an article about the khmer rouge caught my eye on google news this morning: genocide in cambodian
the first of the 5 cadre has been convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. while we were at the genocide museum in phnom penh i read that this particular person became at christian after the regime was over. situations like that can be difficult for me to wrap my brain around - justice and grace. grace and justice. without spending some serious time thinking about this dilemia, and without knowing this man's personal faith or whether he is repentant of his heinous acts, i've concluded that in cases like this grace is justice. does that make sense? forgiveness does not necessarily mean exemption from punishment. there are concequences for actions. i believe anyone who is truly repentant would willingly accept their penalty.
that being said... i hope that this conviction, and the ones to follow will not only bring long awaited justice, but will bring healing to that nation. they are a very broken people, and i truly hope for restoration for them.
imagine all the people living life in peace.
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