I have got nowhere to run but into your arms O Lord.
I am addicted to drugs, to alcohol, to anger, to self-hatred.
Intoxicating, invigorating, indulgent God,
make me addicted to you. Amen.
Primavera Quantrill, Editor, Methodist Prayer Handbook
Programme Director, SPCK Prison Fiction Project
SPCK: Communicating the Christian faith since 1698
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
We pray that those who leave prison will find faithful and welcoming communities.We pray that they will know that they are loved, valued and find a place that believes in the potential of all humanity.
So, as you are, may we also be. In the name of Christ, the despised and rejected one. Amen
Jonathan Green, Development Coordinator |The Welcome Directory.
Steering Group member of Prison Hope
Linda Sore, from Rugby Methodist Church Centre, was one of 26 Rugby church leaders who visited HMP Onley for a leaders’ breakfast. After the event she said: ‘This was my first visit to Onley Prison and I knew very little of how prisoners were supported both to return to the outside world and with their spiritual lives. I was very encouraged and impressed to hear about the Sycamore Tree Victim Awareness Course and its impact on those prisoners who have taken part, their willingness to share their thoughts and feelings, and that some have come to trust in God’s love. Equally the Alpha Course which gives prisoners the opportunity to ask questions about God and how he can be part of their lives. It was uplifting to hear the variety of courses prisoners could undertake to help prepare them for life after prison.’
Visit the Prison HOPE website to find out how churches can get involved. If you are a Prison Chaplain click here for a guide to running a Church Leaders’ Breakfast.
Prison HOPE’s new coordinator
Danielle Fetuga-Joensuu has been appointed coordinator for Prison HOPE alongside her role as Parliamentary Research Assistant to the Bishop of Rochester. Danielle prepares the Prison HOPE weekly prayer email – visit www.prisonhope.org.uk/pray-with-us to subscribe.
