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‘Nothing is unforgivable’:

'Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us'.
By Motherpedia
Date: April 07 2014
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho Tutu have announced the Tutu Global Forgiveness Challenge, a free online program starting on May 4 that is designed to teach the world how to forgive. People from over 100 countries have already signed up to participate.

Archbishop Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in leading non-violent opposition to South Africa's apartheid system of racial domination. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission that he chaired created a way to address the overwhelming suffering and grief that were the legacy of over four decades of racial oppression. Since then he has taken his deeply human approach to resolving conflict to many other countries including Northern Ireland and Rwanda. His daughter, Mpho Tutu, has helped rape victims and refugees displaced by war and is currently completing a PhD. on the topic of forgiveness.

"Forgiving is a choice. A choice I have seen profoundly transform lives time and again," says Archbishop Tutu.

"As Nelson Mandela said when he walked free after 27 years of prison, 'I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.' Mpho and I share a vision to bring the transformative power of forgiveness to people everywhere and to see it spread through families, communities, countries and our whole world."

"Our culture glorifies the seductive but ultimately empty feeling of power that comes with an act of revenge or a harsh rebuke," says the Reverend Mpho Tutu. "The Forgiveness Challenge is a corrective to these cultural forces. It provides training to strengthen our forgiveness muscles. Every time we are hurt we stand at a crossroads with two clear paths to deal with our pain - forgive and heal or lash out and harm."

Together the Tutus bring their hard-earned and practical insight into the process of forgiving to a global audience in the Tutu Global Forgiveness Challenge.

The 30-day program is based on a systematic process of forgiving that the Tutus present in their new book, The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Healing Our World.

Registration is open at www.ForgivenessChallenge.com.  All registrants will receive invitations to special events leading up to the May 4th start, such as live Q&As and interviews with the Tutus and those who are supporting the Forgiveness Challenge financially, including SirRichard BransonArianna HuffingtonAlanis Morissette and more.

"In my experience forgiveness cannot be forced, or arrive too early in one's process," said Alanis Morissette.

"It is something that is naturally arrived at when we move through our natural human emotions, and come back to the awareness of how inextricably connected we all are. I am excited to take the Challenge and welcome a whole new level of connection and warmth in my life."

Everyone who registers for the Challenge will receive daily inspirational emails from the Archbishop and Mpho. 

It will provide opportunities to explore questions about forgiveness with both experts and the community, such as 'What if I'm not ready to forgive?' and 'Aren't there some things that can't be forgiven?' These questions and many more will be discussed during the Tutu Forgiveness Challenge.

"Forgiveness is not something we do for others, we do it for ourselves and this then impacts all those around us. That is why forgiveness is our greatest gift and only hope," said Archbishop Tutu. "I am delighted that people all around the globe are signing up for the Forgiveness Challenge, together I know we can change the world."

More information can be found at: www.ForgivenessChallenge.com or follow it on Twitter @thedesmondtutu.

 

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