I drove by a very forbidding compound
today. It had twelve foot fences with concertina wire curled around its top.
Its buildings were all unpainted concrete. I saw no grass or trees. Its yards
were concrete. There were high guard towers and garish flood lights. It was of
course a prison. We are all familiar with this sight. They have been springing
up like noxious weeds all over America. As I drove by I realized I had never
prayed for this particular prison. Why was that? I suppose I have tried not to
think about its presence there. God forgive me. That prison houses people Jesus
told me to visit and minister to. He said visiting them was the same as
visiting Him in need. I need to start praying for them. Right now I do not even
know how to find the names of inmates or guards in this or any prison. But for now I am committing to pray for this
prison every time I pass the compound. I am also putting a reminder in my
prayer lists to pray for this prison. And I want to start praying daily for
prisons and prisoners in general. I wonder what God will do and how He will
expand my prayers as I fulfill this commitment.
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