Well I know it says in the Bible to go to the person and if they don't respond go to a few other christais and then to the whole congration -- Christ is either Lord of all or he is not Lord at all. Karen Carter '74 > Recently a friend and I have been discussing forgiveness. She was hurt by a > former pastor, and still feels angry towards him, I know we are to forgive > those who hurt us, and it is not even necessary that they apologize, but... > how does one work through those hurt feelings! when one feels ignored, > betrayed, and these feelings exist after several years, there must be more > there somewhere! > Is it always necessary to discuss a problem with the one who hurt us, to > resolve it? > and what if we talk and say "I was hurt when xyz happened" and they act as > though it was a trivial thing, and something that should have not concerned > us! > Rhonda