Sunday, February 9, 2020

Impeachment and stone throwing

The Presidential impeachment trial has concluded with a verdict of acquittal. I suspect we will never actually know what really happened or even what the actual motivation was all about. Nevertheless, I'm glad there was someone who brought the charge and a group that reached their verdict. Perhaps every national leader and President should be charged with misusing his/her influence and, therefore, tried by a group of peers. Our world is full of individual and group behaviors that are questionable. There is something within each of us that breaks through our persona (how we want to be seen by others) and, about which, we hope no one knows. It was Jesus who said, that those of us who are without sin are those who would want to begin throwing the first stones. I'm glad there was a charge, impeachment, trial and verdict. However, I'm certainly not in a position to begin throwing stones. I'm pleased, however, that it is over. I wish some would now 'let it go' so we can move on. Perhaps that's what Jesus meant when he said 'go and sin no more.'