Alvin Greene -- He needs our love, forgiveness and prayers -- maybe we are witnessing a Godwink, eh, Nephew John?
Watching Keith Olbermann (MSNBC's version of a Pit Bull) belittle and in all possible ways demean the inarticulate Alvin Greene on Wednesday night made my heart bleed for Alvin Greene. Yes, he may well have been a "plant" put into the Democrat Primary by misguided Republicans to "mess things up a little," but I only saw a Child of God in need of my love and His Grace, plus Mr. Greene's contrition and repentance for what seemingly were inappropriate past activities ... and a recognition that absolutely nothing--ABSOLUTELY NOTHING--happens in this world without God's permission.
For the record, Alvin Greene is an unemployed 32-year-old black Army veteran with no campaign funds, no signs, and no website. He even faces felony charges for inappropriate advances made to a USC sophomore using sexually explicit images on the screen of his computer--several dozen such images, according to the charges.
He nevertheless shocked South Carolina on last Tuesday night by winning the Democratic Senate primary to oppose Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) come November. The young, imperfect and slow-on-the-pickup African American currently lives in his family's (father's) home. He defeated Vic Rawl, a former judge and state legislator who had a $186,000 campaign warchest and had already planned his next fundraising event.
Most agreed that he won the nomination because Alvin begins with the letter "A" and his name was at the top of the Democrat Ballot.
Despite the odds, Greene, who has been unemployed for the past nine months, said that he wasn't surprised by his victory. For public dissemination, he said:
"I wasn’t surprised ... but not really. I mean ... just a little ... but not much. I knew I was on top of my campaign ... and just stayed on top of everything ... I just ... I wasn't surprised that much ... just a little. I knew that I worked hard ... and did!"
Jesus works in mysterious ways.
My own life is testimony to that incontrovertible fact. Welcome to the club, Alvin; my prayers for you are from the heart.
posted by Dr. Joe @ 9:15 PM
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I know that none of us are worthy to be forgiven, but Jesus died on the cross for that and other things and we do need to be praying for all of God's children even if they have fallen from the path, because you never know people can change know matter what they have done, but we still have to pay for what we have done, but sometimes God gives us favor and grace to see if we are willing to change our ways and God can take something bad and turn it around for the good. God always has a reason for everything he allows in our life. From a child of the most HIGH GOD in Grays Harbor County
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