Forgiveness is a central and significant aspect of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Yet, forgiveness can be a complicated matter. Here are my thoughts on how to take the first steps to overcoming some of the emotional barriers that might stand in our way.

One of the rewards of “downsizing” or going through boxes that have been stashed away in storage is the discovery of things we may not have seen in a great many years. Out of one of the many boxes I have came a sermon that I wrote in May of 1988.