Beyond forgiveness and grace, one of the things that has helped me is to put their decisions into a deeper historical context. So often, we see our ancestors through the lens of what we know and how we approach issues today, forgetting that the world they lived in was remarkably different than the one we know now.
Yes, historical context is vital to understanding our ancestors' choices and lives. Keeping in mind as well the fact we don't know all 100 choices/decisions they made that led up to one we judge or don't understand.
Beyond forgiveness and grace, one of the things that has helped me is to put their decisions into a deeper historical context. So often, we see our ancestors through the lens of what we know and how we approach issues today, forgetting that the world they lived in was remarkably different than the one we know now.
Yes, historical context is vital to understanding our ancestors' choices and lives. Keeping in mind as well the fact we don't know all 100 choices/decisions they made that led up to one we judge or don't understand.