September 13, 2020 Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 18:21-35 One of the rare shared moments of excitement during the pandemic was when Hamilton was released to streaming audiences. I’ve seen it three times now and each time I find myself in tears during a scene near the end, when after all the misery and pain that Alexander Hamiton has put his wife Eliza through -- absence and distraction, public infidelity, the death of her oldest child -- we see the two of them walking quietly uptown. There are moments that the words don't reach There is suffering too terrible to name You hold your child as tight as you can And push away the unimaginable Even though Alexander has been a selfish, unthinking schmuck, even though he clearly doesn’t deserve Eliza, I can’t help being overcome by the beautiful moment of redemption when Eliza takes his hand. They are standing in the garden Alexander by Eliza's side She takes his hand It's quiet uptown Forgiveness. Can you imagine? And I can