“We have been charged”

A reflection/confession based on our Christian calling and the charges for the death of Freddie Gray.

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 By Magdalena I. García

"The most serious charges were brought against Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., who was driving the van that carried Mr. Gray to a police station after his April 12 arrest. Along with involuntary manslaughter, Officer Goodson, 45, was charged with 'second-degree depraved heart murder,' which means indifference to human life." – As reported by The New York Times, May 1, 2015, in “6 Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death” (www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/us/freddie-gray-autopsy-report-given-to-baltimore-prosecutors.html?smid)

We have been charged

with the care of creation

but we are instead

destroying the planet.

We have been charged

with being our brother’s keeper

but we are instead

rising up against Abel.

We have been charged

with loving our neighbor

but we are instead

neglecting communities.

We have been charged

with being Imago Dei

but we are instead

embodying Homo Economicus.

We have been charged

with bringing good news

but we are instead

protecting our own interests.

Given our indifference to human life

we can consider ourselves guilty

of umpteenth-degree depraved heart murder.

We have been charged.

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