Regarding forgiveness - it can never hurt to get CS Lewis' point of view:

http://www.wildershow.com/cs-lewis-forgive.htm

...which I happen to agree with. But once we've gotten to the point that we're hating the sin but loving the sinner, and are slapping ourselves on the shoulder for being such capital fellows (or gals) and having progressed so far on our spiritual journey, we need to remember his view on pride:

http://www.a.ghinn.btinternet.co.uk/greatsin.htm

Does all of this sound hard, or is it just me? *smile*

Pen