This weekend God gave me a tremendous gift, to be a part of the restorative power of forgiveness. I shared at a conference and discussed the four P's of not forgiving: Power, Pride, Protection and Punishment.
A father spoke to me later that day and told me that he had long ago built thick walls to protect him from being hurt as his son's struggled with addiction disease. The walls got thicker as they strugglesd and by the time they found sobriety, he didn't seem to know how to let them back into his life.
He has two wonderful son's, both over 5 years sober, and both at the conference. He shared his struggle, and his fear of letting down the wall. I shared that the gift of having them in his life now was much greater than the what ifs'. A few minutes later I witnessed a father and his son's embracing. The Gift of Family Forgivenss in action...
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