Jessica Dore, quoting Theologian Matthew Ichihashi Potts on forward facing

For Potts, forgiveness is “paradoxically forward facing” in that it both “addresses the past so unflinchingly” and “sets itself honestly toward whatever future can actually come to be in the wake of that past.” Rather than ease or peace or closure, the promise of forgiveness may be that it makes livable what can’t be undone.

Forgiveness: An Alternative Account by Matthew Ichihashi Potts; Dore’s Offering: May 5, 2024