Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! For He strengthens the bars of your gates; He blesses your children within you. He makes peace in your borders; He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

Lord, cast Your favor upon that portion of Your Church assembling within the Springfield prison. Fill each one of us with a complete awareness of the working of the Holy Spirit within our lives. Give us the courage and the winsome works to take the message of grace and mercy outside the walls of the chapel and into the world beyond whether it it the living units or outside the walls. And fill each one with Your joy and peace.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 14

Mid-day: 119:161-168

Evening: Psalm 89

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