Facing the Situation

Ralph F. Raneri argues that reconciliation is to "face up" to the problem. He claims that the first step is to admit you have a problem. Raneri develops this claim by first explaining how most people try to reconcile. Raneri suggests by apologizing and asking for forgiveness will help you grow through the process of reconciling. Lastly the author acknowledges the  fact that if no one tries to reconcile then nothing gets resolved. Ralph F. Raneri's purpose is to explain reconciliation and its affects, in order to state why things are not resolved or reconciled with.