Amy Olson, LPGA player
I personally have been seeking to listen and understand in the last week. Trying to understand what our black brothers and sisters go through on a daily basis. Just to allow my eyes to be opened. I think we all have a lot to learn.
George Floyd’s murder hit really close to home for me. Minneapolis is where my husband is from. It was really heartbreaking to read about how he was treated and how he died. It’s also extremely heartbreaking to see the aftermath of it. We should be angry. I think it’s really important to be angry about things that are wrong. But to hate and to riot and have violence and to steal and to destruct property, that’s also wrong.
I think for me personally, my prayer has been for justice and love. They are not opposites. Jesus came to us and demonstrated them perfectly. Justice, by declaring us guilty of every one of our wrongful actions, but he loves us so much that he took our punishment on himself. That’s the kind of love our world needs. I have confidence that justice will be served. The fact that our world was outraged over this universally, tells me that at least as a society we know what’s right, even if we don’t always do what’s right.