Recovering Peace After Tragedy

Darold Bigger shares his journey to forgiveness and personal peace, dealing with the murder of his daughter. "The story raises many questions that can bring children and youth to grips with the challenging journey toward peace after suffering a profound injustice: Am I entitled to express anger in the face of such an injustice? Isn't that the right way of honoring the victim? Can courtroom justice help provide inner peace? Besides the legal system, how else can I get justice for a wrong committed against me? Is it right for me to contact the one who wronged me or a loved one? Am I not dishonoring the victim by seeking out the wrongdoer? Will this help me achieve inner peace? What Bible verses will help me move from anger to peace? What is the role of forgiveness in recovering inner peace? Does forgiveness let the offender off the hook and tacitly approve of the wrong perpetrated?"

URL:
Availability:
Free
Publication Date:
2008
Author:
Darold Bigger
Publisher:
The Journal of Adventist Education
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD  20904-6600

Phone: 301 680 5069
Email: goffc@gc.adventist.org
URL: https://www.journalofadventisteducation.org/
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Internet Resources; Published Articles & Papers
Resource Objective:
Student Learning Activities; Informal / Lifelong Learning
Level:
Grade 7-Lifelong
Audience:
Administrator / Leader, Teacher / Faculty, Student / Learner, Parent / Informal Education
Religious Origin:
Seventh-day Adventist