Short take: More Stories of Forgiveness from the President's visit to Charleston

[babylonsister]

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/short-take-more-stories-of-forgiveness-from-the-president/

Short take: More Stories of Forgiveness from the President's visit to Charleston
John Dickerson, CBS


At the Aspen Ideas Festival, President Obama's top adviser Valerie Jarrett offered new details about the president's visit to Charleston last Friday. She said that the president talked to the survivor who the shooter Dylann Roof allowed to live so that she could tell the world what he'd done.

The president, Jarrett said, told the woman that she needed to take care of herself though her instinct would be to do everything possible to comfort the families of those who had died. The president said he'd talked to a lot of veterans who had come back from war about survivor's guilt and he warned her about that same emotional toil.

The woman (who Jarrett did not name, but who news reports identify as Polly Sheppard) told the president that she used to work in the prison where the shooter Dylann Roof is being held. She knows people still working there. They say Roof is in tears and is remorseful. She said, in your prayers Mr. President remember him too.

[catrose]

1. Now that's forgiveness

And commanded by her faith, but a pretty tall order
I think the Bible verse goes "Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you." There's another one that says "Do good to those who hate you."

They're not heard very often.

I confess I want to know what verses she and the murdered studied in their last hour together.

[babylonsister]

2. That IS forgiveness. I wish we could all learn

from her. I fear I'd be less than forgiving.

[Iliyah]

3. WOW

Love does prevail . . .

[freshwest]

4. Oh, that makes me cry... I feel bad for being so hateful about that messed up person. n/t

And Obama does pray everyday to humbly do the right thing for everyone, including those that hate him so much.

Unlike those enjoy mocking and want to get their reward with their false religiousity, and 'compassion' that ruins the lives of so many.

They have now been revealed for the evil spirits they are. I do believe they are afraid of what he is because he is a better man.



Awed by the people of Charleston.

[artislife]

5. *sniff *sob