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Forgiveness lightens a weight from your shoulders -- literally! The Surprising Health Benefits of Forgiveness   Get Lysa TerKeurst's collection of prayers of forgiveness when you sign up for the new Forgiving What You Can't Forget Online Bible Study   GET THE FREE RESOURCES We know that Jesus commanded us to forgive one another and that the Holy Bible provides us much wisdom about why we should forgive.    But did you also know that there are positive health benefits to forgiveness?*   Studies show that continually revisiting hurtful memories and holding a grudge worsen a person's health, while granting forgiveness improves it. Even imagining the act of forgiving and cultivating empathy brings emotional and physiological benefits.   Studies also have shown that people who forgive others feel less burdened and perceive challenges to be less difficult.   One study even found that the act of forgiveness made people feel physically lighter—those who forgave literally jumped higher than those who didn't!   Researchers concluded that offering forgiveness unburdens us both mentally and physically, helping us "overcome the negative effects of conflict."    -- from the Forgiving What You Can't Forget Journal by Lysa TerKeurst, copyright 2020 Lysa TerKeurst. See references below.*   * * *   FREE PRINTABLES & BIBLE STUDY RESOURCES   If you're in need of forgiveness right now, or if you need to forgive someone in your life, look to these Prayers for Forgiveness printable from Lysa TerKeurst, available as a FREE download when you sign up for the Forgiving What You Can't Forget Online Bible Study starting soon with the community at FaithGateway.   When you join, you'll also get free access to all six study videos with Lysa and discover the Biblical teachings on forgiveness that will bring peace and healing to your life.   Come take a look... GET THE FREE RESOURCES It's time to discover how to move on, make peace with painful memories, and create a life that's beautiful again.   References   1. Charlotte van Oyen Witvliet, Thomas E. Ludwig, and Kelly L. Vander Laan, "Granting Forgiveness or Harboring Grudges: Implications for Emotion, Physiology, and Health," Physiological Science 12, no. 2 (2001): 117–23/ 2. Xue Zheng, Ryan Fehr, Kenneth Tai, et al., "The Unburdening Effects of Forgiveness: Effects on Slant Perception and Jumping Height," Social Psychological and Personality Science 6, no. 4 (2015): 431–38. 3. Emma Seppälä, "Forgiving Others Literally Lightens Your Step, and 6 Other Ways Science Shows It Helps," Washington Post, March 30, 2015

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