Love Never Fails

" Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance" 1 Corinthians 13:7This episode was released at a later date than it was recorded.  On May 8th, I verbally provided my victim statement at an expungement hearing for my rape case ( 3 years after it took place). My sexual assault was a heavy weight that I had been carrying for a long time prior to the Freedom encounter at church and I am grateful for all the young ladies and gentleman who supported me at my hearing. It was nice to have familiar faces and hugs to receive after the judge made his decision to grant the expungement ( he was definitely on my side though in his heart). I appreciated the encouragement, prayer, and love they gifted me. I know this is not the end of my story and my experiences will be a testimony to help others. It is unfortunate how poorly structured our judicial system is and the lack of preparation I felt leading up to my hearing even just seconds before it started. Despite, the uncertainty I showed up for 19 year old and 23 year old Caira in the best way I could. I can whole heartedly say that God held me up through that process and has continued to carry me in the days following. So many blessings are coming in and have arrived. Despite "losing" I feel as if I came out winning because I did... Love Won! When I left the court room and thanked God for all that he had done I received the most love I had ever felt in my life. I finally felt contentment in that moment after embracing each person and individually thanking them for the support they showed me. I fought a good fight and I was not alone. Praying friends are great friends to have. Thank you God for everything you have given me. Love never fails.