Sure Mercies

The hardest person to forgive is yourself. Benjamin Orry, a wounded Iraq War veteran, sets out to visit the hometown of fallen comrade Uriah Landon. His goal is to return Uriahs personal effects to his family which includes Uriahs last letter home. Uriahs Christian faith had been tested to extremes in Iraq, and at home. Ben is uncertain of the composition of the letter but is certain Uriah expressed heartbroken feelings in another item he carries: Uriahs personal leather-bound journal. The brutal truths in Uriahs final entries may damage the faith of many in the close-knit town. For the sake of peace, Ben considers not revealing the journal to anyone, but having witnessed Uriahs violent death, he feels he owes it to his memory to let his final entries be read. As he limps painfully through Uriahs neighborhood he wonders what hell do, what justice might be, and what several of Uriahs loved ones must do to have self-forgiveness. However, a series of encounters and circumstances keeps hindering the well-disciplined soldier.