Catching up

On Sunday mornings we are still in conversations about forgiveness and the many levels that it has. We branched out and viewed several programs on the topic and have used them as well to delve deeper into the study.

Several questions have come up of particular interest; Can one person provide forgiveness for and entire group? Should a group be asked to provide forgiveness for the actions of a few? These questions came out of the conversations promoted by the book The Sunflower, but also from the programs watched which presented issues involving Native Americans, African Americans and the history that is involved with White Americans and the treatment these groups received. These are difficult question to pose and discuss with an all white middle class Sunday School class. Who do not have the same experiences as those who have presented the subject. We try but I feel that we have much to discover in regards to being able to comprehend the complexity of emotions that individuals and groups feel when discussing forgiveness.

So until the end of May we will be in conversation on this topic.