WORTH READING 7 Nov 2006

Prison

I read of a man who was involved in a tragic accident. He lost both legs
and his left arm and only a finger and thumb remained on the right hand.
There was only enough left of the man that had been to suffer and
remember.

But he still possessed a brilliant mind, enriched with a good education
and broadened with world travel. At first he thought there was nothing
he could do but remain a helpless sufferer.

A thought came to him. It was always nice to receive letters, but why
not write them he could still use his right hand with some difficulty.
But whom could he write to Was there anyone shut in and incapacitated
like he was who could be encouraged by his letters. He thought of men in
prison they did have some hope of release whereas he had none but it was
worth a try.

He wrote to a organization concerned with prison ministry. He was told
that his letters could not be answered it was against prison rules, but
he commenced this one sided correspondence.

He wrote twice a week and it taxed his strength to the limit. But into
those letters he put his whole soul, all his experience, all his faith,
all his wit, and all his Christian optimism. It must have been hard
writing those letters, often in pain, and particularly when there was no
reply.

Frequently he felt discouraged and was tempted to give it up. But it was
his one remaining activity and he resolved to continue as long as he
could.

At last he got a letter. It was very short, written on prison stationery
by the officer whose duty it was to censor the mail. All it said was
Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed
from cell to cell till they literally fall to pieces. No matter what our
personal situation is, we still have God-given gifts and talents,
experience, and encouragement that we can share with others.

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