“ They can only kill us once. ”
Author says her father was so diplomatic that when people came to him for solutions, people not only accepted them, but they believed they thought of them.
~ Immaculée Ilibagiza
The author recognizes the power of the persecuting tribe referring to members of hers consistently as snakes or roaches. This dehumanizing language, she realizes, seeps into the subconscious and makes it easier to forget that fellow humans were created in God's image.
I knew that my heart and mind would always be tempted to feel anger--to find blame and hate. But I resolved that when the negative feelings came upon me, I wouldn't wait for them to grow or fester. I would always turn immediately to the Source of all true power: I would turn to God and let His love and forgiveness protect and save me.
The more I prayed, the more aware I became that, in order to receive God's true blessing, my heart had to be ready to receive His love. But how could He enter my heart when it was holding so much anger and hatred?
