Who Am I That You Are Mindful Of Me?

Who am I that You are mindful of me, and You hear me when I call? Is it true that you are thinking of me, that you love me? It’s amazing!


These words keep running through my mind tonight. I know that God knows me and my fears, worries and insecurities and has my best interest at heart.

This weekend at the Prison Ministry Conference I was supposed to preach at the Decatur Women’s Correctional Facility. I believe I know what I was supposed to preach about and I had everything prepared and ready to go in, but there was just an uneasy feeling in my spirit. I was not afraid to go into the facility and be among the prisoners, for I believe that they have a greater freedom of worship and inhibition behind bars than some people do in our churches today. Anyway, the closer we got to the prison, the more anxious I got. I had even joked that if the rapture took place like it was predicted, I would get out of doing this! I hated to feel like this because I believe that if Bro. Chapman, the district chaplain, had felt to ask me to preach; it must have been what God wanted me to do.

When we got there, a guard stopped us and said the prison was on lock down and we couldn’t go in. I honestly felt a relief in my spirit. This doesn’t mean that I won’t ever preach there, but it just wasn’t supposed to be this time. This may not be significant to anybody else, but it just reaffirms to me that God cares for His children and will always make a way.

Guest Blogger,
Sis. Kayla Reynolds
First Lady of SSPC/SEIRC