Forgiving those who have harmed you has a favorable impact on physical and mental health. 

And, as doctors at Harvard Medical School point out, nowhere is this truer than in the 
area of forgiveness.

"Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 

As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:"

Isaiah 52:13,14 KJV

Edmund DeSoto
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It would be very interesting to note that doctors at Harvard Medical School point out that forgiving those who have harmed you has a favorable impact on your physical and mental health.

Nowhere is this truer than in the area of forgiveness. The doctors a Harvard medical School summarize the research in this area and conclude that forgiving those who have done you wrong helps you more than it helps them.

Nursing a grudge and holding it for dear life as well as resentment, and unforgiveness creates stress. This in turn will raise your blood pressure and eventually can kill you.

Oh! But forgiving someone lowers your blood pressure and heart rate, and also reduces the work load of the heart. 

A study also shows that those with chronic back pain felt less pain and anxiety if they did meditation of the Holy Hebrew Scriptures that concentrated on forgiveness.

When people forgive one another, relationships become closer with physical and mental health benefits.

When women forgive their spouses, according to research they become more creative and sweeter.

When men forgive their wives and their fellow peers, they become more productive and generous at the work place and around the house.

Their lives take a different meaning and more than often any sicknesses or addictions are broken. Addictions to substances for the most part is the result of unforgiveness in people's lives.

Studies have shown that those who deal with forgiveness issues in psychotherapy find greater resolution than those who do not. 

So, if you are holding a resentment, or you are not forgiving someone for something they did to you, you are basically holding yourself hostage to this situation.

You are basically doing yourself more harm that the one you are holding responsible for your pain.

Here is a very good reason why you should let that pain go now and move on with your life. 

You have been utterly forgiven by the Master Potter, yes the creator of the universes. So why not consider letting go of your pain and receive His healing.