No situation is so extreme that God can't reach someone. Barriers of time, society, history, hopelessness, can be removed through faith in God. It isn't necessary to wait for outward circumstances to change in order to prove the power of Spirit.
At a Wednesday evening service in a Church of Christ, Scientist, I heard about a woman serving a life sentence in prison. She has been awakening to the love of God and the power of Spirit to heal and transform her. She gave permission to use excerpts from personal letters to tell her story here.
As with all of us, some chapters are better than others, and there are setbacks along the way. The story isn't finished. But I found that just seeing how this woman is overcoming limitations of personal history and societal condemnation, even in prison, can be encouraging and inspiring.
