Forgiveness is a perilous and volatile subject because it is so deeply intertwined with our communal and individual wounds," Flora Wuellner observes in her Introduction to Forgiveness, the Passionate Journey. She goes on in this volume to explore how Jesus' Beatitudes promise release from these wounds.

"Forgiveness is not a goal to be reached or a summit to be attained," Wuellner explains. "The road itself is the goal! Once we have chosen to start this journey we are already within the great unfolding experience of forgiveness, though it may take us a long time to realize its fullness." You are invited to begin your journey to forgiveness with these hope-filled meditations on each of the Beatitudes. Whether you have deep wounds or are worn down by a multitude of seemingly small grievances, Flora Wuellner's unique insights into the Beatitudes will intro- duce you to the renewed and healed life Jesus offers there. Each chapter includes a guided meditation to help you bring the truth of Jesus' words into your own life.

FLORA SLOSSON WUELLNER has a specialized ministry of spiritual renewal and inner healing, both individual and communal. She is a teacher, retreat leader, spiritual director, and author. Wuellner is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and formerly adjunct faculty at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California.