On this day, November 8th 1987, a huge car bomb exploded in Enniskillin, County Fermanagh, as the towns people assembled quietly for their annual Remembrance Day Service held on the 8th, not the 11th, because the 8th was the nearest Sunday to the original date of the cessation of war in 1918. That day eleven people were killed and over sixty were injured, some of them critically. The I.R.A. announced later “We are responsible”. Ponder those words, and weep: “We are responsible”.
Now what most people have come to remember about that particular atrocity was the attitude of sixty year old Gordon Wilson, who, with his daughter Marie, was buried beneath the debris of the wrecked building which had avalanched on to the unsuspecting worshippers. Before Gordon was rescued he had done his best to comfort his dying daughter who was trapped beside him and fatally wounded. What astonished the world was his humble Christian comment: “I shall pray for those people who planted the bomb tonight and every night”.
That was the comment which flashed through the world’s news networks. It was news indeed, not only of the atrocity but the Christian comment of a wounded and grieving father who, apart from his faith might have delivered a tirade of bitterness and invective against those who murdered his beloved daughter. That comment stood out like the sun rising over what had been a black and awful darkness. Yes, I know, that to the world’s media only bad news is real news. Good news is regarded as boring, and it doesn’t sell papers. But when it comes to dealing with the appalling atrocities of our human inhumanity: when it comes to trying to make sense of shattered dreams and broken relationships:when it comes to being truly responsible, and not controlled by knee-jerk reactions to horror and evil and brutality, both world-wide and in your street, the only timeless comments, the only truly earth-shaking words which exist are the words of Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God, the Messiah, the only one who can save us from ourselves. This is from the Sermon on the Mount in:
You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgement’ , but I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgement. Again anyone who says to his brother ‘Raca’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin, but anyone who says ‘You fool’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. Matthew 5: 21-22Matthew 5: 21-22
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21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: by: or, to ²² But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Raca: that is, Vain fellow  

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A Prayer: Deliver me this day, O Lord, from the hatred which can curse anyone for any reason, lest the poison I spread, spreads and poisons me also.
Now read Matthew 18: 21-35Matthew 18: 21-35
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21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? ²² Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. ²⁴ And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. talents: a talent is ounces of silver, at a hundred and eleven cents the ounce ²⁵ But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. worshipped him: or, besought him ²⁷ Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents ²⁹ And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. ³¹ So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. ³² Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: ³³ Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? ³⁴ And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. ³⁵ So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.  

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