Throughout my career, I’ve seen how personal conflicts can intensify in emotion when people continue to think the worst about one another. When this happens to me, I begin my campaign to pray for those who are angry at me or who may be trying to harm me. At least three times a day, I ask that the Lord enter their hearts, show them His love, and bring them to Himself. The response is absolutely remarkable. A great majority of the time, the person for whom I was praying will show a marked decrease in hostility within days. He’ll approach me and say, “I don’t disagree with you as much as I thought I did. Maybe you’re not such a rotten punk after all!” … from the 9th of Robert Spitzer’s “Short, Spontaneous Prayers that Really Work”.
Audio of Fr. Spitzer discussing forgiveness …