Shallow forgiveness brings only partial release from pain of past offenses. These exercises are designed to offer a tool to help you do the hard work of full forgiveness. It provides commentary, quotes from the book, Forgiveness Isn’t Easy, and prompts for discussion and journaling. There is also a section of each chapter that provides interaction with relevant scriptures.It is set up so that after each brief chapter in Forgiveness Isn't Easy you will have activities to help you go deeper in order to incorporate the thoughts and concepts into your own personal life. However, you may also use it as a stand-alone book because relevant quotations from the book are included as a resource for those not wanting to read through the entire book.Processing for forgiveness is often done best in community, so this material is set up for small group interaction, but it may also be very helpful used for individual weekend retreats.