Comments on: Welcome Home, Welcome to our Church – Part 1: Are you prepared to welcome returning citizens to your church? [Video] https://lightinprison.sharethepractice.org/2017/03/10/are-you-prepared-to-welcome-returning-citizens-to-your-church-video/ Healing our prisons and those in them Tue, 11 Jul 2023 03:03:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Barbara Hurwick https://lightinprison.sharethepractice.org/2017/03/10/are-you-prepared-to-welcome-returning-citizens-to-your-church-video/#comment-486 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 20:28:04 +0000 https://lightinprison.org/?p=3179#comment-486 Wonderful video and message. Thank you George and everyone who was a part of this.

]]> By: MARILYN MCPHERSON https://lightinprison.sharethepractice.org/2017/03/10/are-you-prepared-to-welcome-returning-citizens-to-your-church-video/#comment-478 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:30:01 +0000 https://lightinprison.org/?p=3179#comment-478 http://fw.to/gsQqpoM this is,the link to a People Making a Difference article in The Christian Science Monitor titled One man’s calling: to reduce conflict in prison.

]]> By: Daniel and Gigi Suiffet https://lightinprison.sharethepractice.org/2017/03/10/are-you-prepared-to-welcome-returning-citizens-to-your-church-video/#comment-477 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 02:49:34 +0000 https://lightinprison.org/?p=3179#comment-477 In reply to Jan in Rio Rancho, NM.

thank you so much for this inspiring video which shows the Golden Rule in operation. Here, in Grand Junction, CO I am not aware of any released incarcerated person, but if they were to come to our Christian Science church or reading room, we would welcome them with an open heart. I am echoing Clementine’s reply when she quotes Matthew 25 : 35,36 and we might as well add verse 40 “… verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Again thank you for your wonderful ministry. Daniel

]]> By: Madelon Maupin https://lightinprison.sharethepractice.org/2017/03/10/are-you-prepared-to-welcome-returning-citizens-to-your-church-video/#comment-476 Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:34:24 +0000 https://lightinprison.org/?p=3179#comment-476 David,
Such an important issue I’ve heard George talk about for years. Thank you for putting it front and center for people. Have recommended to our clerk that she put the link of this video into our next newsletter to members.

]]> By: James Early https://lightinprison.sharethepractice.org/2017/03/10/are-you-prepared-to-welcome-returning-citizens-to-your-church-video/#comment-475 Sat, 11 Mar 2017 19:15:45 +0000 https://lightinprison.org/?p=3179#comment-475 Wonderful message. I visit a Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut once a week for CS Bible study. The inmates are sincere in their desire to know God better. They deserve to be welcomed with open arms to our churches.

]]> By: Clementine Suiffet https://lightinprison.sharethepractice.org/2017/03/10/are-you-prepared-to-welcome-returning-citizens-to-your-church-video/#comment-474 Sat, 11 Mar 2017 04:40:00 +0000 https://lightinprison.org/?p=3179#comment-474 Great video about welcoming returning citizens. I believe an inclusive church or faith group has a mission to include those who feel they’ve been ostracized because of their past. Everyone deserves another chance. There is a lot to learn – from those reentering society and from those who are on the receiving end. I’m sure it isn’t easy to reach out to different faith communities, and people searching should find a “home” where they are appreciated for who they are and where they feel safe. In Matthew 25: 35-36, we are encouraged to help those in need. I feel that helping and giving to others should be something that doesn’t feel like an obligation but is completely natural because it comes from the heart.

]]> By: Jan in Rio Rancho, NM https://lightinprison.sharethepractice.org/2017/03/10/are-you-prepared-to-welcome-returning-citizens-to-your-church-video/#comment-473 Sat, 11 Mar 2017 04:04:04 +0000 https://lightinprison.org/?p=3179#comment-473 Thank you, George, Deb, and Parker. It is so important for those coming to our churches after being incarcerated to feel the welcome love of the Christ. While serving as a chaplain, it was wonderful to see some of the individuals I had met on the inside coming into our Reading Room or attending church. They can be encouraged to continue with their study of Christian Science, to call a Christian Science practitioner, and/or continue to come into the Reading Room and to attend church. They are so loved and we can affirm that by our actions toward them.

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