The Correctional Officer's Prayer

The Correctional Officer's Prayer

Lord, when it's time to go inside,

That place of steel and stone.

I pray that you will keep me safe,

So I won't walk alone.

Help me to do my duty,

Please watch me on my rounds.

Amongst those perilous places

And slamming steel door sounds.

God, Keep my fellow Officers

Well and free from harm.

Let them know I'll be there too,

Whenever there's alarm.

Above all when I walk my beat,

No matter where I roam.

Let me go back whence I came,

To family and home.

By Lt. Larry Peoples - Florida Department of Corrections