The prison is a different place especially for someone whose plans include one’s final days! A very serious reality not many encounter!

So what did he do? Well he poured himself into being the most dedicated care taker he could! The authorities in the prison noticed! Now these leaders insist he take care of the pets they bring to prison! One is a small blind dog! Yes he brings his various visiting pets to my weekly prayer service.

I must confess, it is obvious to me this lifer has convinced many leaders he is trustworthy with even vulnerable pets!

So today he tells me his next project is to write a children’s book to communicate the message of God’s design found in the pet animals he has invested himself in over many years!

For me his story of one who was angry and lost who has been paying the price of reacting in anger! No it’s more than that! His journey of encountering the suffering for his own admitted sin is “HOPE” somehow through the gift of giving himself away – in total – to care for God’s creation he found the treasure that was buried in himself!

Yes to use what has long ago been locked away where few one can it – the possibility exists the treasure of “HOPE” he found can be passed on to children through an openness to animals so very few ever encounter!