"Why is forgiving such a challenge? From whichever perspective we approach it — whether we are trying to forgive someone who has hurt us, or are in dire need of forgiveness ourselves — when we enter into the process, we find ourselves laid bare. The intense searchlight of mercy invades our every hiding place. We cannot go through being stripped of false dignity and self-justifying excuses without being changed. Transformation is unavoidable, for our blind eyes have been opened and now we see." - Paula Huston