Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve

by Lewis Smedes

Tags: emotional problems, inner pain, struggle, forgiveness, depression

For all of us who have been wounded by another and struggled to understand and move beyond our feelings of hurt and anger, Lewis Smedes's classic book on forgiveness shows that it is possible to heal our pain and find room in our hearts to forgive. Breaking down the process of healing into four stages and offering stories of real people's experience throughout, this wise book provides hope and solace for all who long for the peace that comes with forgiveness.

Lewis B. Smedes describes forgiveness as a process and offers 4 stages of it. He shows how to move form hurt and hate (and/or denial) to healing and reconciliation. With the examples of life situations and forgiveness challenges, you can find a way to healthier relationships, restore happiness, and achieve sustainable peace of mind.

Very practical and comprehensive book on forgiveness written in a relaxed and accessible writing style.

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Contents:
Part I. The Four Stages of Forgiving
Part II. Forgiving People Who Are Hard to Forgive
Part III. How People Forgive
Part IV. Why Forgive

Quotes:
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."
"It is the hardest trick in the bag of personal relationships."
"When you forgive the person who hurt you deeply and unfairly, you perform a miracle that has no equal. Nothing else is the same. Forgiving has its own feel and its own color and its own climax, different from any other creative act in the repertoire of human relationships"