Gacaca documentary wins 2008 Student Academy Award
Forgiveness isn't human. It is divine. (from the trailer)
It was only because I read about the award that I even found out about the documentary "As We Forgive Those".
The documentary covers two widows facing their families' killer's and asks "Can survivors truly forgive the killers who destroyed their families? Can the government expect this from its people? And can the church ... fit into the process of reconciliation today?"
The last bit seems the most poignant to me. I'm not sure this sort of national reconciliation would work at all if it was merely a civic duty.
I'm hoping to see this next week.
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The ability to forgive is so much a gift, and a conscious decision to continue to tap into that forgiveness 70 X 7, daily.
Forgiveness is a gift of God that we share with others.
Another thought ... and yet such little bits of nothing can become so huge and 'unforgivable' over time. "He didn't give me what I wanted for my birthday" "She did not wrap my gift up in the right kind of paper." "they want a different color scheme than I do." "They hurt my feelings."
Going to go work on my list of unforgiven actions and try to move a few over to the forgiven side.