Less than an hour after Terri’s heart stopped beating, in an extraordinary display of Christ-like humility, her brother Bobby faced the TV cameras and spoke to all who had clamored for her death.
Did he lash out at them, calling them to account for the suffering they had caused? No. Did he, out of mercy, state that he had forgiven them? No.
In one of the most breath-taking—and nearly inconceivable—displays of Christian submission, he asked for forgiveness. He asked forgiveness if he or his family had caused offense to anyone.
The Schindlers lived out the key trait for a pure heart. Forgiveness freed them from the stranglehold of bitterness and despair. It gave them strength to continue on to help others, which they have done through the Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation. First Thoughts
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