Tragic story offers something that connects with our humanity and kinship

Officers Painter (R) and Jefferson (L) were close friends

Officers John Painter and J.J. Jefferson were killed in the line of duty Tuesday, responding to a suspicious person report on the campus of Bridgewater College in western Virginia.

The suspect was captured alive and taken into custody.

Quoting Dr. King on matters of race, and the simple way we can heal each other

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Last summer, as a lot of the George Floyd protests/riots broke out across America, I got into a debate with one of my sons. It began with back-and-fourth texting and ended with some harsh words over the phone. 

At one point he quoted Dr. Martin Luther King’s letter during his incarceration in Birmingham, Ala. It was — and is — a thoughtful quote from an insightful and sincere man of God.