From Christianity Today online.

“I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” I will confess that this witticism, attributed to Mark Twain, was the one to which I nodded a “yes” last night as I scrolled through my Twitter feed upon discovering that Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. Navy Seals in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Moments later this reminder followed on Twitter, from someone quoting Proverbs 24:17, giving me pause: “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles” (ESV).

A fair muse. What do you think?