Oklahoma

Oklahoma City was one of the saddest places for me to talk to people. When the Tour was in the City we went to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. We were asking people the question, “What is Evil?” As we were walking around the Memorial I found it hard and a little awkward for myself to walk up to people and ask them what evil is. Here we were, in a setting where great evil had been committed. In the center of the memorial there is a reflection pool marking the spot where a bomb was set off, killing men, women and sadly children. On the sides of the reflection pool there are chairs set up representing every life that was lost. Before we entered the Memorial we were split into small teams of two-three. Austin, Kristina and I were on the same team and as we were walking we approached a husband and wife. When we asked the husband what he believes evil is, he told us to be prepared for a lengthy answer because he's a college professor. He asked us, “What is cold?” I said the absence of heat. He asked, “What is darkness?” The absence of light. “What is evil?” The absence of good. I asked him what is good, he said that only God is good. Evil is the absence of God.
-Kristen Judson-