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August 2008

True Freedom

8/29/2008

 
If the Son therefore shall make you
free, ye shall be free indeed. 
John 8:36


I have now been in prison for 31 years. However, I recall a time, several decades ago, when I thought there was no hope for me...

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Jesus & Suffering

8/28/2008

 
The Son of man must suffer many things,
and be rejected of the elders and chief
priests and scribes, and be slain, and 
be raised the third day. 
Luke 9:22


From the above passage we see that Jesus experienced "many" hardships during His 3 1/2 years of public ministry which began with His baptism by John, followed by being tempted in the desert for forty days...

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Pain & Patience

8/22/2008

 
Take, my brethren, the prophets,
who have spoken in the name of the
Lord, for an example of suffering
affliction, and of patience. 
James 5:10


I am now settled back in my cell after ten days of hospitalization as a result of a painful infection...

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Hospital, Day 10

8/20/2008

 
I'm out! I was released from the hospital and I'm back in my cell...

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Hospital, Day 9

8/19/2008

 
It's my ninth day of being confined to an isolation room in the hospital...

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Hospital, Day 8

8/18/2008

 
Bad news! I met with the doctor shortly after breakfast...

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Hospital, Day 7

8/17/2008

 
Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us
with all spiritual blessings in heavenly
places in Christ. 
Ephesians 1:3


God has put me on my present path. And while I do not always understand His ways, I must rejoice and be thankful in my situation...

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Hospital, Day 6

8/16/2008

 
It has been a week of rest and reflection for me...

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Hospital, Day 5

8/15/2008

 
I feel somewhat stronger this morning...

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Hospital, Day 4

8/14/2008

 
I have been sleeping on and off throughout the day. The constant pain has rendered me feeling tired and weak...

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Hospital, Day 3

8/13/2008

 
Let me give you a description of my room. I'm on the second floor of a four story hospital, to include a basement, which is located on the grounds of Sullivan Correctional Facility...

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Hospital, Day 2

8/12/2008

 
While in the quiet of my hospital room it has dawned on me that I've been privileged to enter into what I would call a "medical" monastery...

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Hospital, Day 1

8/11/2008

 
This morning I was admitted to the hospital which is located on the grounds of the prison...

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Pain

8/9/2008

 
In all this Job sinned not,
nor charged God foolishly. 
Job 1:22


For the past three days I've been confined to my cell because of a medical restriction...

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Three Shifts

8/5/2008

 
Right now I'm on my morning break. I finished my AM shift at 10 o'clock and was allowed to return to my cell...

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    David Berkowitz
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