Steps to Forgiveness

1. Acknowledge the hurt. That is where forgiveness begins. Ask God to forgive you if you are holding a grudge. Release that hurt and pain to him.

If you have read my book "No Greater Love" A Journey through Alzheimer's', you know that it took years before my mother made amends to me. I long ago had forgiven her, but her words still stung. Her bitterness was the result of getting bitter at God and people in her church. She carried that bitterness most of her adult life. That spirit overtook her and made her abusive and unloving. When she developed Alzheimer's, our relationship deepened. She ask for forgiveness over and over. She was truly remorseful. God gave me lots of love to wrap around her.

Next blog will be "Be Willing to Forgive".

May God bless you!

Marcia