Pardoned: Prayers and Promises for Prisoners

By John Robertson

Pardoned: Prayers and Promises for Prisoners sensitively addresses the emotions and needs of so many who are incarcerated. The author, John M. Robertson, has a gift for using the written word to meet special needs. Choosing scripture promises which touch the hurts and fears of individuals, Robertson then creates expressive prayers in poetic form, thereby allowing words to reflect feelings. Those in prison ministries find this book an inspiration in their work as they attempt to identify with those behind bars. Never having a personal prison experience himself, many have remarked on the author's keen insight into the hearts of those who cry out from behind prison bars. A marvelous tool for those in a difficult ministry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jan 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781635252200

John Robertson

Personal finance and investing have long been personal passions for John. He has been an active part of the Canadian personal finance community for over 7 years, blogging at Blessed by the Potato, creating spreadsheets and how-to guides amongst other commentary and analyses. In 2011 he started Robertson Investment Services to help investors move away from relying on commissioned sales staff to planning and investing on their own. Those experiences helped identify the need for the material that would become The Value of Simple, and provided a venue to test and refine the explanations and tools that form the book. He has a PhD in Medical Biophysics from the University of Western Ontario, and spends his days as a science writer & editor for the Techna Institute in Toronto. He specializes in explaining complex topics – scientific or financial – for the lay reader, and has won multiple scientific presentation awards and the Macklin Teaching Fellowship from the University of Western Ontario.

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PARDONED

Prayers

and Promises for

Prisoners

John M. Robertson

ISBN 978-1-63525-219-4 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-63525-220-0 (Digital)

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 83-50074

Copyright © 2017 by John M. Robertson

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

296 Chestnut Street

Meadville, PA 16335

www.christianfaithpublishing.com

The interior artwork in this book was drawn by resident artists of Cook County Department of Corrections. The author wishes to thank them and also to acknowledge the cooperation of Chaplain Steven Thompson and Merritt P. Marks. Cook County art instructor, for making the project possible.

All Bible quotations are from The Living Bible and are used by permission.

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

PREFACE

ALONE

GUILT

FEAR

LONELINESS

HATRED

WORRY

THE CHAPLAIN

CHAPEL

ENEMIES

FRIENDS

VISITORS

SICKNESS

DESPAIR

MAIL CALL

MEALTIME

NIGHT

DOUBT

REPENTANCE

FORGIVENESS

FAITH

FREEDOM

PRAISE

About the Author

PREFACE

For those

who are imprisoned

by themselves

by their sins

by their society;

For those

who are looking

for new hope

for new freedom

for new life;

May God

speak to them

in their condition

through the words

of his Living Word

And in Christ

may they realize

they are

"ransomed, healed,

restored, forgiven."

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ALONE

The cell door

has slammed shut

behind me.

O God,

I am alone—

alone to bear

the consequences

of my crime.

I don’t know if

I can stand it, Lord,

facing a future

behind prison walls;

being separated from

my family and friends;

living with others

whose wills have

been broken,

whose hearts have

become hardened,

whose feelings have

become empty.

Lord,

I know I don’t

deserve it but

I