Prison and the people incarcerated there elicit a feeling of shame and being an outcast. Prisoners are also considered as condemned persons for being imprisoned. In fact, many people wish they could be tagged or marked on the forehead to prevent them from mingling with normal human beings. This mentality holds until you read through the chapters of Naked as a Jailbird. It gives you a view of prison and life behind bars that you never thought existed.
Richard Shaw is a chaplain who has to take the Word of God to prisoners. This might appear like a responsibility of chaplains and therefore a duty that must be performed, regardless of prevailing circumstances. However, there is more to ministering and spending time with prisoners than just talking about God and his salvation.
According to Shaw, human beings consider prisoners as outcasts, criminals and people who walked behind bars with their eyes wide open. It is his encounters that paint a different picture of jail and the people behind bars. The book captures their journeys to the current situation and reasons why their incarceration will never be justified. This is also a reflection of the justice system and the role it is playing in rehabilitating these perceived criminals.
Movies and books have portrayed prison life as unbearable. Working with these perceived defiant souls who are looking for a way out is one of the most challenging ministries to ever engage. Surprisingly, you are expected to spread the message of hope, repentance and forgiveness to a people who might never experience that. This makes the situation extremely challenging especially considering that some are awaiting their day at the guillotine.
How about the ministers assigned to prisons? Is this a responsibility that everyone and anyone can take up? This question is tough to answer. There is a valley of difference in the people imprisoned and those roaming free. If a minister or worker is to find satisfaction and make prisoners to feel humane, it will take the Grace of God. Richard Shaw testifies to this.
There are more questions that ringer about prisons and their role in the society. This is a confined space for both the free and those who are locked. Prisoners naturally do not want to be there. In fact, many of them recognize their faults as soon as reality hits that they are imprisoned. Do the prison warders love the job of being the lords and gods over these prisoners? The answer lies deep in the book.
The author chose the name Naked for a reason. It shows that prisoners are stripped to the last cloth, an exercise that takes place at the gate. One wonders what else is taken away from them. According to the author, the person who goes inside prison will never come out. A different one walks out of those gates, Naked.
The book is a fast read and enlightening text that will change your perspective of people in prisons. It gives you a different idea of prison life and the people who work in the system, directly or indirectly. From the book, no one ever enjoys a minute behind bars, for whatever reason.
Richard Shaw is a chaplain who has to take the Word of God to prisoners. This might appear like a responsibility of chaplains and therefore a duty that must be performed, regardless of prevailing circumstances. However, there is more to ministering and spending time with prisoners than just talking about God and his salvation.
According to Shaw, human beings consider prisoners as outcasts, criminals and people who walked behind bars with their eyes wide open. It is his encounters that paint a different picture of jail and the people behind bars. The book captures their journeys to the current situation and reasons why their incarceration will never be justified. This is also a reflection of the justice system and the role it is playing in rehabilitating these perceived criminals.
Movies and books have portrayed prison life as unbearable. Working with these perceived defiant souls who are looking for a way out is one of the most challenging ministries to ever engage. Surprisingly, you are expected to spread the message of hope, repentance and forgiveness to a people who might never experience that. This makes the situation extremely challenging especially considering that some are awaiting their day at the guillotine.
How about the ministers assigned to prisons? Is this a responsibility that everyone and anyone can take up? This question is tough to answer. There is a valley of difference in the people imprisoned and those roaming free. If a minister or worker is to find satisfaction and make prisoners to feel humane, it will take the Grace of God. Richard Shaw testifies to this.
There are more questions that ringer about prisons and their role in the society. This is a confined space for both the free and those who are locked. Prisoners naturally do not want to be there. In fact, many of them recognize their faults as soon as reality hits that they are imprisoned. Do the prison warders love the job of being the lords and gods over these prisoners? The answer lies deep in the book.
The author chose the name Naked for a reason. It shows that prisoners are stripped to the last cloth, an exercise that takes place at the gate. One wonders what else is taken away from them. According to the author, the person who goes inside prison will never come out. A different one walks out of those gates, Naked.
The book is a fast read and enlightening text that will change your perspective of people in prisons. It gives you a different idea of prison life and the people who work in the system, directly or indirectly. From the book, no one ever enjoys a minute behind bars, for whatever reason.
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