So, I was just thinking about the horrible tragedy that happened in Colorado and was then thinking about God's mercy. I suspect most of America, hates the guy who shot the 71 people and killed 12 of those people. I'm confused about how we should view this man. He did such a horrible, horrible thing. However, Christ tells us to love the sinner but hate the sin. Nobody wants to love this man right now. But, if we pray for him and pray the divine mercy chaplet, will God have mercy on him? I can only imagine how much this crime hurts God and everyone is praying for the victims, which they should but is it worth praying for an unrepentant sinner such as this man who committed such a horrible crime?
I know this is probably a touchy subject right now and I hope I haven't offended anyone. My heart and prayers go out to all the victims and families of those who were involved.
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 11:06 PM
I dealt with many people on death row. One thing they all had in common is that no one committed their crimes while both sane and sober. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those who thinks everyone should just be rehabilitated and released back into society. Just like we make drunk drivers responsible for their actions even if they were too drunk at the time to know what they were doing. We do that because at some point they were sober and made a choice to drink without having a safe plan for getting home.
I believe that every human is redeemable. My faith tells me that even if my heart cries out for vengeance. Whether this man was sane when he did this evil is up to smarter people than me. To my core, I believe that healthy, whole human beings don't have a need to hurt others. I need to believe that.
I believe that every human is redeemable. My faith tells me that even if my heart cries out for vengeance. Whether this man was sane when he did this evil is up to smarter people than me. To my core, I believe that healthy, whole human beings don't have a need to hurt others. I need to believe that.
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 11:24 PM
Everything is up to God's mercy. It is our job to forgive him, even when nobody else on the earth will, and it is God's job to judge him according to his deeds. We as humans sometimes think we can judge better than God can so we attempt to, but this is not our role. Pray for him, his family, his friends, the victims and their families and friends, and love him as we are called to do.
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Posted 22 July 2012 - 11:48 PM
So, I was just thinking about the horrible tragedy that happened in Colorado and was then thinking about God's mercy. I suspect most of America, hates the guy who shot the 71 people and killed 12 of those people. I'm confused about how we should view this man. He did such a horrible, horrible thing. However, Christ tells us to love the sinner but hate the sin. Nobody wants to love this man right now. But, if we pray for him and pray the divine mercy chaplet, will God have mercy on him? I can only imagine how much this crime hurts God and everyone is praying for the victims, which they should but is it worth praying for an unrepentant sinner such as this man who committed such a horrible crime?
I know this is probably a touchy subject right now and I hope I haven't offended anyone. My heart and prayers go out to all the victims and families of those who were involved.
It is always worth praying for someone. Always
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 07:07 AM
I was asking specifically beacause in St. Faustina's diary Jesus said two things that stood out for me. #1 "the greater the sinner, the greater the right a soul has to my mercy". (723) #2 "were a soul like a decaying corpse, so that from a human standpoint, there would be no hope of restoration and everything would have been lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of divine mercy restores the soul to full."(1448)
So, we should probably pray the divine mercy chaplet for everyone involved. Hmmm... I just realized how unimaginably amazing God's mercy is for humankind. Wow.
So, we should probably pray the divine mercy chaplet for everyone involved. Hmmm... I just realized how unimaginably amazing God's mercy is for humankind. Wow.
Edited by Annie12, 23 July 2012 - 07:07 AM.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 10:24 AM
I was reading about Charles Whitman (the man who climbed the clock tower in Austin Tx and indiscriminately shot people) and in his suicide note, he requested that an autopsy be done. The autopsy showed that he had an almond sized tumor growing in his brain. It was impacting the area believed to control our impulses and desires.
I'm not saying this man has the same medical issue. I'm saying that I've heard about the clocktower shooting for years. 16 people were killed for no reason and everyone naturally assumed that Whitman was a monster. This was the first I've ever heard reported that there could have been a physiological reason.
I'm not saying this man has the same medical issue. I'm saying that I've heard about the clocktower shooting for years. 16 people were killed for no reason and everyone naturally assumed that Whitman was a monster. This was the first I've ever heard reported that there could have been a physiological reason.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 11:25 AM
good piece from the Anchoress this morning: http://www.patheos.c...-image-of-loss/
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