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An Iconic Moment for America

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Father Joe

This will likely be the award winning photograph of the year. Partisan politics aside, if this is possible any more, it depicts an iconic moment in history. Hollywood could not have crafted the image better . . . blood stained face, fist in the air, and the flag waving in the background. Providence or chance I would not say. But it speaks volumes. Will it change the man? Authorities are saying, had he not turned his head to look at the screen, the bullet would have entered his eye. Death does not get much closer than this. It is also a time to examine our hearts. Can we disagree with ideas without hating or wishing ill will upon others? What were we secretly hoping when we heard the news? Pray that the contest between President Biden and former President Trump will be settled at the ballot box and not at the end of a gun.

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