There's a guy a few cells down that has been in and out of prison for much of his life, but has developed a relationship with Christ over the past few years. Chris has a lot of knowledge and is still working on some behaviors, as many of us are. He is Alan's coworker in the kitchen supply, so they have a pretty good friendship. Often, when they come back to the pod after work, Chris will come to our cell and talk with Alan about the Word or how the Word applies to something one of them is dealing with.
Usually I'm just reading with the headphones on, trying to get into their conversation, but the past few nights Chris has pulled me in, always asking for me to "tell me something good." After telling him something generally good the first time he asked, he responded that he wanted to hear something I had read in the Word. Whoa! I haven't been in a place like this with people like this in a long time, if ever.
After telling him I had read that day, the three of us went into impromptu study right there. A few nights of this have gone by and I'm realizing I'm not being fed well in just the dining hall, but also back in my cell.
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