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Within our own Presbytery, there are places to bring hope and healing within our prison system. Voices of Jubilee is a new worshiping community of hope and liberation, connecting with incarcerated youth in Virginia. They are a ministry of the 1001 New Worshiping Communities of the PC(USA) and a part of the Presbytery of the James. You can learn more about them here, including ways to get involved: www.voicesofjubilee.org.
Scripture Highlight: Matthew 25
Judgment of the Nations
31 Now when the Human One comes in his majesty and all his angels are with him, he will sit on his majestic throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered in front of him. He will separate them from each other, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right side. But the goats he will put on his left.
34 Then the king will say to those on his right, “Come, you who will receive good things from my Father. Inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world began. 35 I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. 36 I was naked and you gave me clothes to wear. I was sick and you took care of me. I was in prison and you visited me.”
37 Then those who are righteous will reply to him, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? 38 When did we see you as a stranger and welcome you, or naked and give you clothes to wear? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?”
40 Then the king will reply to them, “I assure you that when you have done it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you have done it for me.”
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If you want to dig deeper:
The Collapse of American Criminal Justice by William Stuntz
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice by Anthony Ray Hinton
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