Posts tagged Power of Forgiveness
Don’t be Held Back by a State of Non-forgiveness

Forgiveness means different things to different people. Generally, however, it involves a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge.

The act that hurt or offended you might always be with you, but forgiveness can lessen its grip on you and help free you from the control of the person who harmed you. Forgiveness can even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you – strange as it may seem.

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Isn’t it time to forgive?

In the last few days we have witnessed extraordinary scenes in our country that are beyond the comprehension of many – and I wonder what effect seeing these will have on our children.

Many of them are at home and have no school friends in which they can share their thoughts, fears, and concerns. How can we as parents justify what has, and still is, happening in our world?

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The Power of Forgiveness

The theme this month is around “Forgiveness” – and as we are starting a New Year, maybe this is a good time to examine whether there are areas in our lives where we are still holding negative emotions about things or people from our past. When we think about those situations does it bring up powerful feelings? Do we contemplate on how unfair and unjust that situation was?

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