LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY 1400scale)

(A bit off-topic, but sometimes we all need a little inspiration.)

In case this wasn't posted before, here is columnist Diana Butler Bass at Beliefnet chiming in on the Amish response to last month's tragic murder-suicide:

"Despite attempts to avoid this particular news, the stories of the Amish practice of forgiveness eventually captivated me. Their practice of forgiveness unfolded in four public acts over the course of a week. First, some elders visited Marie Roberts, the wife of the murderer, to offer forgiveness. Then, the families of the slain girls invited the widow to their own children’s funerals. Next, they requested that all relief monies intended for Amish families be shared with Roberts and her children. And, finally, in an astonishing act of reconciliation, more than 30 members of the Amish community attended the funeral of the killer."

Original article:
thttp://www.beliefnet.com/blogs/godspolitics/2006/10/diana-butler-bass-what-if-amish-were.html

How many here could do that?

Humbling.