What power was it that saved me

When my spirit was most broken my hope nearly extinguished I surrendered to the blind hope that there is a power in the universe willing and able to break the chains of addiction that held me. Slowly I gained confidence in this hope until it became the keystone of my new life. The universe responded to my prayer for freedom and little by little my faith became more solid. What power was it that saved me from self-destruction? What power welcomed me - a person broken by addiction and willing to harm others to satisfy my warped needs? What power turned my self-centered existence inside-out and replaced a foolish heart with one desiring wisdom. I see the face of this power that saved me in the gentle and loving actions of Jesus as described in the Gospels. He healed the broken and told them to sin no more. He sacrificed his life to restore the relationship between those separated from their maker. In his divine nature he was and is the very image of God - the power that saved me and in whom I continue to place my hope.