disclaimer: yes, this is really a post about capital punishment. and yes, i do live in south Georgia. and yes, i realize people may think this is over the top.
today, a LSU graduate student came to interview for a position at Southwestern. of course, it would be my class that he taught/was watched in.
he was nervous. he was awkward. he seemed super nice. he had red hair.
we talked about capital punishment. people being put to death wrongly. and how minorities are put to death more than white people. and my heart just hurts thinking about it again.
we filled out a survey and i said i didn't agree with it. i was one of like 3 in the liberal class who thought this. it was eye opening. aren't liberals for life in prison?
anyways, here is the deal. i honestly don't know if it is right. i am tired of taking everyone else's word for it. so i will search and pray and search some more. because my Daddy cares enough to let me know.
if someone ever hurt Jamester...i would want something done. probably not just prison. so this is where it gets tough. my human heart wants to say yes...but does God truly like what is going on?
... in Matthew 5:39 Jesus tells us to "turn the other cheek."
BUT
...in Isaiah 1:17 it says "learn to do right! seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow."
over the last few years....
Texas executed 379.
Georgia executed 38.
Tennessee executed 2.
for a few minutes today i wanted to move to TN, but then He reminded me of something...our world is corrupt and messed every single place i ever go.
my.heart. is. heavy.
today, being an English major at a Christian school would have been so much easier. but i think He has proved Himself faithful this week. He has screamed love. He has made God-things happen. and He has shown Himself not only to me, but to my professor who i love dearly through a friend's blog.
and so when i am confused. i will trust.
and when i can't see. i will trust.
1 comment:
ahh the big yet small issue. Yes there are people who have wrongly been accused. but there are those who are rightly accused. Who should do the accusing why God. Its those kind of passges that lead to mass confussion. The bible will say one thing yet the n say the other way. In some way they both mean the same thing. But for know its God who knows what that is. So never cease praying. and keep asking for wisdom and guidance and HE will answer.
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