Lynette and Johnny
It was a scene she would never forget – the sight of her spiritual mother lying in a pool of blood on the basement floor – and then seeing the killer come at her with the same knife, stabbing her over and over until she managed to escape. For years she lived with the physical, mental and emotional wounds of that tragic day until one act of forgiveness finally set her free.
Pierre Korkie
Yolande Korkie, wife of Pierre Korkie, the 57 year-old South African who was killed in a failed rescue attempt by US forces this weekend, says she has chosen to forgive his killers and accept God’s will.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Even while racial tensions are soaring in Ferguson, Missouri, the healing power of forgiveness changed the lives of two men – black and white – just 400 miles away.
Michelle Knight, one of three women who were held captive in a Cleveland house before escaping a year ago today says she has forgiven her captor.
Researchers have found a link between people who are likely to forgive themselves and the damage caused to the body by stress, saying those willing to “cut themselves some slack” may actually live longer than those who don’t.
The mother of the man who killed five Amish schoolgirls seven years ago says it was the act of forgiving her son that allowed her to be transformed from a grief-stricken mom to a woman who is inspiring thousands with her story.
