Just a Thought....Forgiveness.

Just a Thought...Forgiveness. I got to witness the true power of what it really means to forgive. I watched the brother of Bothan-Jean grow bigger than the moment. Not many people would have had the strength to forgive the person who murdered your brother. But this incredible man of faith walked pass the rules of man and walked into the realm of God. His heart must have been so filled with the holy spirit and I hope that one I can muster a tenth of what he has inside his heart. He wished this woman who took the life of an innocent man, his brother, the best for her. I trembled in awe at his courage and streams of tears ran down my face as I saw the power of God's grace flowed through this man as a conduit of God's everlasting love. He showed her mercy, he showed her love and only asked that she find the same kind of strength in Christ Jesus. Any good person with a heart must have felt the compassion in his voice and his actions. The embrace that they shared for that brief moment was the most powerful expression of God's truth that I have had the opportunity to bear witness to in my life. It showed the people of Dallas, The people of Texas and hopefully the world that forgiveness is the greatest tool that God has given us the power to use. The journey that his family must have been on these past few months must have been torture. Unless you live in the light of God's grace and walk the path of righteousness that he gives us the free will to do every day. If you truly believe in the power of God, it was on display for all to see. Just as God gave his only begotten Son to the world to cleanse us of our sins and break the veil so that we could be forgiven. He forgave us of sin just as Brandt Jean forgave Amber Guyger with total love and compassion. My only hope is that this display of God's mercy isn't lost on the world. That we as a society need to become better than we have become without prejudice, without hate and with forgiveness in our hearts. I know that things will not change overnight but hopefully, this is a step in the right direction. Life is precious and whenever an innocent life is taken from this world, no matter the sentence. Justice will never be served simply because a soul was taken from a family, a friend, a son, a brother. But if we all dig deep inside our souls we too can find the power to forgive those who have hurt us in the past. This is the ultimate example. It's never too late to be saved and accept God's gift of salvation. So tonight I pray for all of us to become better people. I bid you adieu and tell you that this was...just a thought.