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People say a lot about forgiveness,
and there is wild disparity concerning what it is about.
For example,
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It is weak and stupid to forgive.
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It's not appropriate or even possible to forgive when the person who did the wrong hasn't owned it and apologised.
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If I forgive, I'll be sending a message that what happened was okay.
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Forgiveness is overrated.
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Forgiveness is for you not the person who hurt you.
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If I forgive, I'll have to reconcile.
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Forgiveness means I can never bring it up again.
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You're still hurting because you haven't forgiven.
Some people in the recovery community call forgiveness, "the other f- word." Sadly, the concept of forgiveness has been used as leverage to control or to minimise and dismiss the damage and pain cause by sexual betrayal. Christians have been guilt-tripped into forgiving. Some desperately want to forgive but the pain just doesn't go away.
What role does forgiveness have in the healing journey?
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Join me for an online webinar about forgiveness.