Let brotherly love continue.
Hebrews 13:1
This evening's Bible study began with the teacher opening the session with a prayer...
Hebrews 13:1
This evening's Bible study began with the teacher opening the session with a prayer...
He then asked if anyone had anything he'd like to pray about. When it was my turn I asked that we pray for my neighbor. He's an older man in his seventies, and he is doing a life sentence. I told the men that earlier today he was ordered to pack his belongings because he was being transferred; he's scheduled to leave tomorrow morning.
My neighbor first started to attend our Bible studies only a couple of months ago after another inmate befriended him and invited him to church. A very angry and bitter man, prior to committing his crime and coming to prison, my neighbor had been very successful in the business world. But after his conviction he lost everything, including his family.
In the few months I have known him we had a lot of talks. Some were discussions about God and the Bible. But many of our conversations were about life in general. We never discussed the details of our crimes, however.
Because he has yet to receive Jesus Christ as his Savior, I asked the Lord to continue to work upon my neighbor's heart. I know there's much pain inside him. I saw the anguish etched on his face from the moment I first met him.
I also asked the Lord to keep him safe as he goes on his journey to a new place. Hopefully he was touched by the kindness and compassion that had been shown to him by the body of Christ here at Shawangunk.
D.B.
My neighbor first started to attend our Bible studies only a couple of months ago after another inmate befriended him and invited him to church. A very angry and bitter man, prior to committing his crime and coming to prison, my neighbor had been very successful in the business world. But after his conviction he lost everything, including his family.
In the few months I have known him we had a lot of talks. Some were discussions about God and the Bible. But many of our conversations were about life in general. We never discussed the details of our crimes, however.
Because he has yet to receive Jesus Christ as his Savior, I asked the Lord to continue to work upon my neighbor's heart. I know there's much pain inside him. I saw the anguish etched on his face from the moment I first met him.
I also asked the Lord to keep him safe as he goes on his journey to a new place. Hopefully he was touched by the kindness and compassion that had been shown to him by the body of Christ here at Shawangunk.
D.B.
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