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Introduction   Simply defined, to reconcile is to ‘restore to union and friendship after estrangement’ or to ‘bring to agreement’. Reconciliation describes two related situations, bound together by a move from enmity to friendship . In one situation, reconciliation restores a prior relationship , as when two family members or friends have a falling out and then re-establish the relationship. In the worst case, the enmity severs all communication and the individuals have nothing to do with each other; less severe is the case where only perfunctory communication occurs. In the other related situation, reconciliation refers to the creation of a relationship between enemies, where the enemies become friends, though they may never have had friendly contact before.   Reconciliation also calls for repentance and forgiveness. In evidently, when calling for reconciliation, one party or both might have been injured or hurt and a need for saying sorry to oneself or the other is paramount. Rep