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September 16, 2002

Carl F. Burke was the chaplain of the Erie County Jail in Buffalo, NY. In 1968 he wrote a book called, "Treat Me Cool Lord." It was a book of "Prayers-Devotions-Litanies as prepared by some of God’s bad-tempered angels, with the help of Carl Burke."

It’s frontispiece,

"Just Bars

And Bars

And still more bars

A hundred nights without the stars.

Just bars

And bars

A fence or a wall

A human life in an open stall.

The stink

The smell

A prison cell

Not life, a preview of hell."

Author unknown

Out of this background, a prayer.

I Pray for Me

God, I pray for me

Mostly when I need you.

Help me to think of you

When I’m not busted

Then maybe I won’t

Get busted.

God be merciful to me, a sinner. Luke 18:13

My prayer at First Baptist. God be merciful to we sinners.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

201 Oak St.

Mauston, WI 53948-1333 608-8474555

Past Weeks Thoughts:

October "God of the Hills" 10/9/2000 "God of the Lake" 10/16/2000 "God of the Nighttime" 10/23/2000 "God of the Stars" 10/30/2000  
November "God of the Wilderness" 11/6/2000 "We wish to see Jesus" 11/13/2000 "Thanksgiving Meditation" 11/20/2000 "If it's by God..." 11/27/2000  
December "John's Story of Christmas" 12/4/2000 "The Grandparents of Christmas" 12/11/2000 "A Christmas Prayer" 12/18/2000 "New Years Thoughts" 12/25/2000  
January 2001 New Years Eve 1/1/2001 "Let is walk softly" 1/8/01 "His Rod and Staff" 1/16/01 "Attitude" 1/22/2001 "Charis and Eirene" 1/29/2001
February Shine, Jesus, Shine 2/5/2001 A Rabbinical Story 2/12/2001 "They said it couldn't be done" 2/19/2001 The Life of a Useful Man 2/26/2001  

March

"Faith" 3/5/2001

 "God and Meaning" 3/12/2001 "Our Witness" 3/19/2001 "Making a Difference" 3/26/2001  
April Ann's Thoughts- A Memorial 4/2/2001 Ann's Prayer 4/9/2001   Easter Morning 4/30/2001  
May Nine Questions about our World 5/7/2001 Towards a Core Vision 5/14/2001 "Good Morning, God" 5/21/2001 God's Troubled World 5/28/2001  
June A Morning Prayer 6/4/2001 Nelson Mandela Inaugural Speech 6/11/2001 "Stive first for the kingdom..."6/18/2001 Joy and Sorrow 6/25/2001  
July Four Things 7/2/2001 The Present Crisis 7/9/2001 We see dimly 7/16/2001 "Stranger within our gates" 7/23/01  
August Valui and Margaretn 8/6/01 Way to Go! 8/13/01 A Word from the Executive Director 8/20/01 Baptist Community in the Congo 8/27/01  
September Reaching the Unreached 9/3/01 Jesus Wept over Jerusalem 9/10/01   Dominican Republic 9/24/01  
October Opportunities 10/1/01 North Korea 10/8/01 Poland 10/15/01 How Big is your God? 10/29/01  
November Cambodia 11/5/01 Western Sahara 11/12/01 Thanksgiving 11/19/01 Thanksgiving Prayer 11/26/01  
December Going Global 12/3/01 The Gift 12/10/01 Christmas and the Road that Leads Home 12/17/01    
January 2002 A New Years Thought 1/1/02 Goals 1/7/02 A Baby's Hug We Can Overcome 1/28/02 Peace and Holiness 1/28/02
February 2002 How to do it and Hebrews 2/4/02 The Congregation 2/11/02 A Brave Man's Prayer 2/18/02 Shrouded Fire 2/25/02  

March 2002

Guidelines 3/4/2002

My Prayer 3/11/02

Snow 3/18/02

Holy Week 3/25--4/7 2002
April 2002 Dag Hammerskold 4/8/02 The Pathway 4/15/02 The Agony of God 4/22/02 O Brother Man 4/29/02  
May 2002 Values, Belief, Vison & Mission 5/6/02 For Mothers' Everywhere 5/13/02 Discipleship 5/20/02 God, In My Unbelief 5/27/02  
June 2002 Overcoming 6/3/02   Faith in Action Group 6/17/02 Commitment 6/24/02  
July 2002 Christianity and its' Meaning 7/8/02 The Sermon 7/15/02 The Fellowhsip 7/22/02 With Dr. Patrick Pang  
August   Healing of the Nations 8/12/02 Growing Up 8/19/02 Daniel's Prayers 8/26/02  
September Outside the Box 9/2/02 Peace and Justice 9/9/02 Prayers Behind Bars 9/16/02