Harris, co-author of The Forgive for Good Recovery Workbook (2025), was delighted by his April 2001 appointment to historic Saint Paul\u2019s Chapel in Lower Manhattan, which George Washington attended after his inauguration and had long lacked full-time clergy. Born in a small town in South Carolina, Harris writes that he was encouraged to \u201cto attract the \u2018Gen X\u2019 crowd. A rich mixture of artists and musicians, workers in the financial district, families, and singles of all sorts.\u201d And then came the attack of September 11. After the first day\u2019s exodus, police, firefighters, and rescue workers poured in. The following eight months were spent clearing debris and collecting the remains of the dead. Under Harris\u2019 supervision, \u201cthe little chapel that stood\u201d became a sanctuary providing food, rest, counseling, and consolation for workers from a small army of volunteers supported by businesses, charities, and individuals across the nation. A year later, he no longer worked at the chapel. \u201cThe euphoria was fleeting, tainted by grievances I couldn\u2019t let go of, memories of subterfuge I couldn\u2019t forgive, nightmares I couldn\u2019t shake,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI was stuck in my grievance story, bound by chains of resentments that threatened to choke the life out of me.\u201d The \u201cmost painful act of disrespect\u201d came when he was left out of a documentary on St. Paul\u2019s work. \u201cI was not in a single frame,\u201d he writes. Looking back, Harris admits that his superiors were good people and focuses on his own weaknesses\u2014a yearning for recognition, an unforgiving anger at those who denied him, and a touch of post-traumatic stress disorder. \u201cI couldn\u2019t resist the temptation to turn my story into a victim\u2019s narrative,\u201d he writes. The author describes two decades of spiritual collapse, dismissal from the priesthood, dead-end jobs, bankruptcy, and depression. Supported by friends and a search for enlightenment, however, he set out on a \u201cpath to healing.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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