Small Things Count

“An eye for an eye.”  God gave this rule to His simple people wandering the desert to help them put things into perspective.  He knew they acted out of impulsive vengeance, and He wanted them to think before they acted.  Then Jesus came and refined the process by emphasizing compassion.  Christians take note: every month our society turns its back on Jesus’ teaching by executing a man.  Eventually we’ll get to everyone on Death Row…unless we act as followers of Jesus.  We must write letters and emails and make phone calls to our governor and state representatives.   They need to be reminded that most people favor alternatives (like life-imprisonment).  They recognize that each stated opinion represents a multitude of silent others who feel the same way.  This  means that your one little letter DOES count!  They know they must listen to us because, after all, elections are coming soon.