A song the inmates taught me
A song the inmates taught me
Ministry to the inmates have always been a rewarding and blessed time - although I must confess that some weeks I go to the prison rather unprepared, or feeling unsure what and who I will be encountering.
During our small group BS, an inmate shared a song that was written by a pastor who was in the prison ministry. It was a song that just tugged the heart and draws one closer to God ... a song that connects instantly between us and God ... a song that reminds one that nothing keeps us away from God because we are held in the palm of His hands.
Just as I have been much blessed by the song they share with me, I want to share it with you all too. I guess I can only sing the tune to you if you are keen to hear it, somehow I just can't express the tune in writing.
Well, to a certain extent, it might be a very "ME" song, but the words aptly describe the comfort and security that God knows and in control, especially in the situation of many inmates who had once felt so much in despair when they were sentenced and locked behind the iron bars. My heart just overflow with gratitude to the Lord for the pastor who wrote this song, perhaps specially on behalf of the inmates - a song that they need, a song that connects them to the Lord again ...
Ministry to the inmates have always been a rewarding and blessed time - although I must confess that some weeks I go to the prison rather unprepared, or feeling unsure what and who I will be encountering.
During our small group BS, an inmate shared a song that was written by a pastor who was in the prison ministry. It was a song that just tugged the heart and draws one closer to God ... a song that connects instantly between us and God ... a song that reminds one that nothing keeps us away from God because we are held in the palm of His hands.
Just as I have been much blessed by the song they share with me, I want to share it with you all too. I guess I can only sing the tune to you if you are keen to hear it, somehow I just can't express the tune in writing.
Lord, I'm in Your hands
Lord, I'm in Your plans
In Your heart, in Your thoughts
Never let me go
(Repeat)
And when the darkness closes in
And fears begin to rise
I will always remember
You're always by my side
Lord, I'm in Your hands
Lord, I'm in Your plans
In Your heart, in Your thoughts
Never let me go
(Repeat)
Well, to a certain extent, it might be a very "ME" song, but the words aptly describe the comfort and security that God knows and in control, especially in the situation of many inmates who had once felt so much in despair when they were sentenced and locked behind the iron bars. My heart just overflow with gratitude to the Lord for the pastor who wrote this song, perhaps specially on behalf of the inmates - a song that they need, a song that connects them to the Lord again ...
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