Embrace forgiveness as a spiritual principle and discover a new closeness with the Divine.
Forgiveness is a spiritual path that you embark on with intention and vision, purposefully seeking to bridge the gap between your hurt and suffering and your sense of wholeness and resilient inner light-the light of God.
This inspiring guide for healing and wholeness supplies you with a map to help you along your forgiveness journey. Deeply personal stories, comforting prayers and intimate meditations gently lead you through the steps that allow for the evolution of forgiving-loss, anger, acceptance, learning, forgiveness and restoration. Tapping both ancient and contemporary sources for the nourishment and strength needed as you seek to rekindle inner peace, this book tenderly whispers encouragement as you are brought to-and realize you are able to cross-your own bridge to forgiveness.
This inspiring guide for healing and wholeness supplies you with a map to help you along your forgiveness journey. Deeply personal stories, comforting prayers and intimate meditations gently lead you through the steps that allow the heart to forgive.
"Lovely ... a perfect companion on the path to forgiveness, from those very difficult first steps to the ever-lighter steps that ultimately lead to peace, joy and wholeness."
-Marcia Ford, author, The Sacred Art of Forgiveness: Forgiving Ourselves and Others through God's Grace
"Heartfelt, soulful ... her insights are gentle and piercing. [This] is not simply a book to read, it is a journey to take."
-Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author, The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practice
"Insightful, honest, frank ... will comfort anyone, from any spiritual background, who is struggling with the issue of forgiveness and will guide them toward healing. This is a beautiful book!"
-Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul
"A beautiful book that will make a lasting impression on your life. Highly recommended."
-Robert L. Veninga, author, A Gift of Hope: How We Survive Our Tragedies
"Rabbi Kedar is that longed-for neighbor or girlfriend or aunt who-through gentle poetry and the honesty of stories-tells us what we need to hear in a way we are able to truly listen."
-Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, author, Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss
"A profound understanding of the practice of forgiveness as a healing discipline. If you carry anger in your heart, you must read this book. Whether you seek forgiveness, preach it, teach it or are gathering the courage to offer it, you cannot afford to be without it."
-David Gottlieb, coauthor, Letters to a Buddhist Jew