You discuss “giving a gift to the offender” near the end of the Work Phase of forgiveness. Should I expect a sincere apology from the one toward whom I give this gift of kindness?
I do not recommend that you hold out the expectation of the other person’s apology. Otherwise, you might think of your forgiveness as incomplete. When you offer goodness to the one who hurt you, then you are doing the best you can with your forgiveness. Even if the other does not respond positively, you have forgiven. Therefore, I would not go into the forgiveness process expecting the apology. If it comes, that is good, but it is not necessary for you to go in peace.
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