We come to realise, through meditation, that no one can take away from us what is ours. Our own goodness, our own identity, is inalienable; it cannot be taken away. That is why we have to understand forgiveness as a process, a process that takes us deep into our own wounded humanity; forgiveness which can only be complete as we see it complete in the love of Jesus for his enemies. It can only be complete if we have come to find our true self. We can only truly forgive when we know ourselves.
(Aspects of Love 2 by Laurence Freeman OSB )
