Forgiveness

I forgive you for hurting me

I forgive you for not saying I am sorry

I forgive you for not accepting me for me

I forgive you for not being there for me

I forgive you for all of our past pains

I forgive you for not allowing our friendship to grow

I forgive you for not listening when I said no

I forgive you for not knowing

I forgive you for your weaknesses, co-dependencies, and addictions

I forgive you for our trials, tribulations and temptations

I forgive you for hurting me. I will not forget for our past is our history and it can be repeated. So I want to break the cycle of a season of pain. We all come into each others lives for reasons, seasons or a lifetime. This season, for this reason, for a lifetime I am saying I am healed and I forgive you!

Can YOU forgive ME?

Journal Entry

Are there people in your life that you need to forgive?

Are there people who are no longer in your life (they moved away, passed away, etc.) that you need to forgive?

Are there people that have passed on and you want their forgiveness? ( people you feel you may have hurt)

Are there people in your life from whom you want forgiveness? Why?

Is it hard for you to say you are sorry? Why?

Have you ever apologized and it was not accepted? If so how did it feel?

Do you feel if you say I forgive it means you forget?

Do you ever truly forget?

Define what forgiveness means to you.

Discuss in your Circle or with your Counselor

Poetry/Letter Assignment

write your own poetry piece about forgiveness or write a letter to a person who you would like to ask for forgiveness. Remember to forgive and move forward!