Here’s a 5-minute video about forgiveness, supplying a part that is too often omitted. Everyone knows that you have to forgive, or you will not be forgiven by God; but not everyone knows that it is possible to forgive without reconciling. Forgiveness is for something in the past, and reconciliation is about the present and future. You can forgive, without reconciling, if it would expose you to abuse. You can hope for full reconciliation one day, but you don’t have to begin it at the same time you forgive.
