I posted this on another thread but it deserves a place of its own... THE bereaved husband of a young woman killed in the terrorist attack in Paris has written a heartbreaking letter to her killers. Antoine Leiris, a journalist at France Bleu, declared that he and their baby son would not live in fear of terrorists the tragic note, titled 'You will not have my hatred' he wrote: "On Friday evening you stole the life of an exceptional person, the love of my life, the mother of my son, but you will not have my hatred. "I don’t know who you are and I don’t want to know, you are dead souls. If this God for whom you kill blindly made us in his image, every bullet in the body of my wife is a wound in his heart. "So no, I will not give you the satisfaction of hating you. You want it, but to respond to hatred with anger would be to give in to the same ignorance that made you what you are. "You would like me to be scared, for me to look at my fellow citizens with a suspicious eye, for me to sacrifice my liberty for my security. You have lost. The player still plays. "I saw her this morning. At last, after nights and days of waiting. She was as beautiful as when she left on Friday evening, as beautiful as when I fell head over heels in love with her more than 12 years ago. "Of course I am devastated with grief, I grant you this small victory, but it will be short-lived. "I know she will be with us every day and we will find each other in heaven with free souls which you will never have. "Us two, my son and I, we will be stronger than every army in the world. I cannot waste any more time on you as I must go back to [my son] who has just woken from his sleep. "He is only just 17 months old, he is going to eat his snack just like every other day, then we are going to play like every other day and all his life this little boy will be happy and free. "Because you will never have his hatred either."
Sadly these terrorists have taken the gifts God has given them of great belief, obedience and sacrifice and allowed the devil to pervert them into perverse, twisted versions of what they were originally intended for.
The Lord told us to love our enemies. Hatred has always been an easy reaction to those who commit horror, damage and injustice upon us and our family/friends. Hatred requires Faith and Grace to overcome as it can become a more Evil thing than the damage or injustice that spawned it. Remember though! Righteous Anger is not to be equated with hatred. Righteous self-defence is not hatred. Hatred of an individual made in the likeness of God is evil but hatred of Evil is not a sin. When Jesus told us to turn the other cheek, I don't believe He was talking about Evil!? GOD SAVE ALL HERE .... Bless and Protect all those touched by Evil!!
James 1:20 19This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; 20for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. 21Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.…
