Redemption

re·demp·tion n. (r -d mp sh n)

1. The act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed.
2. Recovery of something pawned or mortgaged.
3 The payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds.
4. Deliverance upon payment of ransom; rescue.
5. Christianity. Salvation from sin through Jesus's sacrifice

My wife watched a programme on television last night. I’m sorry I missed it. It was all about redemption. People in Prison. And how music and other influences changed their lives.

One prisoner was a murderer. Of a Child. Heinous by anyone standards.

In prison he became a Christian. He has a rough voice, like Bruce Springsteen. He has now been released and sings his songs in a local Church.

Redemption.

I like the concept of recycling. The act of using things again. It's resourceful. I love the concept of Redemption. I really love the message of Christianity. Although, in reality I’m far from living it out.

God uses broken things, discarded things for good. Like the prisoner. Like corrupt pagan symbolism and festivities now adopted to celebrate the birth of a Saviour. Like St. Paul, the worst of sinners, chosen to author the Epistles.

Like me…in some ways, I guess. I hope.