sentenced to life with the possibility of parole

this is a short reflection. yesterday I was listening to NPR's This American Life this morning about a person in jail who first was denied parole...his sentence was death with the possibility of parole. He was first denied and then his case went up again and that decision was reversed. He was released! The story really spoke to me. I sat listening to the story crying with excitement for the man in the story, but also because that is my story. I mean, I think it's probably a part of everyone's story. I was sentenced to death...but Christ has given me life, but sometimes I still live in death, but I always have the possibility of parole - grace. And I want to live in this knowledge, Christ has paroled me, I don't have to live in death and bondage to food.

if you are struggling between living in either death or life, choose life. it's a choice for every day. and i think it's worth it.