By Stephen Richards I would like to distinguish between forgiveness and trust.
Forgiveness means letting go of the pain and anger.
But it doesn't mean restoring your relationship with the person. I was in a relationship once in which I was hurt very deeply. I was never convinced that the person would not do the same thing again because the person never understood exactly what had hurt me so deeply. But I had to walk away from that relationship because I could never trust the person not to do it again. Likewise, I don't trust Worldwide Church of God not to do it again.