3 Moves in Asking for Forgiveness

What does asking for forgiveness sound like?

1. “I’m sorry I hurt you.” Period. (No qualifiers.)

2. “I would like to receive your forgiveness.”

3. “I want to prove worthy of your trust again.”

When was a time you were on the receiving end of a “good “ apology? What meant the most to you in that? Tell a story of a bad apology. How did it miss the mark? What makes these things so hard to say?

Getting F'd - Forgiveness Challenge 2

Talk with someone you trust about this. What did you learn? What did it make you wonder? What was the hardest part for you?

Didn’t do it yet? Where can you practice that it is easier so you can build your skills for the harder places?

We THINK Forgiveness...

We think Forgiveness:

• Is about the other person

• Means forgetting, getting over or overlooking hurts and wrongs

• Makes things like they were before

• Is too hard

What else do you think about Forgiveness? How could thinking about forgiveness differently shift something important for you?

Why the F Word is Bad - Forgiveness Challenge 1

This Week’s Forgiveness Challenge: Name a time when someone did something that hurt you. Did you go to that person to try to work it out? Or avoid them because it was uncomfortable? Which is easier? Which is more likely to breathe new life into the relationship?