Judy Gumbs chronicles her life journey in the book "The Lord Has Kept Me in Spite of My Sins." A journey filled with the all-too-common struggles of humankind. Her story details how God's presence has been interwoven in the fabric of our lives. The love of God transcends our mistakes and shortcomings. He is a God that looked beyond the sin of humanity and saw our need. The bible says that "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)." That all the creations' fallen conditions and enslavement to sin revealed humanity's need for a savior.