Wow pepurr. Great post and great question.

I would go as far as saying the are not directly related. For example, there are those I trust which I have never had to forgive.

I once forgave someone very close to me for some unmentionable acts. Life changing actions which they committed with selfish intent which hurt both my life and the life of my children. However, my trust in them (or lack there of) is not directly tied to my decision to forgive. My trust they will have to once again earn, in the event they would so chose, which to date they have not.

Reconciliation is a multi-step process of which both forgiveness and trust are part.
ngtybear Reviewed by ngtybear on . Thoughts on forgiveness and trust If some one has injured you, you have a choice to forgive them, or not. If you forgive them is there trust involved in that forgiveness? To forgive them first you have to over come your pain and possible anger toward the person you see as being the cause of your harm. You have to get past the injury and see them in a new light. The trusting, when it is involved in forgiveness, is tempered by if the person who injured you asks for forgiveness, or if they don't. If they did not ask for Rating: 5