Tapestries Counseling Center

She is grappling with a difficult question. A victim of childhood abuse at the hands of parents, abuse that has impacted her ability to trust herself and others, she asks, “Do I have to forgive them to become emotionally healthy?” Christianity places high value on forgiveness. Jesus calls on his followers to forgive “seventy times seven” times – forgiveness is a requirement. Other world religions also value forgiveness. Judaism places forgiveness in the hands of the perso