Forgiveness we owe to everyone, including to criminals.
Tolerance, however, is only due to people with divergent conduct that does not imply disrespect for others and for ourselves.
Those who forgive do not hate and even wish the recipient of their forgiveness well. However, if they are conscientious and sensible, as well as good-natured or good-hearted, they will demand an attitude that upholds the dignity and safety of all human beings.
Therefore, we must forgive the offender, but subject them to the limits established by human law, just as Divine Justice will naturally take place, in the form of a karmic consequence, immediately or in the future.
This is how, for example, a conscientious woman forgives her violent spouse who has physically assaulted her, but, on the other hand, imposes a divorce on him/her, in the name of her safety and that of her underage children.
In the same way, no one should expect evil to happen in the existence of a perverse or prejudiced creature, but every conscientious individual has a responsibility to defend themselves and their loved ones, as well as members of any discriminated minority within their power of action.
This is why Jesus prayed for the crucifiers1, without speaking to them2.
The Christ-Verb also asserted that he had come to bring the sword and not peace3, adding, on another occasion, that the peace he bequeathed to his disciples was not the peace the world offered4, since it constitutes the peace of conscience of those who fulfil their duty, often in conflict with the expectations of others and personal whims.
Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar (medium)
Eugênia-Aspásia (Spirit)
in the Name of Mary Christ
LaGrange, New York, United States
October 6, 2022
1. Luke 23:34
2. Matthew 26:63
3. Matthew 10:34
4. John 14:27
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