He was hiding among the fold of faith in a historic South Carolina church. Proudly known as Mother Emanuel, the place of worship was converted into a scene from Purge. God’s flock was lessened—nine innocents gunned down by one who thinks there’s too much black. But the darkness is within Dylann Roof. To him, and to all, mind the verse from Genesis 1: “Let there be Light.” God’s Light is wide and color blind. No race needs to be erased.

©2015 Karina Pinella