The Real Thing

I've been thinking about the horrible event in Pennsylvania Amish country. I don't want to think about it, but I can't help it.

Two things occur to me, and I'll keep it short. First, like you, I read and hear about human atrocities every day, but this one really got to me. I felt profoundly sad, and also angry, about what happened.

Second, when I read that the families of the victims consoled the family of the gunman, I could only feel awe. If it's true that these people can forgive the man who took their little girls, then what I must be seeing is true Christianity at work. I don't mean the kind that people talk about and may even convince themselves they have, I mean the real thing. I think it's more than most people could ever do, and it's the real story here.