~tickle~ {{{hugs}}} Lisa! I realize that it's a long wait... they returned with a verdict really fast ~ really really fast. It was easy ~ it was so obvious that he's the one who did it.
It took me a while to reach the conclusion that for him ~ I would vote death.
I think that's a good jury there... I really do ~ very caring and compassionate. I believe that they are taking their job seriously ~ I hope at least a couple of them are going to Church today to ask for His guidance in sentencing CDMSLP. If not ~ I'm going, and I'll pray for them.
It is a terrible thing to have the vote for someone's life in your hands. It has to take a lot of soul searching... The immediate thought would be ~ Treat others as you would have God treat you. Oh my gosh, RUN from voting Death!
My next thoughts were, "What do I really want?" I want peace for Laci's family ~ I want the joy of Laci and Conner celebrating Christmas in Heaven to fill their hearts.
I want this to be a just verdict and a fitting sentence ~ one that reaches out and touches more lives than merely Scott's. One that will bring Laci's family peace and acceptance.
And I want the salvation of Scott's soul ~ because all of us, no matter how ugly we may have become ~ are God's children ~ even the ones that turn from Him.
And then I went on to the question, "What do I think will best help turn Scooter back in the right direction? What will make him seek God? What will make him realize that he is in great need of God's Mercy?"
Many thoughts ran through my mind ~ but I did see that his whole life was spent carefully constructing a mask ~ all the things that he ever did, were done to make others think well of him...
It is now time to remove all the props ~ leave him nothing to hide behind ~ may the empty nothingness of Death Row be the void that fills Scott's soul with God.