I joined a Christian mission at the Weber County Jail in Ogden, Utah about 3 months ago. I didn't know what I was going to when I made this decision. I only had a strong desire of doing it.
It has been so rewarding!. We are not there with the purpose of recruiting members for the Christian Fellowship. We are there with the purpose of bringing comfort and hope. We bring our own life experience and testimonies. All of us have a cross we carry around: painful experience(s) in life that hurt us to the bone. In this sense, being inside or outside of a prison does not make us different from each other. This is the first lesson I learned here. When life bites us, we can choose to feel sorry for ourselves, or we can chose to feed our own resentment for the rest of our lives. Growing from that experience, finding our purpose in life and finding a compassionate God is also an option. Sometimes, healing and sharing your pain with others may help others. Sometimes listening to those in pain may help us to be prepared for a hard time we have not lived yet.
It has been so rewarding!. We are not there with the purpose of recruiting members for the Christian Fellowship. We are there with the purpose of bringing comfort and hope. We bring our own life experience and testimonies. All of us have a cross we carry around: painful experience(s) in life that hurt us to the bone. In this sense, being inside or outside of a prison does not make us different from each other. This is the first lesson I learned here. When life bites us, we can choose to feel sorry for ourselves, or we can chose to feed our own resentment for the rest of our lives. Growing from that experience, finding our purpose in life and finding a compassionate God is also an option. Sometimes, healing and sharing your pain with others may help others. Sometimes listening to those in pain may help us to be prepared for a hard time we have not lived yet.
From my heart: If you have ever run into agonizing pain and don't know what the heck to do with it, try serving others. It is healing, rewarding for the spirit and it is worth the try.
God Bless.
6 comments:
I loved this! I think you are an amazing and spiritual woman and to be able to share that with others is awesome! Come visit our blog too!
So good to get this link off of Trisha's blog. I have missed you. I saw you had our link. I am so glad :) I hope to have little pictures of a new baby girl in December. Hoping you and Paulo are doing good. You are an amazing artist and writer! Just love you!
Thank you girls! This is fun and exciting. We will stay in touch.
I have been thinking of you a lot lately and all of the sudden I can have contact with all of you :)
Love you All!
Yes, Just as the girls have said, you are a strong, amazing woman. I too am excited that contact between us is right under our fingertips. Your work is truely talent. It is hard to imagine Paulo at 17! If you can post a picture of him or attach one to my e-mail. It was great to hear how he is and what his imterests are. Talk soon. Chou.
Just wonderful, Paulina!
As I already knew you are a very sensitive and talented person.
Keep up with this amazing job. You have the gift.
Love, Marcia
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