A Prayer for the Children of the Incarcerated

ADVENT, the season when the Church and the Universe prepare for
"The COMING ONE" is a painful experience for both the incarcerated and their children.

TODAY, Let us PRAY TO THE LORD for the children of the incarcerated.
I would also encourage every adult of "means" to find a way to be a real BLESSING to one or more of these children. (Don't forget that teenagers are children too!)

ABBA,
We HONOR YOU for being the FATHER from whom all families are named.
We BLESS YOU for your loving kindness.
We WORSHIP YOUR HOLINESS.

LORD GOD, The powers and principalities have made a great spoil of "childhood" all over the world.
WE NEED YOUR PREVAILING INTERVENTION in this hour.

HOLY TRINITY, Our hearts are broken with YOURS for the children of the incarcerated.
We PRAY the HOLY SPIRIT to protect their mental and physical health.
We PRAY that each child will come to a saving knowledge of JESUS CHRIST with the BAPTISM of the HOLY GHOST.
LORD, Please redouble the troops of "MINISTERING ANGELS" assigned to these dear ones.
AND raise up those who will forward them into their KINGDOM DESTINY.

THIS we ask in JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
GOD WE THANK YOU.

~Reverend Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant~