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Prisoners

PRAYER FOR THE NEEDS OF THOSE INSIDE

Father God, hear our prayers today for those in special need of your grace.

For those in prison for the first time and for the families and friends from whom they are separated. Lord in your mercy hear our prayer

For those made hard and cynical by life in prison; for those who feel no sorrow for what they have done, and for those who are thinking of further crime. Lord in your mercy
hear our prayer

For those who break the good order and discipline of prison life; for those in the segregation unit; and for those seeking protection. Lord in your mercy hear our prayer

For those who create anxiety and fear; for the weak who are abused by the strong; for those who desperately long to be accepted; for the unloved and the unwanted who receive neither letter or visit. Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer

For those whose faith in Christ is mocked; for those who are taunted for going to chapel, for reading the Bible and praying. For those who by their false and evil beliefs lead the simple away from the truth in Christ. Lord in your mercy hear our prayer

For those who stand firm in the faith and witness to Christ in word and in deed. Lord in your mercy hear our prayer

PRAYER FOR THE NEEDS OF THOSE OUTSIDE

For those who depend on alcohol to give them courage or to drown their misery, and for those whose lives and families have been destroyed through alcohol abuse. Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us

For those who are addicted to drugs, and for those who sell them.
Lord hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us

For those contemplating crime today, for those arrested and taken to the cells for the first time in their lives. Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us

For those who advise the innocent to plead guilty; for those who have abandoned hope of a fair trial, and for those who are the victims of rough justice. Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us

For the partners and families of prisoners as they suffer the 'second sentence', the loneliness of separation and the difficulties of visiting. Lord hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us

For those who are worried about the lack of money and the debts they have incurred. For those who deprive themselves for the benefit of their children and their partner in prison. Lord, hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us

Taken from worship material for Prisons Sunday 2009, compiled by Revd Alan Ogier, Superintendent Methodist/Free Church Chaplain to HM Prison Service,The Prison Service Chaplaincy, 3rd floor, Abell House, John Islip Street, London SW1P 4LH. Tel: 020 7217 8048

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