An Unfortunate Wonderful Opportuity

I love a good oxymoron. Here goes another one, an unfortunate wonderful opportunity. Let’s see how it is unfortunately wonderful.

Today, in the city where I reside, a mother lays her son to eternal rest.  It’s a sad day in the city that’s nickname, “The Holy City”, the city of Charleston South Carolina.

Walter Scott’s death resorted from the awful decision Officer Michael T Slager made when he selfishly decided the life of Walter Scott’s was far less valuable than others he may have encountered, not realizing or caring that his decision to murder would not only affect Scott’s family but many others, including his own.

Officer Micheal Slager wife has to deliver their child next month without his presence. His child may never see him in their created family environment, and Walter Scott’s family may never see him again to walk or run, as a free man, on this side of earth, where our God has created all men equal.

The astonishing revelation to the story was on CNN, when Walter’s mother was interviewed, she said she has forgiven Micheal Slager, her son’s murder.  What strength and power she has displayed. This is only because of her understanding of the love of God. This is the type of love our God wants us to display. She was not only saddened for her son, but her son’s killer and his family. They all are experiencing a lost.

My grandmother always said how our God sits high and looks low. It may have or may have not been a coincident that Feidin Santana happened to be present at that moment to video the entire incident, showing the fact that a picture does speak a thousand words and the surprising truth.

God is the ultimate authority. If Santana was not present Scott’s life would have just been one more life lost in an unjust decision made by another person that our God has allowed to be in an authoritative position. See he (Michael) reported to S.L.E.D. on this side of life, in an attempt to hide his iniquities. But see, Feidin was present with his video and so was our God in His omnipresence. Now, unless Slager find true repentance in his heart, he will report to our God, the ultimate authority, who allowed him to have the position in which he abused, in an unclean state of non-repentance, finding eternal damnation.

Walter’s mother wonderful decision to forgive is what frees her. If his mother can forgive, what gives us the right not to forgive as well?  “Vengeance is mine,” says the Lord. (Deuteronomy 32:35) (ESV)

Isn’t that what God did when we killed his son? Jesus, Himself, before his spirit departed said," forgive them father for they know not what they do." KJV (Luke 23: 24). Our iniquities/ sins nailed His son to the cross just as Officer Michael Slager put Walter Scott to death with his choice to further indulge in sin and immoralities.

Nobody ask me, but I say let God and Mrs. Scott be an example this day in the power of forgiveness; the freedom of forgiveness and the great opportunity it gives us towards eternal salvation, which God offers, if we obey his commands.  Forgive, let go; and let God take control. Mrs. Scott truly used her  unfortunate situation  as an opportunity to display a wonderful example of forgiveness.She could have chose bitterness, but she chose forgiveness.