To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, not justice.
God is patient with us to become the God's children he wants us to be but you really can see him weeping.
Does taking the life of the perpetrator return your mom? No.
Forgiving is a gift to the forgiver as well as to the perpetrator.
To forgive is not just to be altruistic.
People are killed because they're gay. I don't think, "What do I want to do today? I want to speak up on gay rights." No. It's God catching me by my neck. I wish I could keep quiet about the plight of the Palestinians. I can't!