reconciliation

The Compassionate Approach

by Helen McConnell. 

I wanted to share with you some thoughts sparked in me this morning by an excerpt from a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.  
 

As I prepare to teach a course on self-compassion, this passage jumped out at me as profoundly wise:

Jacqueline Moudeina: Jusitce as a Prerequisite for Reconciliation

The rights of human beings continue to be violated because the perpetrators of the most atrocious acts enjoy total impunity. The fight against impunity which I lead and which I will win by the Grace of God, is the result of my decision to take the side of those who suffer and whose cries continue to be ignored by the decision makers.