The Fragrance of Crushed Violets

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The Fragrance of Crushed Violets: Forgiving the Inexcusable

A companion mini Bible study on forgiveness written to go along with the spiritual theme of the fifth Miller’s Creek novel, A Bridge Unbroken.The book is designed to work for either individual or group study.

Book Description:

What do we do when a loved one, boss, co-worker, friend, or enemy seem determined to bring us down through an attack? How do we handle it when their assault is personal, public, deep, unjust, unfair, and unfounded? Take it one step further. How do we deal with meaningless acts of destruction and death, say in something similar to the Twin Towers incident or a school shooting, especially when the offender shows no remorse? Do we file it in our brains and rack it up to “one more senseless act” and chance to think that God somehow messed up?

In short, how do we move past the hurt and anger to a place of forgiveness?

Join us as we examine relevant scriptures about forgiveness and come away with a scriptural understanding of:

what forgiveness is and what it isn’t
God’s role in the process of forgiveness
what Jesus did at the cross for each of us
our mandate to forgive as we’ve been forgiven
what gets in the way of forgiving others
how to truly forgive

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My Review:

I wanted to read this book because I thought that the inexcusable was unforgivable. However the author uses facts and quotes from the Bible. There are chapters that are each based on a section of forgiveness, like how it concepts to The Holy Trinity, prayer, and resentment. Each chapter starts with a quote, some from the Bible, and some from famous people like Mark twain, and some of them really made me think about how I dealt with forgiveness in the past. Then there were sections to write about your thought before you read passages from the Bible. Next there is a list of Bible passages and questions to answer after you read them. Lastly there is a conclusion section with questions to answer and to reflect on what you thought, and then what you read. This was a really good approach to understanding the Bible, and to know exactly what sections pertain to what I was reading. I also learned some things about myself. I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.