When you talk about God, what image comes to mind? Is it a Michelangelo-type God, with a white beard, on a throne, stretching his hand out to you? Does a peaceful field pop into your brain, a color, or perhaps a smell? Do you imagine God to be a united couple?

What hope do we have for peace in a world of increasing chaos?

Forgiveness will hurt in the short term, but it will liberate us in the long term. Holding a grudge does the opposite: it poisons us over time, though it feels good in the moment. Here is our five-step game plan to forgive anyone!