{"id":19954,"date":"2020-05-31T14:06:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T07:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katolikindonesia.org\/?p=19954"},"modified":"2020-05-31T14:06:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T07:06:50","slug":"today-30-mei-2020-archie-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katolikindonesia.org\/?p=19954","title":{"rendered":"TODAY, 30 Mei 2020: Archie Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new season of “America’s Got Talent” <\/a>already has a frontrunner, and his episode hasn’t even aired yet. But he’s got a story — and a voice — for the ages.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archie Williams<\/a> spent 36 years in a Louisiana prison for a rape he didn’t commit. One year after he was freed, he wooed the reality show’s judges with a moving rendition of “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in prison, he said he’d perform and catch episodes of the show he’d someday audition for. Singing saved him from succumbing to the darkness of his situation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I watched ‘America’s Got Talent’ <\/a>in prison and I would visualize myself there,” he said before his audition. “I always desired to be on a stage like this, and now I’m here.” (CNN website)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Episode baru dari AGT-America\u2019s Got Talent<\/strong> sudah memiliki kontestan yang memimpin sementara waktu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adalah Archie Williams,<\/strong> yang menghabiskan 36 tahun hidupnya di penjara Louisiana dikarenakan kasus pemerkosaan yang tak pernah dia lakukan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archie dibebaskan pada akhirnya karena tes DNA yang dilakukan membuktikan bahwa dia tidaklah bersalah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selama di penjara, dia berkata dia selalu nonton AGT dan dia membayangkan dirinya di acara tersebut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lagu yang dia bawakan adalah \u2018Don\u2019t Let the Sun Go Down On Me\u2019 yang mendapat pujian dan standing ovation(tepuk tangan sambil berdiri dari hadirin dan Dewan Juri).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(terjemahan bebas -fon-)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kemarin untuk pertama kalinya saya menonton penampilan Archie Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senada dengan seluruh penonton yang ada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saya tak kuasa menahan air mata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apa sih<\/em> kesulitan saya?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apa kesulitan Anda saat ini?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adakah sesulit Archie Williams yang harus menanggung hukuman 36-37 tahun lamanya? Dipenjarakan tanpa salah?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keadilan memang akhirnya terkuak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kebenaran menampakkan dirinya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semoga Tuhan pun kali ini membimbing langkahnya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Menang atau tidak nantinya, bagi saya Archie sudah memenangkan pertandingan kehidupan ini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archie, dalam hal ini, adalah orang benar yang dipersalahkan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yang adalah kekejian bagi Tuhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saya sungguh berharap bahwa kali ini, Tuhan membukakan kesempatan kedua baginya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apa pun hasilnya, saya kira Archie sudah menempati posisi khusus di hati pemirsa di seluruh dunia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semoga kita tidak banyak mengeluh dengan kehidupan kita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semoga kita dimampukan untuk bersyukur dan berterima kasih kepada Tuhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atas setiap berkat-besar maupun kecil-yang ada di hidup kita.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(-fon-)\/Fonny Jodikin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Membenarkan orang fasik dan mempersalahkan orang benar, kedua-duanya<\/strong>  <\/sup><\/strong>adalah kekejian bagi TUHAN.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Amsal 17:5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penulis Fonny Jodikin (fjodikin@gmail.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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