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Forgiveness In Mary Johnson's Story

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About 20,000 people are murdered each year. Not many murders are forgiven. The murders forgiven are forgiven by people with mercy. One particular example of forgiveness would be Mary Johnson’s story. Mrs.Johnson forgave her son’s killer and became close friends with him. Mrs. Johnson’s story of mercy teaches about the need for mercy by showing that killers can change, forgiveness can help people, and that people who are bad need second chances. In 1993, Laramiun Byrd was shot in the head over a disagreement at a party by Oshea Israel. Byrd was 20 at the time and Israel was 16. Israel was served 17 years in prison. When he was released, Mrs.Johnson forgave him and became close friends with him. They now live next door to each other and share
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