God and Me
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Three years ago I was raped. A man broke into my flat in Camden in the middle of the night, woke me up by punching me in the face, menaced me with my own carving knife, tied me up, raped me and then threatened to burn me alive. Against overwhelming odds, I escaped. Afterwards I found myself saying over and over again, 'Thank you, God, for saving me.' I never once thought, 'Why did You let this happen to me?'
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