We Found That All-Around Forgiveness Was Best
Step Eight asks us to look honestly at the people we have harmed and become willing to make things right. But the Twelve and Twelve reminds us that one of the greatest obstacles is forgiveness.
It is easy to focus on what others have done to us while minimizing our own behavior. Real freedom begins when we admit our part, forgive the wrongs done to us—real or imagined—and stop using resentment as an excuse to avoid responsibility.
Today we’ll discuss how forgiveness prepares us for amends, helps repair our relationships, and begins to end our isolation from other people and from God.