{"id":44738,"date":"2016-07-07T19:38:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T00:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=44738"},"modified":"2016-07-20T06:47:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T11:47:14","slug":"honoring-the-angels-you-find-in-front-of-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/honoring-the-angels-you-find-in-front-of-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring the angels you find in front of you"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mom<\/a>I was behind a young mother in the store earlier. She had three sons, about 2, 6 and 8 and she was doing an admirable job of keeping them under control. The older ones unloaded the shopping cart while the youngest quietly watched his mom on the phone telling someone she\u2019d \u201cbe right back to take care of it.\u201d \u00a0She seemed weary but handled the scene with grace and ease. \u00a0I looked at the two oldest, it brought to mind the two young men\u00a0— Alton Sterling<\/a>\u00a0 and Philando Castile<\/a> — who\u2019d been unlawfully shot by officers in the past 24 hours. \u00a0This strong mother was raising three young black men not knowing what would become of them in tomorrow\u2019s society. No one with eyes open can pretend they\u2019ll have equal opportunity in our lifetime. No matter how good a mother she is, no matter how good a person they grow up to be, because of the color of their skin. \u00a0I felt great shame. \u00a0When her groceries were tallied, I handed the cashier cash saying, \u201cMay I, please? Seeing you with your boys gives me hope for our next generation. Thank you.<\/em><\/span><\/strong>\u201d And I meant it. I was grateful for the chance to lighten her load for at least the moment, perhaps to create a happy story to tell later, perhaps\u00a0<\/span>give a reminder that good and bad exists side by side. \u00a0But I could tell she knew that. \u00a0The timing\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>was synchronistic. I seldom carry cash on m<\/span>e<\/span><\/strong> but I’d just returned from the bank where I’d cashed my $15 check for jury duty as well as a $100 donation check someone had gifted me. I never expected either amount, and would typically have deposited it rather than cashing it, so since everything was falling into place, I figured it was her money anyway.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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