Comments on: Hurt People, Hurt People

By: Andrea Hug, NA-22

Andrea Hug, NA-22 — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:29:45 +0000

Julie,
Thank you for doing this difficult, hopeful, powerful work. RJ is the Jesus way. RJ gives permission to go deeper and more authentically into one’s story and thus, heal what is profoundly broken (for both the victim and the offender). God is in the dialogue, and you give space for God to be present and meet us where we are.
Blessed be.
Thank you.

By: Franceska Dante, UK-22

Franceska Dante, UK-22 — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 19:32:11 +0000

Yes! We so often mistake people for what they have done or how they act – and this means that we miss the truth as to who they truly are. If only we could see one-another as God sees us, we would treat each other so differently – instead of judging, He sees our pain, our brokenness and still loves us. Yet, for me, the key thing is that God does not want to punish us, merely to teach us to find the exit from our cycles of pain.

By: Amy Kasari, NA-22

Amy Kasari, NA-22 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:08:01 +0000

Thanks for this post, Julie! I am encouraged by stories of reconciliation in our prison system. It too often feels broken beyond repair, and Jerry’s story offers hope in the midst of our broken system.

By: Vanessa Stricker, NA-22

Vanessa Stricker, NA-22 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:00:42 +0000

What an incredible story of redemption and restoration! Thanks for sharing, Julie. I’m looking forward to hearing more about the work that you are doing in the juvenile detention system as well.