Today - Post 2

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/05/4_murder_cases_in_cuyahoga_cou.html

Found guilty.

It brings her family and herself some closure.

It is devastating for his family and his life.

How do I feel?  I am happy for her. I guess. I mean if it had to happen this way I am happy the offender will be punished. Really though, I wish I had a time machine and could go back and just undo this whole tragedy.

I am a bit sad for him. I  don't know him. I am always rooting for young black men. I have 3 of my own. I always love it when they beat the negative expectation of others. I love it when they rise up and show those that root for their demise that "they" are better than that. So as a mother of sons, I am sad for him. I weep at his lost life. As a woman with " a social workers heart"  I wished he could have been helped when he needed it, if that were so, this situation would never have taken place. As an African American woman, I am saddened that another black man is taken out of the game and locked up. As a human being, I can not believe how disgusted I am at yet another example of inhumanity. 

As a Christian , we must forgive others as we have been forgiven.

I am not there yet.

But, I will be