FORGIVE AND FORGET - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671674285 ISBN 13: 9780671674281

Publisher: Pocket, 1828

For all of us who have been wounded by another and struggled to understand and move beyond our feelings of hurt and anger, Lewis Smedes's classic book on forgiveness shows that it is possible to heal our pain and find room in our hearts to forgive. Breaking down the process of healing into four stages and offering stories of real people's experience throughout, this wise book provides hope and solace for all who long for the peace that comes with forgiveness.

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Review:

"Lewis B. Smedes has written a warm, wise, and helpful bookon an important topic that needed attention. I know thatmany people will be as helped by it as I was."-- Harold S. Kushner, author of"When Bad Things Happen to Good People""Will give help as well as comfort to those who read it."-- Madeleine L'Engle, author of "Certain Women""Lewis B. Smedes ... sets us free to understand thatforgiveness can be not only a possibility but a reality."-- Dr. Robert H. Schuller

From the Back Cover:

Award-winning author Lewis B. Smedes for the first time shows how anyone can tap the power of forgiveness to achieve healthier relationships and peace of mind. 'Forgive and Forget' explains and then takes us step by step through the four stages of forgiveness: hurting, hating, healing, and reconciliation. It provides solid guidelines for freeing ourselves from the burden of hurts we don’t deserve and for reclaiming the happiness that is ours.

“Lewis B. Smedes has written a warm, wise and helpful book on an important topic that needed attention. I know that many people will be as helped as I was.”
'HAROLD S. KUSHNER,' author of 'When Bad Things Happen to Good People'

“Will give help as well as comfort to those who read it.”
'MADELEINE L’ENGLE,' author of 'Certain Women'

“Lewis B. Smedes...sets us free to understanding that forgiveness can be not only a possibility but a reality.”
'DR. ROBERT H. SCHULLER'

“First-rate...Smedes does a masterful job of conveying the emotional dimensions involved...The author’s honest self-disclosure adds enormously. Highly recommended.”
'LIBRARY JOURNAL'

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