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Published: Aug. 27, 2021, 5 a.m.

When I was a kid, I went to a Presbyterian church every Sunday and grew up there. Sunday School, church, youth group \u2013 the whole program. That\u2019s not the subject for this episode, however. The topic today is self-forgiveness. Why did I bring up my church memories? Because I was very thoughtful about the whole thing, and remember asking my mother this question: \u201cHow can I hear me knocking on God\u2019s door?\u201d This innocent question was based on the scripture, \u201cSeek and ye shall find. Knock and the door will be opened to you.\u201d \xa0I was curious about just how I was going to know that door was opening if I couldn\u2019t even hear myself knock.

I now realize our own beliefs are found in our inner mind and heart \u2013 we \u201cknow\u201d them, but they aren\u2019t concrete. We \u201chear\u201d them inside our own thoughts and feelings.

We feel and know love. We feel and know sorrow. And we feel and know or recognize self-forgiveness. It happens inwardly. You can\u2019t see it \u2013 but you can sure feel it. So in this episode, sponsored by BetterHelp, we'll talk about how to get to self-forgiveness and seven things that might make that harder.

Our listener email is from someone who\u2019s very depressed and estranged from her family. She asks me what she can do\u2026 What would you say?

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