Dreams Unlocked

"What is this incomparable energy which appears first in one walking the earth like a living judgement and this energy which can die with a dying civilization and yet force it to a resurrection from the dead; this energy which at last of all can inflame a bankrupt peasantry with so fixed a faith in justice that they get what they ask while others go away empty; so that the most helpless island of the Empire can actually help itself?" - G.K. Chesterton in Orthodoxy.

I am a pastor. I traffic in a world of repentance and forgiveness. Both actions being central to my faith. This past week the world was treated to one of the most stunning acts of forgiveness ever caught on film. First, the background. On September 6, 2018, off duty police officer Amber Guyger entered what she thought was her own apartment in Dallas Texas. It was actually the apartment one floor above her own. Upon entering she saw someone sitting on what she thought was her couch. Alarmed, Guyger drew her weapon and asked to see the stranger’s hands. (This part is questionable as no neighbor recalls hearing any commands yelled out before the shots.) Botham Jean was in his own apartment eating ice-cream on his couch. He must have been startled by a strange woman with weapon drawn shouting commands at him. He did not respond fast enough and Guyger shot two rounds aimed at Jean’s torso. Her expertise in weaponry proved tragic as she aimed directly at the c...