# 6.62 Beauty for Ashes: Virginia Harris | Scars in the Rearview

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Podcast: [Help Me Abide](https://stenobird.com/podcast/help-me-abide-6416012)
Published: 2026-03-09T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jennifer-beil/episodes/6-62-Beauty-for-Ashes-Virginia-Harris--Scars-in-the-Rearview-e3f2qoa
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Today’s episode is one that I think is going to stay with you. Our guest is Virginia Harris, and I wish you all will someday have the opportunity to see her smiling face. If you know her, you already know she has this joy about her that just draws you in. She’s the kind of person who feels like an instant friend. Easy to talk to, easy to listen to. And she just radiates the love of God. But her testimony is not one that does not include deep pain. Virginia is going to share about a car accident that changed her life forever. In a single moment, everything shifted. And what followed wasn’t a quick fix or an immediate “I see the purpose in this.” It was a long road physically, emotionally, and spiritually. One of the things I admire most about her is her honesty. She’s not going to tie this up in a neat little bow. She’s going to talk about the pain. The wrestling. The time it took before she could truly thank God for what she went through. Because gratitude doesn’t always come overnight. Healing doesn’t always happen quickly. And, sometimes faith looks like just holding on. But here’s what I love about Virginia, suffering didn’t steal her joy. If anything, it deepened it. Refined it. There’s a steadiness in her now, a sweetness, that you can only get by walking through fire with the Lord. So wherever you’re listening from today, if you’re in a hard season, if you’re waiting on healing, if you’re still in the “ashes” part of your story, I hope this conversation reminds you that God is not finished yet. Are you ready to be encouraged and equipped to abide in Christ? Let’s get into the heart of today’s episode. RESOURCES: I Need Thee Every Hour - Song That We May Be Able to Comfort - Book Pastors Morning Musing - Radio Program (8:30AM EST) TEAM: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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