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Forgiveness

Beyond clichés to true healing

Image by Jon Eric Marababol

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People say a lot about forgiveness,

and there is wild disparity concerning what it is about.

For example, 

 

  • It is weak and stupid to forgive.

  • It's not appropriate or even possible to forgive when the person who did the wrong hasn't owned it and apologised.

  • If I forgive, I'll be sending a message that what happened was okay.

  • Forgiveness is overrated.

  • Forgiveness is for you not the person who hurt you.

  • If I forgive, I'll have to reconcile.

  • Forgiveness means I can never bring it up again.

  • 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.

In this webinar we will cover

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