Divine Justice: Healing through Love, Compassion, and Forgiveness

Marsha Hankins

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What is Divine Justice and how is it different from what we do now? At first glance it might not seem that there is any difference between justice in our 3-D world and justice in the divine sense. Whether it is the belief in heaven and hell, a karmic balance sheet, or other system, most people believe in some form of afterlife reward or punishment based on their performance.

I am going to start with what justice at a higher level might look like. The story of the Babemba tribe of South Africa has been circulating since 1974 based on the work of Leonard Zunin. The story became more widely known when Alice Walker wrote of the Babemba in her book “We are the Ones We have Been Waiting For: Inner Light in a Time of Darkness.”

Many people have held strong to the truth of this story while others have debunked it as a hoax. Either way, the story represents what we are capable of becoming with time, love and compassion. It can work.

According to this story, when anyone acts outside of tribal standards—is unjust, irresponsible, abusive, or disrespectful in any way—the person is placed alone in the center of the village. The other members of tribe gather in a circle around this individual. One at a time, all of the members of the tribe say something positive (and only something positive) about the offender. The tribe reminds this person of all the good things he or she has done in life, of all the good qualities he or she has, and of how much he or she is loved. Everything said must be true. This continues until everyone has said all that can be said, even if it takes days. Then the offender is ceremoniously welcomed back into the tribe. The tribe has very little problem with abusive or disrespectful tribe members.

Divine Justice: Healing through Love, Compassion, and Forgiveness Description:

What is Divine Justice and how is it different from what we do now? At first glance, it might not seem that there is any difference between justice in our 3-D world and justice in the divine sense.

Whether it is the belief in heaven and hell, a karmic balance sheet, or other system, most people believe in some form of afterlife reward or punishment based on their performance. Divine Justice has nothing to do with these things.

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