Inspiration, encouragement and spiritual practice from across faith traditions for all who seek hope and wholeness through letting go. We all carry wounds that can bind up our hearts and keep us from fully loving and fully living in the present. Our pain may come from devastating trauma or unconscious resentment from accumulated everyday grievances. No matter the depth of the hurt, in the warmth and wisdom of this inspiring guidebook readers will find courage to face the past and begin the process of letting go.Contributors active as spiritual directors, clergy, religious scholars and retreat leaders draw on the depths of their own spiritual practice, religious traditions and sacred texts to offer hope and encouragement for the journey of forgiveness. They provide a rich variety of practices for cultivating an open and forgiving heart, both toward ourselves and others, as well as step-by-step guidance in the process of forgiveness. They share their insights on: Healing ourselves through forgivenessOvercoming obstacles to forgivenessLetting go of resentment, blame and angerForgiving ourselvesDeciding whether to restore relationshipsAsking for and accepting forgivenessReceiving Divine forgivenessFostering mercy in our heartsSeeking peace and reconciliation in our communitiesFor use by individuals as well as groups in worship or counseling settings, this wide range of perspectives, offered with grace and compassion, will gently move readers toward the wholeness and freedom that come from true forgiveness.Contributors include: Rev. Carolyne Call Dr. Joan Brown Campbell Paul Wesley Chilcote, PhD William Cleary Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener Marcia Ford Rabbi Edwin Goldberg Kent Ira Groff Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar Rev. Timothy J. Mooney Gordon Peerman M. Basil Pennington, OCSO Imam Jamal Rahman Rev. Canon C. K. Robertson, PhD Rev. Nanette Sawyer Rabbi Rami Shapiro Rev. Susan Sparks Sohaib N. Sultan Rev. Jane Vennard Rev. Peter Wallace .... and many others''