Resurrection

Neumark ends her book by saying that she has been changed through her experiences at Transfiguration. She has encountered many who she will never be able to forget for they have "threatened her with resurrection." What I think this statement conveys is that many of the church members have had a life devoid of meaning, where they have been so numb that they cannot truly be living. Those like Burnice, Angie, Lucy have been resurrected through this church. Resurrected in the sense that they found a new way of life through God, one that did not involve addiction, violence,hopelessness. In place of those things they found love, acceptance, faith. They did not give up and found themselves in a better place than where they had started off. The stories told in this book are truly inspirational. Angie's story was one that touched me. She was HIV positive and completely absorbed into a depression that kept her sitting on a couch. Slowly, she felt God's calling and began to attend church, aiding others in their quest to find him. In her relationship with God she was able to go back to school to become a pastor to continue to help others. It's amazing the things that our faith can enable us to do. She was resurrected.