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Originally Posted by Ohio
These saints who have left the recovery with enormous hurt and guilt, need to be delivered, so that they can properly transition into post-LRC Christian life. It's kind of like an abused child who lives his life with the guilt and shame that his parents' divorce was all his fault. Before healing can come to him, he needs to learn that he did nothing wrong growing up in that abusive environment, and it was the father who should bear the guilt. After much learning, the child can be healed and delivered from the deleterious effects of his childhood, and begin to make the decision to forgive his parent, as bearbear has recommended.
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Yes and amen!!
Another analogy might be the guilt or confusion felt by woman who was date-raped by a "friend."
The point is there is a tendency to blame oneself for these things, when you were really just minding your own business and got taken advantage of.