know what tomorrow may bring. But what I do know is that on Sunday, February 23rd, a miracle happened. With a statewide mandate to keep all of its maximum-security incarcerated individuals confined to their cells until further notice by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, the men who belong to the Christian fellowship here at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility, had church.
And that's a miracle. "Thank you, Jesus! Amen!"
D.B.
No doubt about it. It really was a miracle. Although I was not the only one praying, we were allowed to have our normal Sunday service even with the "lockdown."
So when our cells opened, off we went, surprised but thankful. Our chaplain was there with a big smile on his face. The worship service went off without any problems. Our choir sang songs of praise. We had Scripture reading. The service was opened with a prayer said by one of our members, and for two and a half hours we had church.
I think we may have been the only prison within all of New York that allowed its inmates to be out of our cells for a church service. Even the few guards who were on duty said they were puzzled by this. But I know it was the Lord's doing. As God's Word declares, "Nothing is impossible for Him."
I'm back in my cell now, of course. And I certainly don't know what tomorrow may bring. But what I do know is that on Sunday, February 23rd, a miracle happened. With a statewide mandate to keep all of its maximum-security incarcerated individuals confined to their cells until further notice by the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections, the men who belong to the Christian fellowship here at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility, had church.
And that's a miracle. "Thank you, Jesus! Amen!"
D.B.