When good boys do bad things

Remember in my last blog when I mentioned that our car was vandalized? Well, the vandals were caught. They were a group of boys. Not angry, protesting, resentful boys out for revenge, but 9 to 10 year olds seeing how far they can push their limits. It was a thrill for them, perhaps an experiment in the aerodynamics of rocks.

My heart went out to these kids. I knew, from my discussion with the police, that the kids had some serious discipline coming their way both from the police force and their parents. There are consequences for actions like this.

When I heard about these kids, I went to prayer and affirmed that the power of good is operating on their behalf. I understand the innate goodness of all and could forgive the ignorance that brought about this act. (Read about this kind of prayer in Science and Health.)

God is all and all is harmony. So when senseless acts like this occur, I know that there is a divine law that says good is omnipotent and evil cannot overpower or define a child of God -- and this helps to transform thought and adjusts action to conform to harmony -- another one of God's laws.

Prayer recognizes the attraction of good and helps affirm that others can see that the adventure and deep satisfaction of doing good works far outweighs the promised short-lived thrill of doing bad and hurtful things.

Prayer helps confirm that good is operating right now and draws the thought to the substance and attraction of helping others, and our inherent creative power to invent things, construct things, and attract others to good works.

Vandalism is a cheap and cowardly thrill that is short-lived and soon forgotten. Those who vandalize may be convinced that they have nothing to lose in a society where things seem so easily tossed away and are maybe even convinced that this is the only way to make their mark, get some atttention.

These boys are not "throw-away" boys, but have the capacity to do good, to be heroes and to be remembered. The greatest attention they can get is in knowing they are loved and known by God and they are needed and have something unique to give to the world.

Good always prevails. It is more powerful than evil. When good boys do bad things it is important that we not let those bad things be the defining act for those boys' characters. They are children of God. Wrong acts can be rectified and whatever resolution needs to be made can be made. They can claim their ability to do good things, and their God-given natural inclination to do good things. Their innate goodness defines who they are and it cannot be hid.




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