October 8, 2006
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If we followed their example….
I was reading the paper this morning and found another article about the tragedy in the Amish community. Of course everyone feels bad for what they are going through because we can imagine how we would feel if it happened to our daughters.
What we probably can’t imagine is their sincere forgiving attitude. I know that forgiving the one who did it would not be on the top of my list if someone murdered my child. But it seems that it was on theirs.
Members of their group have gone to the homes of Robert’s (the murderer) parents and wife to comfort them! Can you imagine? And then this in the article today was just so moving and powerful:
“Catherine Saunders, a registered nurse who assisted at the births of two of the murdered girls, overheard a reporter ask someone whether the Robert’s family would be forced to leave the community.
An Amish man who overheard the question jumped into the conversation and said: “We need them here. We need them to be here so we can hug them and take care of them.”
What would Jesus do? Ask the Amish….they seem to know.
