Love, Forgiveness, And Grace

Forgiveness is what holds and brings relationships together. If you stay angry for long, your heart stubbornly hardens. But if you choose to forgive, you will be filled with the grace of God. We are all sinners and should never carry a

As I was reading the chapter on forgiveness in Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling by McMinn (2011), the personal life experience that jumped out to me was when I had to make the decision to truly forgive my ex-boyfriend and his parents for the emotional pain they caused me. After living in New Jersey for a month and spending time with my boyfriend and his family, working, and taking care of an elderly lady with dementia my world came crashing down on me. My ex-boyfriend’s parents discovered sin in his life and told me I could no longer pursue a relationship with him because of the sins he had committed. After finding out the sinful things my ex-boyfriend had done, I chose to forgive him. I also chose to give him a second chance at a relationship with me, but my effort to salvage our relationship was futile.

The author have shown his deep study about forgiveness. He writer has given names of the people who are working on this topic to gain reader’s attention. The writer also gives the result of whole research by the 2 researchers and states that

It doesn’t much matter who made us confess- and it was true, wasn’t it? Farther turned the girl out of one job, I had her turned out of another. Gerald kept her- at a time when he was too busy to see me. Eric used her for a stupid drunken evening as if she were an animal, a thing, not a person. And mother hardened her heart and gave her the final push that finished her- that’s what’s important- and not weather a man is a police inspector or not. Well Eric and I have learnt a promising lesson that there are millions of John Smiths and Eva Smiths in the world. I shall never do something so careless and selfish again, and I pray that my parents and Gerald come to the same realisation soon, as I have done... before it’s too late.

Jeannette’s mother did not like strict rules so all of the children could pretty much go and do whatever they wanted. Rose Mary felt that children should not be burdened with a lot of rules and restrictions. The only rule was that the kids had come home when the streetlights went on. Jeannette’s mom thought that it was good for kids to do what they wanted because they learned from their mistakes. However, if one of the kids back talked or disobeyed a direct order, they would be whipped but a belt but that was very rare. Also afterwards, Rex and Rose Mary would forgive them for what they did. Forgiveness is one of the main themes in the novel “The Glass Castle” and appears very often throughout the book. Jeannette always found a way to forgive

Thus, this situation has affected them more than anyone. Truthfully, there was a moment that I contemplated keeping this from them. Then again, they are my motivation in this life. I have raised them to never shy away from responsibility, to be honest and understanding. So I chose to share my story with them. I wanted them to understand the severe consequences I could have experienced, and because I wanted to set a good example of accountability. Admitting to them that I used such terrible judgement has left one distinct thought pounding in my heart, resonating in my soul and commanding my mind lately. That is, that I never want to feel this way again. I never again want to risk having my children become disappointed in my actions, be embarrassed by their mom or worse, have them question what I have taught them.

This is one story I've never told before. Not to anyone. . .To go into it, I've always thought, would only cause embarrassment for all of us, a sudden need to be elsewhere, which is the natural response to a confession. Even now I'll admit, the story makes me squirm. (O’Brien)

Mahatma Gandhi once stated, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Jeannette Walls is a best selling author known best for her personal memoir “The Glass Castle” where she describes her unconventional childhood, negligent upbringing, and her struggle to defy all forces and break the cycle of deprivation. Their alcoholic father, Rex and their narcotic mother, Rose Mary raised Jeannette and her three siblings with no steady income and lived in a state of absolute instability. Despite his many flaws, Jeannette managed to keep faith in her father when everyone else had abandoned hope. After many broken promises, drunken riots, and complete desertion Jeannette’s confidence in her father vanished and she moved on

I'm Karla niece, and I sought out revenge on Sunny north, killing her to be exact. Sunny had it coming for her, having an affair with my husband wouldn't fly.I wanted her dead. It was four days before I actually killed her, I had gone to the mall and the store for some groceries and bought some clothes. About five hours later I came back home and there she was with my husband. It a moment and I realized my husband was having an affair. I wanted her dead so I killed her, but of course, I had to plan it.It wasn't relentless the way I killed her. Stabbing her, letting her bleed out in front of her children.She saw it coming having an affair with my husband, she was supposed to be my best friend.My husband, on the other hand, i didn't just murder

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The act of forgiveness may appear to be a simple task. Well, it is not.

Everybody sins, and we are no different. But unlike some churches, we believe that we are able to repent from the sin or sins we commit. The process we use is called the atonement, and it is the supreme expression of the love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We can feel this love after we repent, and it is also described as the grace of God or Jesus Christ. Christ loves us and wants us to come back to him, as Moses 1:39 states, it is his work and his glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.

I saw that you meant no harm. I felt responsible for what happened to you and saved you.

In the King James Version of the Bible, there is a parable told called the Prodigal Son. As this story is told in Luke 15:11-32, we are told of a story where a wealthy man has two sons. One son stays behind and decides to work for his father and inherit a good life beside him. The younger son decides he will ask for money from his father, and leave him behind. As time goes on, this son goes out into the world and shortly after, loses all of his money he had received from his father. Because of this, he is ashamed and takes his time on his way back home. But when he eventually does make it home, he is welcomed with open arms to a loving father who could not be any happier to see his son. Although the father is happy to see

Forgiveness is a hard thing to give because forgiveness of another human being involves having you to forgive yourself. It seems a lot easier to withhold forgiveness and remain a victim. The forgiveness that I have given away or I have received has shaped who I am today, therefore becoming a part of me.