Jesus healing the blind man by Walter Rane.
What do we do when those who have hurt us get away with it? What do we do when our public square minimizes or dismisses the devastation caused? We do the same thing we did when our family members did not side with us, when our employers did not believe us, when our pastors made no move to hear or comfort us. We turn to God.
This is not to say we stop working for accountability. It is not just to leave wounds unaddressed. Total pardons are good neither for the victims nor for the perpetrators. My words here are directed to victims and survivors, for our minds and hearts, as we face going on with our lives, especially when our lives will never be the same.
Yes, we turn to God, a God who has much to say, both to comfort, strengthen, and inspire us, and to promise us no one is getting away with anything.
Reflection
Spend some time with these verses: Psalm 37:7; Psalm 34:5-8; Psalm 18:10-20.
Prayer
Dear God, grant me the knowledge that my peace is found in you. Help me to use the grace you offer to choose that peace rather than remaining with the anger that a lack of justice here and now can stir within me. You will see to it that justice prevails. Amen.
We’ll consider just how justice prevails next time.