upposed　to　be　uplifting　and　ennobling。　I　think　back　to　the　sermons　of　my　childhood；　booming　affirmations　in　the　church　of　Praise　Jesus；　The　Lord　Is　Mighty；　and　I　recall　how　the　preachers　used　to　say　that　God's　eye　is　on　the　sparrow；　that　He　sees　and　marks　even　the　least　of　His　creations。　When　I　think　of　Mr。　Jingles；　and　the　tiny　scraps　of　wood　we　found　in　that　hole　in　the　beam；　I　think　that　is　so。　Yet　this　same　God　sacrificed　John　Coffey；　who　tried　only　to　do　good　in　his　blind　way；　as　savagely　as　any　Old　Testament　prophet　ever　sacrificed　a　defenseless　Iamb　。。。　as　Abraham　would　have　sacrificed　his　own　son　if　actually　called　upon　to　do　so。　I　think　of　John　saying　that　Wharton　killed　the　Detterick　twins　with　their　love　for　each　other；　and　that　it　happens　every　day；　all　over　the　world。　If　it　happens；　God　lets　it　happen；　and　when　we　say　〃I　don't　understand；〃　God　replies；　〃I　don't　care。〃

I　think　of　Mr。　Jingles　dying　while　my　back　was　turned　and　my　attention　usurped　by　an　unkin