The Prayer of Revenge: Forgiveness in the Face of Injustice

by Doug Schmidt

Backstabbers. Slanderers. Unfaithful Spouses. Thieves. Molesters. Terrorists. How do some people manage to truly forgive their arrogant and remorseless offenders? Are we to sit by while our loved ones suffer and expect the violator to go unpunished?
Do we struggle to forgive-or vow to bring the offender to justice?
Do we see life as unfair and wonder, "Where is God in all of this?" When wronged the saints in Bible days poured out their hearts to God, pleading to Him for retribution and vindication. But how can we pray in the same way, and still forgive as Christ taught? Theologian and author Doug Schmidt brings you into the vortex of this astounding paradox. Be prepared to learn the life-changing keys to forgiving the unrepentant through a new-found confidence in God's willingness to accomplish justice on your behalf. Find out how forgiveness and justice can abide as one in this gripping book!

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jack Mort · Rating 2 out of 5]

I usually give a book I don't like a 50 page test to see if it gets better. This one tricked me so I read beyond the 50 pages because Mr. Scmidt has a decent writing style. He also had a good insight on page 13: "your ability to forgive anyone, especially the unrepentant, is directly tied to your emotional confidence in God's willingness to accomplish justice on your behalf. I'm not sure why he had to throw the word 'emotionally' in there. He repeats this on page 37 "Our inability or unwillingness to forgive--in these circumstances--is directly related to a low level of confidence that God will one day have the final word on the person's harmful behavior. There is no need to waste your time reading beyond page 37. I put the book down a few pages into chapter 7. He has some kind of "checklist" and puts the burden on YOU "have you done all you can do?" The person who owned this book before I did, highlighted a few thins early on, but since I got this at a thrift store, he or she probably felt the same way. As I said earlier, he has a decent style, but the book comes across like one of those sales pitches on the internet where they "but before we get to the point" where going to throw in filler. So use your valuable time for something else.