Episode 48: "When we choose not to forgive (and, as hard as it is may be to do at times, it really is a choice), we set ourselves up to fail. We chain ourselves to the past. We drink our own poison. Christ, though, wants to set us free. In fact, He died so that we could have this freedom. And I think that’s why He asks us to forgive in the first place. Yes, as I see it, the freedom He offers to each of us is in the forgiveness." - from Reflection #99 "Forgiveness" in the book "The World Is Noisy - God Whispers: Volume I"
Tune in as author and host Julia Monnin continues this 2-part series on Forgiveness as she sits down with Catholic therapist, Alex Wallace. On this month's episode the two will take a closer look at the process of forgiveness from a psychological and emotional point of view.
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Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. - (Matthew 18:21–22)
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