Marcia Ford is a former editor of Christian Retailing magazine, an Explorefaith.org columnist and frequent contributor to Publishers Weekly. The author of eighteen books, including The Sacred Art of Forgiveness: Forgiving Ourselves and Others through God's Grace (SkyLight Paths); Memoir of a Misfit and Traditions of the Ancients, she was the religion editor of The Asbury Park Press for ten years. She is also a former editor with Charisma and Ministries Today magazines and the ibelieve.com website. Her other books include Meditations for Misfits; 101 Most Powerful Promises of the Bible and Restless Pilgrim: The Spiritual Journey of Bob Dylan (with Scott Marshall).

• Introduction1. Why Bother?2. An Act Of Love3. It Starts With You4. Be Immediate5. Activist Anger6. Exercise Your Humility7. The Grace To Forgive8. Cultivating Compassion9. Harvesting Forgiveness10. A Relentlessly Forgiving God11. Forgiving Yourself12. When Death Intrudes13. A Healthy Choice14. Radical Forgiveness15. Remembering How To Forget16. Transformational Forgiveness17. True Freedom18. Just Like Me19. Growing Up20. Lasting Peace21. Overlooking The Trivial22. Forgiveness Is Not Reconciliation23. Choosing To Reconcile24. Setting Boundaries25. Listening With Your Heart26. Seventy Times Seven27. Unleashed Joy28. Accepting Forgiveness29. Sharing The Blame30. Can We Forgive God?31. Tell Your StoryAfterwordAcknowledgmentsCreditsNotesSuggestions For Further Reading

"Worth a hundred other books on prayer and spirituality. Do we want to experience God? There is no better way to start than by forgiving the friend or relative who has hurt us."—Robert Ellsberg, author of The Saints' Guide to Happiness“I thought I knew everything there was to know about forgiveness, until I read this book.”—Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins, editor of Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation and Rosh Hashanah Readings: Inspiration, Information and Contemplation“I dare a person to finish this book without reflecting on someone due—or overdue—forgiveness. With poignant personal and spiritual examples, Ford guides readers on the path to make this closure happen.”—Carol Fitzgerald, founder, faithfulreader.com“A gentle and wise reminder to forgive where you can, and an accessible guide to help when you can’t.”—Frederic Luskin, PhD, director, Stanford Forgiveness Project, and author of Forgive for Good“With wit, clarity and candor, Marcia Ford unravels the knots and tangles of complex subjects [with] insights often gained from personal experience.... Affirming and humbling ... evokes a welcome sense of relief, gratitude and hope.”—Palmer Jones, director, explorefaith.org