ABSTRACT
Some memories are painful and fill with fear every time the memory comes flooding back. Examining the processes of the brain may provide clues as to the most effective means of achieving the goal of mending a memory. The priority memory becomes the hug and kiss of reconciliation and the renewal of the relationship, rather than the previous damage. The memory of brokenness will be mended by the experience of wholeness in the community of the reconciled. One of the crucial points of discussion relating to human ability to deal with any painful memories of past events is whether it is possible to ‘forget’ any memory of the incident. The act of confession and forgiveness, if wrongly approached, can in itself reinforce the memory of sin and the attached guilt. The purpose of confession is to free the sinner for future good, not to freeze the sinner in past guilt.
