HEALING OUR WOUNDS: Forgiveness in the Spiritual Life

We give them, we suffer them, and our bodies hold on to them for years: Wounds.  We can imprison ourselves in them and wither emotionally for far too long without the transforming power of forgiveness.  Divine Love liberates us from resentment, self-pity, and isolation. The love that forgives opens a path to inner freedom.  God reveals such love in Jesus.  When we experience authentic forgiveness, we begin to live again in hope and gratitude.  When we ponder such experiences, we desire to enter more personally into the mystery of forgiveness toward others, to become reconcilers ourselves. The process of forgiveness requires the full engagement of desire, willingness, and courage.  The whole person—body, mind, and soul—must engage in this endeavor.  Without forgiveness, our Christian life and our emotional well-being are incomplete. This is essential to becoming our most authentic selves, the person God intends us to be.

Presenter : DR. NANCY WALLIS has enriched her vocational life to include special areas of ministry including spiritual direction, guest preaching, and leading contemplative spiritual retreats. Expanding on her 40-year career focused on developing leaders in organizational settings, including her work as a business executive, consultant, graduate and undergraduate business school professor, and leadership development coach, she brings a transformational and loving spirit to the sacred cultivating of richer inner lives. She completed her Master of Divinity degree at the Claremont School of Theology, and training in individual and group spiritual direction at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation.

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