Parks' belief in God and her religious convictions are at the core of everything she does. It is the overriding theme in her book and the message she hopes to impart: "I'd like for [readers] to know that I had a very spiritual background and that I believe in church and my faith and that has helped to give me the strength and courage to live as I did."
The courage of her convictions perhaps having no doubt read Pauls "it is not me who lives but Christ in me".
I'll give her all your regards when I get there..