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Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System
by Cyntoia Brown-Long
I learned so much from this book. I read it because I love memoirs and reading about the injustices of the American prison system, but what I took away from it was far more than I expected.
What will really stick with me is Cyntoia’s message about forgiveness:
“Forgiveness doesn’t mean someone needs to be part of your life. Forgiveness doesn’t mean welcoming someone in with open arms, regardless of the fact that they continue to hurt you... But now I’m no longer defined by anger. I choose to walk in God’s Grace and let go.”
My personally relationship with God and religion is complicated. However, I never felt uncomfortable reading his book regardless of how pivotal God’s role in Cyntoia’s life became.
Cyntoia was done wrong by the American prison system. That much is obvious. However, her story is so much more than that. Her story is about change and redemption. Rehabilitation and forgiveness. How much she was able to change her life and find peace and salvation within the walls of Tennessee Prison for Women is astonishing and incredibly admirable.
What will really stick with me is Cyntoia’s message about forgiveness:
“Forgiveness doesn’t mean someone needs to be part of your life. Forgiveness doesn’t mean welcoming someone in with open arms, regardless of the fact that they continue to hurt you... But now I’m no longer defined by anger. I choose to walk in God’s Grace and let go.”
My personally relationship with God and religion is complicated. However, I never felt uncomfortable reading his book regardless of how pivotal God’s role in Cyntoia’s life became.
Cyntoia was done wrong by the American prison system. That much is obvious. However, her story is so much more than that. Her story is about change and redemption. Rehabilitation and forgiveness. How much she was able to change her life and find peace and salvation within the walls of Tennessee Prison for Women is astonishing and incredibly admirable.