But God will surely punish her, Mma, then had decided that this was not the sort of thing that people said any more, even if it was what they were thinking. The trouble was, she thought, that God had so many people to punish these days that he might just not find the time to get round to dealing with Violet Sephotho. It was a disappointing thought-a lost opportunity, in a sense: she would very willingly have volunteered her services to assist in divine punishment, perhaps through something she would call Mma Makutsi's League of Justice that would, strictly but fairly, punish people like Violet.
In "The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine," Mma Makutsi reflects on the nature of divine justice and the idea that God has many people to hold accountable. She grapples with the thought that God's attention may be too divided to address the wrongs of people like Violet Sephotho, leading to feelings of disappointment in the lack of immediate justice. This creates a sense of lost opportunity for Mma, who longs for...
