tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033245.post115874542014315567..comments2023-04-25T11:28:59.146-07:00Comments on The Quixotic Pastor: 4:00 am musingsReverend Dona Quixotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236153172787772792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033245.post-1159065884413353092006-09-23T19:44:00.000-07:002006-09-23T19:44:00.000-07:00Actually, LC, I think this is not such a different...Actually, LC, I think this is not such a different category after all. The criminal in my case killed with his bare hands --the criminal in your case killed with a motor vehicle. We strongly suspect that addiction is a part of the puzzle with our case too --the suspect had gotten back on crack again. Addictions do eat away at a person's humanity, and they kill off those places in us where compassion and remorse dwells ...Reverend Dona Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236153172787772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033245.post-1158947260089889502006-09-22T10:47:00.000-07:002006-09-22T10:47:00.000-07:00It's not quite in the same category, but in my con...It's not quite in the same category, but in my congregation several years ago one of the most known/loved members of our congregation was run over by a drunk driver as he was jogging one morning. His family was devastated, and there was a lot of existential pondering and rage in the congregation...the driver was an habitual offender who didn't demonstrate any remorse for what he'd done, and in fact had, along with his family, been rude and dismissive to the victim's spouse during courtroom proceedings. It's indeed difficult to remember the enemy in the midst of rallying around the victims' family and friends.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033245.post-1158849680327657952006-09-21T07:41:00.000-07:002006-09-21T07:41:00.000-07:00Thank you Marie.Fortunately, I don't generally hav...Thank you Marie.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, I don't generally have too many of these insomniac episodes ... just occasionally.<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you're addressing the subject of the death penalty. My state of residence is not a death penalty state, but my home state of Texas is. <BR/><BR/>Usually I struggle with praying for my enemies more around issues of politics. In what way is it significant that it is easier for me to pray for a suspected murderer than ...say... the leadership of the American Family Association? Of course, I had a personal relationship with the suspect, whereas I don't often sit down at a social table with someone like Jim Dobson. Perhaps that's the key ... my murder suspect is human to me, but Jim Dobson remains a "talking head" because we've had no human interaction.Reverend Dona Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236153172787772792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31033245.post-1158803975351575782006-09-20T18:59:00.000-07:002006-09-20T18:59:00.000-07:00WOW! 3:45. You've got me beat for insomnia. I am i...WOW! 3:45. You've got me beat for insomnia. I am indeed holding you and yours in prayer and there are indeed those among the RGBP who've been through this. I'm so glad that you're thinking about the "praying for our enemies" piece of all this. It's always the hardes thing we are called to do. I'm doing a lot of thinking about this as I prepare to preach a sermon on the death penalty in October. Tough stuff. Prayers ascending.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005040876956039402noreply@blogger.com