In his book, Life Sentence...
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In his book, Life Sentence, Charles Colson relates how, after coming home from prison following his conviction for his role in the Watergate Scandal, he had trouble falling asleep in his comfortable bed. One night, he finally fell into a fitful sleep, and dreamed he was back in Maxwell Prison in Alabama. He awoke with a start.
He lay there in the dark, trying to go back to sleep, but it wouldn't come, and his mind returned to the prison. He remembered a conversation he'd had, shortly before his release, with an inmate named Archie. Archie had said, "You'll be out of here soon. What are you going to do for us?"
"I'll help in some way. I'll never forget this stinking place or you guys."
"They all say that. I've seen big shots come and go. They all say the same thing. Then they get out and forget us. Ain't nobody cares about us. Nobody."
"I'll remember, Archie."
"Bull."
Was that nocturnal memory God calling Colson to make room in his life for him? It seems so.
He lay there in the dark, trying to go back to sleep, but it wouldn't come, and his mind returned to the prison. He remembered a conversation he'd had, shortly before his release, with an inmate named Archie. Archie had said, "You'll be out of here soon. What are you going to do for us?"
"I'll help in some way. I'll never forget this stinking place or you guys."
"They all say that. I've seen big shots come and go. They all say the same thing. Then they get out and forget us. Ain't nobody cares about us. Nobody."
"I'll remember, Archie."
"Bull."
Was that nocturnal memory God calling Colson to make room in his life for him? It seems so.
