FROM A PRISON INMATE Thank you for the lessons you are providing me with as I grow in the Faith. Prayer is a blessing as I thank the Lord daily and pray for others, including family, prisoners, authorities, community and world. I am 48 years of age with three children who I love with all my heart. Even though I haven’t seen them for over five years, they are all in my heart and I know the Lord is looking down on them. I pray that one day they will forgive my absence in their lives, even the forgiveness of my expartner who I have forgiven. Even if there is no forgiveness I pray for the person that they may know the Lord. I recently wrote a letter to my tamariki telling them how the Lord works wonders and helps me through the Word and prayer. As I see myself I am a work in progress, and progress I am steadily making. For sure the Lord has corrected me in all sorts of situations which I am truly grateful for. Being in prison has taught me a lot, especially patience, acceptance, forgiveness, listening, obeying authority, reaching out for help. I am not perfect but strive to be Christ-like in what I say and do. It really opens my eyes when I feel Satan is working to destroy people here and I’m constantly praying and blessing every day. I pray for the mentally ill, vulnerable, weak, angry, frustrated people, especially unbelievers. I’m a work in progress, searching for the road of good, which the Lord is, and praying for help in reading the Word daily. My chaplains here are awesome and do great work for our Lord. That is how I am and want to be. I’m ready to move on from this to bigger and better things that the Lord has planned for me and I am forever grateful. This inmate is one of about 180 inmates in different prisons throughout Aotearoa who regularly receive and complete MPA Bible Lessons. These lessons are available free of charge. See our website (page 3) for these and other material.
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