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SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS

Spiritual empowerment: the road to freedom

There are many forms of empowerment. Even the seemingly powerless can gain control over their lives—if they are willing to turn to God.

From the June 2004 issue of The Christian Science Journal


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.

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