“and prayed: "O my God, I am too ashamed and disgraced to lift up my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens.” – Ezra 9:6
In February 1922, the death of director William Desmond Taylor was big news. A police officer showed up at his Hollywood bungalow to find the 49-year-old dead on the floor with a bullet in his back.
One of the suspects was 19-year-old Mary Miles Minter, a budding teen star when Desmond started casting her in his silent films. After his murder, her nightgown was found in his bedroom, as was a love letter.
Nonetheless, the case went unsolved for years. Many years later Minter wrote an autobiography and admitted that she and her mother, Charlotte Shelby, were at the bungalow the night of the murder. Shelby had previously threatened the life of another director that made a pass at her daughter.
Legend has it that when Shelby suffered a heart attack, she attempted to summon a priest so she could confess to killing Taylor. With no priest nearby to confess, she told all to a nearby neighbor, and then she died.
When we realize the gravity of sin, we become racked with guilt. Today in prayer, confess any sin in your life to Jesus and give praise to Him that He loves you and died for those sins.
“You cannot repent too soon because you do not know how soon it may be too late.” – Thomas Fuller
God’s Word: “Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord"--and you forgave the guilt of my sin.” – Psalm 32:5
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