This may seem a strange article from a clergyperson. I would suggest that it is not. Only by honouring one another can we begin to see and to hear one another, and take time for one another. Friendship grows, not by first-naming, but by getting to know and care for another. Trust develops as it is learned and earned.
Forgiveness is a process.
Circumstances have made him both a refugee from a country in crisis, Liberia, and someone who has lately run into trouble in Canada. In order that he not be sent home, to a certain death, some have quite literally nearly beggared themselves to pay for his escalating legal fees. Justice seems to depend on what one is able to pay, sadly. Make the cheque out to Holy Name Lutheran Parish . You will receive a receipt for any amount over ten dollars.