Do people really change?
Can you alter your
altars?
Some of you may remember Bill Sands, author of the book, "My
Shadow Ran Fast." He was such a tough crook he was listed as incorrigible
and not eligible for parole. He was sentenced to solitary confinement in Sing
Sing. The warden at the time was a man named Duffy, who believed he could
transform people through his Christian love. He believed that the worst person
could be totally transformed and changed into someone beautiful, and he wanted
to try to reshape Bill. One of the chief executives in the prison had an
argument with Warden Duffy. It was turning into a real head-pounding
inter-office war. Finally Mr. Duffy's opponent said, "Leopards don't
change their spots." And Warden Duffy said, "I don't have any
leopards in Sing Sing. I only have people. And people change."
Bill Sands
did. He was completely, totally, and permanently changed.
Prayer:
Lord, you can refine and reshape me. I'm ready.
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