Forgiveness is not saying what they did was right or OK. It’s not “forgive and forget.” How can anyone “forget” trauma? But it is praying and asking God to help you move past it,' writes Terry Pluto.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A few weeks before Mother’s Day, I was in a Discount Drug Mart. There was a display with lots of stuffed Snoopy dogs.Matt died on Sept. 29, 2021,
I got in the checkout line. I could feel Snoopy behind me, staring over my shoulder. I thought of Matt. I knew what he’d do. Shanna and Matt Loede loved each other and Snoopy. This was taken 18 months before Matt died of cancer. Photo by Terry Pluto / Cleveland.comI received this email from Jane who read one of my columns on forgiveness:
3. Forgiveness is not saying what they did was right or OK. It’s not “forgive and forget.” How can anyone “forget” trauma. But it is praying and asking God to help you move past it, not having what they did to you rule your life.