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Two mothers, two daughters murdered, two stories of forgiveness

 

Cowichan News Leader newspaper (British Columbia, Canada). Two mothers, Mary Jim and Bev Stone, each lost a daughter to one killer. A man was recently taken into custody in connection with the murders. Jim said this, “….being hateful, isn’t going to get me anywhere.” Stone had this to say, “[My daughter] always had a smile on her face and I’m sure she’d want me to, over time, somewhere down the road, forgive this man for what he’s (allegedly) done to her. Full story here.

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Sister Honors Brother’s Memory by Forgiving

Globe Gazette newspaper (Mason City, Iowa). “This is what my brother would have done and you can’t hate forever,” Cindy Wisher said in court after the sentencing of the man who, driving a vehicle while he was intoxicated, killed her brother. She said that she is thankful that 20 months went by between the incident and the court sentencing. It gave her and her family time to adjust and to come to the forgiveness decision.

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Pride Plays a Part in Denying Wrong-doing

Las Vegas Review-Journal. Steven Kalas, a counselor in Nevada, has an interesting reflection on forgiveness. His main point is that those who transgress sometimes tend to hide this fact from themselves. Pride is the central barrier to admitting that one has done wrong. Yet, eventually, this realization can come pouring out and how should the recipient of this humble confession react to it?

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Forgiving Kony, Restoring Uganda

Vimeo.com. The Fetzer Institute has produced an eye-opening video, Uganda: The Challenge of Forgiveness with interviews from several community leaders including Archbishop John Baptist Odama, Archdiocese of Gulu, Macleord Baker Ochola II, Anglican Bishop, Ret., Angelina Atyam, Founder of Concerned Parents Assn., Nelson Onono-Onweng, Anglican Bishop, Ret., and Msgr. Matthew Odong, Vicar General, Archdiocese of Gulu. See how the people of Uganda are working to restore the devastation created by the Lord’s Resistance Army through forgiveness and reconciliation efforts.

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