We are a small Episcopal Church on the banks of the Rappahannock in Port Royal, Virginia. We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Port Royal, the Nandtaughtacund, and we respect and honor with gratitude the land itself, the legacy of the ancestors, and the life of the Rappahannock Tribe. Our mission statement is to do God’s Will in all that we do.

Book of Forgiving – Four Fold Path

Desmond Tutu’s – from the Book of Forgiving. Four Fold Path

•We always have a choice whether to walk the Revenge Cycle or the Forgiveness Cycle.

• In the Revenge Cycle, we reject our pain and suffering and believe that by hurting the person who hurt us our pain will go away.

• In the Forgiveness Cycle, we face our pain and suffering and move toward acceptance and healing by walking the Fourfold Path.

These are the steps of the Fourfold Path:

1. Telling the Story

2. Naming the Hurt

3. Granting Forgiveness

4. Renewing or Releasing the Relationship.