Dear Father, I read a Scripture that says, “The Lord looked down from His sanctuary on high; from heaven He viewed the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners and to release those condemned to death.” The psalmist’s idea of prisoners seems to include both the innocent and the guilty, and I wonder why. I am reminded of David and the act he committed when he impregnated Bathsheba and killed her husband, Uriah. Oh, how sorry he became when You intervened with disciplinary measures. Yet until today, I still resent David’s actions and feel that the consequences he faced were nothing compared to the atrocities he committed. This reveals how the human justice system demands proportional weight, an equal measure of consequence for wrongdoing—but You are not bound by scales. One hundred years in prison? How do we know a person has not turned a new leaf after ten? This reveals the nature of imprisonment: time must be served, whether or not a heart is changed. But You concern Yourself with repentance, transformation, and a broken and contrite spirit. You pardon the guilty as well as the innocent because You see beyond our actions—you see our hearts. Thank You for leaving room in Your kingdom for even the most guilty to find mercy. #LettertoGod