A time to forgive : one family's journey after the murder of their daughter

what do you do when your Daughter's been Murderedùand now is lying cold and stiff in a morgue hundreds of miles away? Do you leave her there alone, or do you bring her home? How do you feel when the funeral is over and you're watching herùbeautiful, peaceful, but to stillùdisappear from view for the last time as the funeral director lowers and latches the lid of the coffin? Where was God when the murderer pushed his way into her home and attacked her? Where was He the year before, when, after praying about finding the right place, she moved to that neighborhood and chose that apartment? And what does God expect of you now? Jesus said we're to forgive everyone who sins against us. But in forgiving your daughter's assailant, aren't you minimizing the awful deed? Aren't you saying that it wasn't so bad after all? In the first part of this three-part book Dr. and Mrs. Bigger tell us about their daughter's death and their reaction to it. This isn't a view from a distance. Dr. Bigger in particular lets us see his struggleùwhat he was thinking and feelingùand the breakthrough that gave life value again. The second part is an in-depth look at forgiveness, and the third part offers a unique and helpful look at love. The perspective these parts provide makes it easier for us to love our enemies and to forgive them. Book jacket. What do you do when your daughters been murderedbeen stabbed to deathand now is lying cold and stiff in a morgue hundreds of miles away? Do you leave her there alone, or do you bring her home? How do you feel when the funeral is over and youre watching herbeautiful, peaceful, but too stilldisappear from view for the last time as the funeral director lowers and latches the lid of the coffin? Where was God when the murderer pushed his way into her home and attacked her? Where was He the year before, when, after praying about finding the right place, she moved to that neighborhood and chose that apartment? And what does God expect of you now? Jesus said were to forgive everyone who sins against us. But in forgiving your daughters assailant, arent you saying, Its OK; it wasnt so bad after all? This book has three parts. In the first, Darold Bigger tells us the story of his daughters death and what he went through after it. This isnt a view from a distance. Dr. Bigger lets us into his heart, lets us see what he was thinking and feeling, and how he finally found what he needed to carry on. The second part is an in-depth look at forgiveness. Why God requires us to forgive our enemies, what that means, and how we can do what Hes asked us to. The third part, much briefer than the first two, offers a rather uniqueand helpfullook at love. The perspective it provides enables us to more easily love our enemies and forgive them.