Program: #5123
Topic: Forgiveness
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)

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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Denise Roy has a simple ritual that helps her focus throughout the day on the blessings of her life.

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Sermon Segment

 
Luke 18:18-23
Susan Sparks, pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City, says the fastest way to find a place of forgiveness is through the power of joy and laughter. If you can laugh at yourself, you can forgive yourself; if you can forgive yourself, you can forgive others.

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Interview Segment

 
Hosts Lillian Daniel and Daniel Pawlus in conversation with Susan Sparks who says we are all children of a God with a sense of humor and that's a part of us that we need to tap into.

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Reflection Segment

 
Writer Tom McGrath shares an important lesson about asking God to turn our stony hearts into forgiving hearts.

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