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In his book Born Again ( 1976 and 2008 ), Watergate conspirator Chuck Colson describes his path to faith in conjunction with his criminal imprisonment and played a significant role in solidifying the " born again " identity as a cultural construct in the US.

He writes that his spiritual experience followed considerable struggle and hesitancy to have a " personal encounter with God.

" He recalls :... while I sat alone staring at the sea I love, words I had not been certain I could understand or say fell from my lips: " Lord Jesus, I believe in You.

I accept You.

Please come into my life.

I commit it to You.

" With these few words ... came a sureness of mind that matched the depth of feeling in my heart.

There came something more: strength and serenity, a wonderful new assurance about life, a fresh perception of myself in the world around me.