Forgiveness Test

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Forgiving the man who has deformed her face

Another beautiful story of forgiveness. Her name is Ameneh Bahrami. She has no form or comeliness; and when we see her, there is no beauty that we should desire her. Nevertheless, the outstanding beauty lies unquestionably in her heart.

Blinded Iranian rejects eye-for-eye punishment of attacker

TEHRAN—An Iranian woman blinded and disfigured by a man who threw acid into her face stood above her attacker Sunday in a hospital operating room as a doctor was about to put several drops of acid in one of his eyes in court-ordered retribution.

The man waited on his knees and wept.