Posts Tagged ‘Forgiveness’
Exonerated man, accuser forge rare bond
Click here to read Loretta Zilinger and Dean Cage’s incredible story of forgiveness.
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The Beat Within
The Beat Within is a journal for and by incarcerated youth. The mission of the journal is to provide a creative outlet for young people within the prison system, and it features poetry, art and creative writing.
Here’s a poem from the latest issue:
I Forgive You
by Remy in Alameda
I forgive you
For not being there for me
I forgive you
For leaving me
I forgive you
For neglecting me
I forgive you
For keeping my brothers away from me
I forgive you
For hurting my mommy
I forgive you
For hurting me over and over again
I forgive you
For lying to me
I forgive you
For standing me up
I forgive you
For not being in my kid’s life
I forgive you
For leting someone else take your place
I forgive you
For not being my father
I forgive you
Read more of The Beat Within here.
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Forgiveness
It is hard to imagine ever recovering from the trauma of having a loved one murdered. Some family members choose to heal their grief while calling for an end to capital punishment and retaliation.
Ryan Nixon lost his sister to a murder. Now he along with other family members of murder victims speak out against the death penalty. Ryan says:
My sister’s passing was tragic; it broke the hearts, and almost the bonds, of my family. I saw the hardest of men break down in tears. But, as there is always a silver lining to every cloud, instead of giving into the hatred in my heart, I opened it to allow forgiveness, love, and compassion to prevail.”
Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation is an organization of families of murder victims who are committed to reconciliation and ending capital punishment. To learn more visit the MVFR website.
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