Topics:<\/b> Acceptance; Body of Christ; Christians; Community; Compassion; Example; Forgiveness; Grace; Grief; Kindness; Love; Mercy; Mourning<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Matthew 5:7, 43\u201348; Luke 6:27\u201336; 17:4; Romans 12:17\u201319; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:12\u201313<\/p>\n
On the morning of October 2, 2006, Charles Carl Roberts barricaded himself inside West Nickel Mines Amish School. After murdering five young girls and wounding six others, Roberts committed suicide. It was a dark day for the Amish community of West Nickel Mines, but it was also a dark day for Marie Roberts, the wife of the gunman, and her two young children.<\/p>\n
On the following Saturday, Marie went to her husband\u2019s funeral. She and her children watched in amazement as Amish families\u2014about half of the seventy-five mourners present\u2014came and stood alongside them in the midst of their blinding grief. Despite the horrific crimes the man had committed against them, the Amish came to mourn Charles Carl Roberts as a husband and daddy.<\/p>\n
Bruce Porter, a fire department chaplain who attended the service, was profoundly moved: \u201cIt\u2019s the love, the heartfelt forgiveness they have toward the family. I broke down and cried seeing it displayed.\u201d He said Marie Roberts was also touched. \u201cShe was absolutely, deeply moved by the love shown.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014\u201cAmish Mourn Gunman in School Rampage,\u201d USA Today<\/i> (October 7, 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Acceptance; Body of Christ; Christians; Community; Compassion; Example; Forgiveness; Grace; Grief; Kindness; Love; Mercy; Mourning References: Matthew 5:7, 43\u201348; Luke 6:27\u201336; 17:4; Romans 12:17\u201319; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:12\u201313 On the morning of October 2, 2006, Charles Carl Roberts barricaded himself inside West Nickel Mines Amish School. After murdering five young girls and wounding six … Continue reading “SHOWING
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