And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and
visited you?
–Matthew 25:39 (NRSV)
–Matthew 25:39 (NRSV)
Whenever community members worship at Followers of
Christ, a new ELCA worshipping community at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in
Lincoln, Neb., they are always astonished.
“These people look like me. They
could be my neighbors,” they say.
To which Bob Bryan, the ministry’s pastor, replies,
“They are.”
Many Sundays, Bob travels to congregations in hopes
that others in the community will join him on a Saturday night to “encounter
Jesus in a new way, with people who truly understand grace.”
Most inmates get out in four years and are eager to
return to normal lives. Followers of
Christ is there to make that transition easier.
The full story:
www.LivingLutheran.com/followers
Pray for Followers of Christ, community members, and the inmates themselves.
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