tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post6190145628022931849..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Vicitims of Abuse Need No RepentancePapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-20353857749496568352013-11-17T14:09:48.640-05:002013-11-17T14:09:48.640-05:00A wondrous 'Amen' to this post. I have a h...A wondrous 'Amen' to this post. I have a hard time controlloing my abhorrence for those who seek to heap guilt upon the abused, and I accept that is not an acceptable reaction on my part. I've spent most of my adult life working with victims of abuse one way or another, and have been shocked by what I have come to see as a cultural misconception that has grown up within many religionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-75907774985270309662013-11-13T02:01:16.424-05:002013-11-13T02:01:16.424-05:00The people in that statement should be reversed to...The people in that statement should be reversed to get closer to reality; any time we've wronged another, part of the restitution process is to develop deeper empathy for the victims of our sin.<br />The only way to do that is to come to understand the situation from their viewpoint.<br /><br />I'm convinced more and more that one of the central purposes of our own suffering--regardless Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034922424175694727noreply@blogger.com