We received a "Merry Christmas" card from ARE Virginia Beach Spiritual Growth Program. We also got a book in the mail, edited by Richard Copeland, titled "Unlocking Hope." This book contains letters received by ARE's prison outreach program.
After our meditation and prayers we read a few of the life changing letters. Letters from various prisons requesting books and expressing gratitude for "...so inspiring my soul and strengthen my walk..." sparked a discussion on solitary confinement, experiences writing inmates letters via the ARE prison outreach, working with people released and attempting to integrate and adjust to society again or experiences with homeless people.
A backward look brought one lady greater faith and the realization she was well protected in a city's poor, tough neighborhood working the graveyard shift. Mostly men came at 2 am from bars into the donut shop for coffee. She later learned the kind, polite homeless man she befriended was being paid to beat people up. So none of the men ever gave her any problems.She let him sleep in the backseat of her car while she worked all night.
And so ended our lesson on "Faith." Next month we begin chapter 6, "Virtue and Understanding." John will step in again if Martinaya is unable to join us.
Our experiment is on page 49. "Select a situation in which you need greater faith to bridge the space between your conscious perspective and a a deeper more insightful awareness. Pray at night for a dream to strengthen your faith in your chosen situation."
Faithfully yours,
Sylvia Raye
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