The Bridge to Forgiveness: Stories and Prayers for Finding God and Restoring Wholeness - Hardcover

Kedar, Rabbi Karyn D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580233244 ISBN 13: 9781580233248

Publisher: Jewish Lights, 2007

Synopsis

Embrace forgiveness as a spiritual principle and discover a new closeness with the Divine.

Forgiveness is a spiritual path that you embark on with intention and vision, purposefully seeking to bridge the gap between your hurt and suffering and your sense of wholeness and resilient inner light―the light of God.

This inspiring guide for healing and wholeness supplies you with a map to help you along your forgiveness journey. Deeply personal stories, comforting prayers and intimate meditations gently lead you through the steps that allow for the evolution of forgiving―loss, anger, acceptance, learning, forgiveness and restoration. Tapping both ancient and contemporary sources for the nourishment and strength needed as you seek to rekindle inner peace, this book tenderly whispers encouragement as you are brought to―and realize you are able to cross―your own bridge to forgiveness.

About this title

About the Author

Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar teaches matters of the spirit to groups throughout the U.S. She is senior rabbi at Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in the Chicago area, and the inspiring author of The Bridge to Forgiveness: Stories and Prayers for Finding God and Restoring Wholeness; Our Dance with God: Finding Prayer, Perspective and Meaning in the Stories of Our Lives and God Whispers: Stories of the Soul, Lessons of the Heart and contributed to May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism―Yizkor; Who by Fire, Who by Water―Un'taneh Tokef and All These Vows―Kol Nidre (all Jewish Lights).

From the Inside Flap

Answering the call for new examples of how to discover forgiveness, the beautiful and soulful prose found in this book offers ways to embrace forgiveness that do not involve shame or blame but, rather, emphasize the search for peace and resolution.

With beautiful, simple language--and a keen eye for discovering divinity in something as simple as a spider's web--Karyn D. Kedar offers unique and poignant approaches to thinking about forgiveness and, in so doing, invites you to explore uncharted aspects of your heart's terrain.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

"Forgiveness is like a bridge. It carries you over an expanse to the side of life that is softer, kinder, easier to bear. It is a shift of perspective, a new way of seeing our world, a different way of experiencing our inner life. If life is really a journey, then forgiveness is a main avenue, a path to life renewed. And along the way there are stepping-stones to carry you through: loss, anger, acceptance, learning, forgiveness and restoration. With each step, a new perspective is gained."

--from "The Stepping-Stones"

Edition details

• Publisher: Jewish Lights
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580233244
• ISBN 13: 9781580233248
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176