Rosalyn's ADC

Rosalyn, a 39 year old chemical dependency counselor in Washington, had the healing power of prayer and forgiveness dramatically revealed to her. This is her story in her own words:

Uncle Mickey came to live with us when I was seven years old after my parents divorced. He was an active alcoholic, and my mother was trying to help him out. But he sexually abused me during the two years he lived with us, and this was emotionally very traumatic for me.

By the time I was seventeen, I was an active alcoholic myself. And at eighteen, I was very heavily into drugs. I drank and drugged for years, and then I sobered up.

In order to stay sober, I had to go back through my past and look at the people, places, and things that had harmed me. I had to be as honest as I could about the effect those things had on my life.  I also needed to make peace with my uncle because I chose to believe that if he had been sober he wouldn't have abused me.

So I wrote Uncle Mickey a letter and told him how I felt and told him that I held nothing against him. But I don't know if he ever received it. Over the years, I asked the Lord to let my love cover that sin for my uncle.

In the spring of this year, I was sleeping and woke up. I turned over and Jesus and Uncle Mickey were next to my bed! I only saw their heads and shoulders, and there was a light behind both of them.

There was an overwhelming presence of love and a seriousness too. The Lord was asking me a question that I heard in my mind. There was authority and power and yet a gentleness in his voice.

Jesus said, "Do you hold anything against this man?"

I told him, "No, I don't."

Then Jesus turned and looked at my uncle and said, "Neither do I hold anything against him."

I knew then Uncle Mickey was at peace and was with the Lord -  and that he was free.

A couple of days later, I got a letter from my mother that said Uncle Mickey had died.