I read a story about a priest who, as part of his ministry, regularly visited those in prison. One prisoner in particular impressed him. The man had found Jesus while incarcerated, and was reborn - he radiated joy and love, and had a calm demeanor about him. He shared about how he had been transformed from within, and how he had found a lasting peace. The priest, although he was a decent man, had not found salvation and walked away thinking, ”that prisoner is more free than I am”. True story…read it decades ago. Wish I could remember the source; certainly made an impression on me.
Not necessarily on the same subject, but… There was a 17 year old girl on a Christian mission to the orient.. a group of them went to a prison to evangelize when the inmates overthrew it.. she was brutally raped for over a day and finally killed.. The whole time she was talking about the Lord and praying for her abusers.. over 50 prisoners ended up giving their lives over to Christ and were saved because of what she did… also a true story.. I pray daily for that type of Courage ..
I read a story about a priest who, as part of his ministry, regularly visited those in prison. One prisoner in particular impressed him. The man had found Jesus while incarcerated, and was reborn - he radiated joy and love, and had a calm demeanor about him. He shared about how he had been transformed from within, and how he had found a lasting peace. The priest, although he was a decent man, had not found salvation and walked away thinking, ”that prisoner is more free than I am”. True story…read it decades ago. Wish I could remember the source; certainly made an impression on me.
Not necessarily on the same subject, but… There was a 17 year old girl on a Christian mission to the orient.. a group of them went to a prison to evangelize when the inmates overthrew it.. she was brutally raped for over a day and finally killed.. The whole time she was talking about the Lord and praying for her abusers.. over 50 prisoners ended up giving their lives over to Christ and were saved because of what she did… also a true story.. I pray daily for that type of Courage ..