Posts by Hope inChrist (Page 16)

Last month we explored how to forgive when issues just seem to keep popping up.  A related topic is how to apologize.  Many people think they know how to apologize, but they do not in fact recognize that merely stating the words, “I apologize,” or “I am sorry,” is an incomplete apology.  These words begin to recognize that our words or actions may have hurt someone, but they don’t go far enough in seeking to repair a broken relationship; they…

Forgiveness The statement, “You have to forgive,” sounds so wise, but it isn’t always easy.  How does one forgive when there is no remorse, no apology, not even an awareness or acceptance of the fact that someone has hurt you?  And why is it that some pains seem to linger even when we think we have forgiven the person who caused them?  I believe that both of these questions are related.  Let me begin with the latter question first. So…