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Jul 2024
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Forgive and Forgiven: Dealing with Stand...

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Is it challenging for you to ask for forgiveness? Perhaps, it is even more difficult to offer forgiveness. Wherever you may find yourself, both are essential when it comes to healthy and loving relationships. Jeff Cavins recounts a time in his life where he struggled to admit his need for forgiveness. He shares what he learned from that experience and offers encouragement for everyone to grow in forgiveness.

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“Forgiveness is the restoration of freedom to oneself; it is the key held in our own hand to our own prison cell.” -St. John Paul the Great

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