This is the story of what happened that night when the shooting took place:
On June 17, 2015, Dylan Roof, a
young white man, attended the Wednesday evening Bible Study at the
predominantly black Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. An hour later, Roof
pulled a concealed weapon and killed nine African-Americans as they prayed
including Myra Thompson, the wife of Reverend Anthony Thompson. Myra’s murder
devastated Anthony, yet he chose to privately and publicly forgive the shooter.
Many in the church and community
still struggle to understand Reverend Thompson’s deliberate choice to forgive
the racist murderer. But as Charlestonians witnessed this incredible act of
forgiveness, something significant happened within the community. Instead of
the expected racial riots in the aftermath of the shooting, black and white
leaders and residents united, coming together peaceably and even showing acts
of selfless love.
This book is the account of
Reverend Thompson wife’s murder, the grief he experienced, and the radical
choice to forgive the killer. But beyond that, Reverend Thompson casts a
compelling vision of the power of forgiveness to transform our
lives-personally, in our communities, and even in our nation.
Be inspired by this remarkable
story and discover how the difficult decision to forgive can become the key to
radical change.
The author not only tells his personal story of loss and forgiveness but also tells of others who have exercised the choice to forgive.
The author says that he had to forgive so he would no longer be controlled by what happened to his wife. Also he has written to Roof and is praying that he will turn to God and be able to receive the forgiveness which he needs.
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