Charles G. "Peanut" Wilson
Charles Wilson, the inmate killed on I-40 while working on the side of the road, was laid to rest today. His family is still mourning. Charles had a strong impact on many people, and now he is gone. The circumstances surrounding his death are still being investigated by our firm and we hope to have that wrapped up soon. I told Charles' family that right now, I can't give them many answers. For me, the Psalmist is the one with the answers.
On the flip, one of my favorite Psalms, apropos the funeral of Charles Wilson...
PSALM 43
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
There's something about that Psalm that reminds me of the Appalachian folk tune often sung around Christmas time: I wonder as I wander.
It amazes me how the same themes can at times be so foreign, and at other times so natural.
