The Road To Forgiveness: Hearts Shattered by Tragedy, Transformed by Love

by Bill Griffiths, Cindy Griffiths

The authors relate the pain of losing their eleven-year-old daughter and her grandmother in an accident involving a drunk driver and describe how they healed themselves by forgiving the person who took the lives of their loved ones.

Genres: Self Help

Hardcover

First published May 1, 2001

About the author

Born as Brian William Bransom Griffiths, was a poet and Anglo-Saxon scholar associated with the British Poetry Revival.

Reviews

[Charron Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful, awesome book!

[Georgia Herod · Rating 5 out of 5]

What's the worst thing you can imagine happening to you? Perhaps for many it would be the death of a child. Cindy and Bill Griffiths faced that reality when a drunk woman drove into the car being driven by her father, accompanied by her mother and her 12-year-old daughter, both of whom were killed.

Their lives were devastated, but not destroyed. Their lives are a living testimony to the power of God to transform not only their broken hearts and lives, but also to impact the lives of thousands of others--when they choose to love and forgive the drunk driver. They repeatedly share that freedom from bitterness, resentment, hatred and evil is a reality that love and forgiveness bring. Their story has been shared nationally on Oprah and other news venues.

The Griffiths are honest and straightforward about their loss, their grief, and their anguish; they do not sugar coat any of their pain. They are equally fervent in their faith in God's character--He is good; He is love.

Their story presents a challenge to every reader because we have all experienced losses and we have all struggled with the desire to seek retaliation and vengeance. The Griffiths' desire to honor God brings their triumph by loving and forgiving.

I'm thankful that the Griffiths were willing to pour their brokenness out on the printed page.

[Belle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read. Having faith, practicing your faith, living your faith, helps get you through
anything thrown at you. This book tells about it. Teaches us to all be kinder and think beyond the box. Sometimes its hard to forgive another for the wrong we feel they have done to us. To be forgiven for what we have done to others we must forgive others as well.

[Meen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wish more of us were able to move beyond resentment and anger to forgiveness and acceptance, but it is depressing to think that can only happen as a result of extreme religious conviction b/c of course extreme religious conviction most often results in only resentment and anger. I also wondered, too, whether they would've been so forgiving if the woman had not become an evangelical Christian like they were. What would they have done if she had embraced Islam or Buddhism or just practiced an atheistic recovery program?

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A simply wonderful book about a devoutly Christian couple who loses their precious daughter Robyn and Mother/Mother-in- law in a tragic accident caused by a drunk driver. Despite their agony, they by the help of Jesus forgive the woman responsible and reach out to her in love. As a result the woman becomes saved and stops drinking.
So wonderful to see true Christianity in action when even many Christians refuse to forgive and the world delights in holding on to forgiveness and hate. I wish all those involved here peace.

[Melissa Mclees · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a sad story about loss, But in another hand it was a great story of forgiveness. If these people in this book can forgive, then anyone can do the forgiving. This book really was a delight and eye-opener on forgiveness.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I think it's the reason I'm such a forgiving person. Probably one of the best books I've read in a long time!

[Felisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really helped me to remember our sole purpose on this earth. It also helped me to understand to plan of God through our pain. Great book!

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

The true story of a couple who forgave the woman who killed their daughter & mother/mother-in-law in a drunk driving accident.

[Chewie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is wonderful. It is a story about a man and a woman named Bill and Cindy Griffiths
who forgave Verma Harrison who killed their loved ones in a drunken stupor.

[Debbie Desotell · Rating 5 out of 5]

very emotional! I loved it!