Page 257 of the unfolding is the story of Rebecca Nichols Alonzo.

This is the man behind the terrorism, behind the shooting.

I remembered that voice from when I was little.

And he said, I have a question to ask you.

And I said, okay, he said, will you forgive me?

He said, I can't live the rest of my life without knowing if you will

forgive me. God's story has been unfolding. Since the beginning of time. He invites you to be a part of it.

Another page in the unfolding.

Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

There are some stories so dramatic, so heartbreaking, they sound like they have to be fiction.

Rebecca Nichols Alonzo's life, it reads like something out of a movie.

As a little girl, she and her family were targeted by a man

from their church. He terrorized them for years with threats, harassment, and violence. And one Easter

weekend, that evil came to their front door. Her mother was murdered. Her father was wounded.

Rebecca was just seven years old. Most people would hear that and think,

there's no coming back from something like that. But what God did in Rebecca's life is nothing

short of miraculous. Through years of pain, grief, and healing, she discovered that faith isn't

about asking why things happen. It's about asking what? What will God do with my pain? How can he turn even this into part of my testimony? Rebecca learned that forgiveness isn't optional. It's the language of heaven. It's the key that unlocks the prison of bitterness and sets the soul free.

Her journey led to the book, The Devil in Pew Number 7, a New York Times bestseller,

which brought national attention to her story. And in one unforgettable moment, she and her brother

sat across from the man who had shattered their family on national television

and spoke words that most of us can barely imagine saying we forgive you a quick note before we

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