You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

D. D). He was survived by his wife three children two grandchildren and one brother.

Lewis Benedictus Smedes (1921 — December 19 2002) was a renowned Christian author ethicist and theologian in the Reformed tradition. He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty-five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena California.