Forgiving a person is a fundamental act for the personal development of the one who forgives and the one who has been forgiven. From forgiveness, we understand that we can all make mistakes, repent and improve. It was with this in mind that Cristina Cairo developed the Forgiveness Prayer. She is a body language theorist, an idea that presents the relationship between our feelings and our physical health. Then,to increase your integral well-being, practice forgiveness with the following words!

Say this prayer at night, before you go to sleep, for your unconscious to fully absorb it.

Attention: Visualize the face of the person you need to forgive, or be forgiven by, and say each word from your heart, calling him/her by name when you feel you need to approach him/her during the prayer.

I forgive you, please forgive me.

You were never to blame,

I was never to blame either,

I forgive you, forgive me, please.

Life teaches us through discord...

And I learned to love him/her and let him/her go from my mind.

You need to live your own lessons, and so do I.

I forgive you, forgive me, in the name of God.

Now go be happy, so that I can be happy too.

May God protect you and forgive our worlds,

The sorrows have disappeared from my heart and there is only light and peace in my life.

I want you happy, smiling, wherever you are...

It feels so good to let go, to stop resisting and let new feelings flow!

I have forgiven you from the bottom of my soul, because I know that you have never done anything wrong,

And yes because he believed it was the best way to be happy...

Forgive me for having nurtured hatred and sorrow for so long in my heart.

I didn't know how good it felt to forgive and let go; I didn't know how good it felt to let go of what never belonged to me.

Now I know that we can only be happy when we let go of lives, so that they can follow their own dreams and their own mistakes.

I don't want to control anything or anyone anymore, so I ask you to forgive me and let me go too, so that your heart can be filled with love, just like mine.

Forgiveness Prayer

Since the process of forgiving can be difficult, you may need some extra encouragement to do so, so check out three other prayers of forgiveness that we have put together to help you.

1) Chico Xavier's Prayer for Forgiveness

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"Lord Jesus!

Teach us to forgive as you have forgiven us and forgive us at every step of life.

It helps us to understand that forgiveness is the power that can extinguish evil.

It leads us to recognize in our brothers that darkness inflicts children of God as much as we do, and that it is our duty to interpret them as sick, in need of assistance and love.

Lord Jesus, whenever we feel like victims of someone else's attitudes, make us understand that we are also susceptible to mistakes and that, for this very reason, the faults of others could be ours.

Lord, we know what forgiveness of offenses is, but have mercy on us and teach us how to practice it.

So be it!"

2) Seicho-No-Ie Prayer for Forgiveness

"I have forgiven you

and you forgave me

you and I are one before God.

I love you

and you love me too;

you and I are one before God.

I thank you and you thank me.

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

There is no longer any resentment between us.

I sincerely pray for your happiness.

Be more and more happy...

God forgives you,

so I forgive him/her too.

I have forgiven everyone

and I welcome them all with God's love.

In the same way, God forgives me for my mistakes

and welcomes me with His immense love.

God's love, peace, and harmony

involve myself and the other.

I love him and he loves me.

I understand him and he understands me.

There is no misunderstanding between us.

He who loves does not hate,

sees no fault, holds no grudges.

To love is to understand the other and not

demand the impossible.

God forgives you.

So I also forgive you.

By the divinity of Seicho-No-Ie,

I forgive and send him waves of love.

I love you."

3) Umbanda forgiveness prayer

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"Now, sincerely, I ask forgiveness from all the people whom in some way, consciously and unconsciously, I have offended, reviled, harmed or displeased.

Analyzing and passing judgment on everything I have accomplished throughout my life, I see that the value of my good deeds is enough to pay off all my debts and redeem all my guilt, leaving a positive balance in my favor.

I feel at peace with my consciousness, and with my head held high, I take a deep breath, hold my breath, and concentrate to send a current of energy destined for the Higher Self. As I relax, my sensations reveal that this contact has been made.

Now I address a message of faith to my Higher Self, asking for guidance, protection, and help to carry out, at an accelerated pace, a very important project that I am mentalizing and for which I am already working with dedication and love.

I wholeheartedly thank all the people who have helped me and I pledge to give back by working for the good of others, acting as a catalyzing agent for enthusiasm, prosperity, and self-fulfillment.

I will do everything in harmony with the laws of nature and with the permission of our eternal, infinite, indescribable Creator, whom I intuitively feel to be the only real power at work inside and outside of me.

So be it and so shall it be, Amen."

You may also like:

• Forgiveness: Are we obliged to forgive?
• Learn the prayer of forgiveness according to Seicho-no-ie
• Do the exercise of forgiveness and free your mind
• Learn the six essential steps to forgive someone
• Actions to overcome the past

After learning the prayers of forgiveness, you can now turn on that light within yourself. Remember that it's okay to take a little longer to forgive someone or to ask for forgiveness, but by doing so you will feel lighter and in a better mood, and will be able to see the best in people. Try it!

Text based on the book by Cristina Cairo:

Body Language 2 - What your body reveals