REDEMPTION OF GRACE

I had just read one of your letters about coming back to God without pretending. It stayed with me longer than I expected, and for the first time in a long while, I prayed.

Woman of God,

If I’m being completely honest, there was a time in my life when I strayed greatly from my true self. Making little compromises here and there, I shied away from everything that made me think of God because guilt has progressively taken hold of me.

Thankfully, you continue to send me your monthly bible plan and midweek devotional writing during that same season. I read silently at first, observing from a distance without participating or responding. However, your remarks didn’t feel weighty or judgmental.

At times, it seemed as though your thoughts were scribbled right into the areas I was attempting to stay away from. You didn’t demand perfection before discussing grace. You talked about going back to God as though it were still doable, even for someone like me.

And slowly, something began to shift. I remember one particular night. I had just read one of your letters about coming back to God without pretending. It stayed with me longer than I expected, and for the first time in a long while, I prayed.

I didn’t feel rejected, I didn’t feel like I had to prove anything, and I felt… received.

It’s hard to describe, but it felt like the gap I thought existed between God and me had never actually been. It dawned on me then that grace had been waiting for me all along.

Your writing didn’t just save me, but it helped me return.

They reminded me that I could come back without fixing everything first. That God wasn’t waiting for a perfect version of me. That I could start again, even from where I was. I returned to prayer not out of obligation, but out of desire. I started making different choices, not perfectly, but intentionally. I began to let go of the weight I had been carrying for so long.

Today, I can say that I understand redemption in a way I never did before.

It is not just about being forgiven.

It is about being restored.

I wanted to write this to say thank you, not just for your words, but for your consistency, your gentleness, and the way you create space for people to return without fear. Your prayers, your reflections, your presence here… they matter more than you may realise.

And I am living proof of that.

With gratitude,
A Reader Living in Grace 🤍