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Prisoners' prayer

Worshiping at the Sierra Christian Center, prisoners kneel for prayer in the medium-security section of California's Sierra Conservation Center.

3 posted on 01/02/2004 8:11:10 PM PST by Dubya (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
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To: Dubya
this reminds of the lyrics to a song called FREE by Steven Curtis Chapman

Free lyrics

The sun was beating down inside the walls of stone and razor wire as we made our way across the prison yard

I felt my heart begin to race as we drew nearer to the place Where they say that death is waiting in the dark

The slamming doors of iron echoed through the halls Where despair holds life within its cruel claws

But then I met a man who's face seemed so strangely out of place A blinding light of hope was shining in his eyes

And with repentance in his voice he told me of his tragic choice That led him to this place where he must pay the price

But then his voice grew strong as he began to tell About the One he said had rescued him from hell, he said . . .

I'm free, yeah, oh, I have been forgiven God's love has taken off my chains and given me these wings

And I'm free, yeah, yeah, and the freedom I've been given Is something that not even death can take away from me Because I'm free Jesus set me free

We said a prayer and said goodbye and tears began to fill my eyes As I stepped back out into the blinding sun

And even as I drove away I found that I could not escape The way he spoke of what the grace of God had done

I thought about how sin had sentenced us to die And how God gave His only Son so you and I could say . . .

And if the Son has set you free, Oh, if the Son has set you free Then you are free indeed, Oh, you are really free,

If the Son has set you free, Oh, if the Son has set you free Then you are free, really, really, free

Oh, we're free, yeah, oh, we have been forgiven God's grace has broken every chain and given us these wings

And we're free, yeah, yeah, and the freedom we've been given Is something that not even death can take from you and me Because we're free,

If the Son has set you free You are free indeed

13 posted on 01/02/2004 8:44:04 PM PST by latina4dubya
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