Weapon of Mass Redemption

Could a single act of revenge have caused a chain of events so tragic that we find ourselves questioning our safety?


I find myself reviewing the past year and in particular a regurgitated news story which is broadcast to us so frequently, albeit with a few details replaced each time. Knife crime has indeed become a problem in our world.

But what is feeding this pandemic? What could be fueling it?

Could it be that that act of killing another human being would create a manhunt for that sinner? Would s/he pay the price for that offense? After all, it is a worldwide belief that what goes around comes around. It seems likely that for each person murdered, a loved one then seeks revenge and thus replicates the very act which caused their pain. And now, because of this disastrous law which has been born, the assassins became victims and lives have been lost.

I wonder if there was a way to extinguish this inferno of blades? If revenge is kindling, what might quench it? Forgiveness perhaps? If loved ones forgave the assassin rather than acting out on their anger might the pandemic grind to a halt? Could something this powerful be controlled by something so simple?


God created for us a beautiful world and trusted us to nurture it. Each time a creation of his is brutally murdered, he sheds his tears through each drop of blood lost. Let us start a new chain, one of forgiveness which in time, when strong enough, will wrap itself around the chain of revenge. With this weapon of mass redemption, we can hopefully try to restore some of the love which has been misplaced and begin to see the potential which the world has been hiding from us.