Corey Ten Boon, a Holocaust survivor who forgave her former guards, emphasizing that forgiveness is a difficult journey but necessary to release oneself from hatred, even if full reconciliation isn’t feasible.
The temptation is always to make excuses for giving forgiveness to those who have wounded us. “I can’t go back and fix things, so why try?” “My offender won’t be responsive!”
No one said this journey is easy, only necessary for the one wounded to move on and not allow that person’s offenses to affect future relationships. Hatred and bitterness is the easy path because these spring up with no effort.
