I think that forgiveness can be woefully superficial. As people in families offer forgiveness to an abusive member of the family, it creates a superficial expectation that all is well now when it is not. What do you think?
I think you are confusing forgiving with the abandonment of justice. As you forgive, you can and should help people in the family to be respectful of one another. Forgiveness is not an open road to put up with injustice. If you do not see that, then you might misunderstand forgiveness as superficial, which it is not. Forgiveness is the courageous and patient offering of goodness to those who have not been good to you. Once this is established, it is not a sign of weakness to let others do to you whatever they wish. Forgive and seek justice. As you forgive, how you ask for justice and what you see as fair may be deeper than if you strive for justice with hate in your heart.
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