This category of letters is for the purpose of providing “general” apology letters to help get started in the apology process. Usually, a letter may not be the best way to go, but a face-to-face meeting would be the prime way to express apology or deal with personal difficulties with others.
Refer to Matthew 18 for further guidance.
It is definitely a category you would not want to use verbatim but modify them according to your specific needs.
I know the pain of losing a loved one, and I realize that any additional adverse circumstances only make this period of time more difficult to endure.
While I certainly do not have any “excuses” that are valid for not taking care of this in a timely manner, please know that I do care and am here for you if you need anything else.
I truly made an error by not preparing a resolution of death upon the passing of your Grandmother ___________ ____________, and for that I am sorry, and I do hope you will accept my apology along with my sincerest condolences.
I wanted to take a moment to send you this note to commend you on your recent decision to extend forgiveness to (NAME). I have no doubt this was difficult to do, yet I also have no doubt that nothing could express the heart of Christ more than sharing forgiveness such as you have.
The story is told in Spain of a father and his teenage son who had a relationship that had become strained. So the son ran away from home. His father, however, began a journey in search of his rebellious son. Finally, in Madrid, in a last desperate effort to find him, the father put an ad in the newspaper. The ad read: “Dear Paco, meet me in front of the newspaper office at noon. All is forgiven. I love you. Your father.” The next day at noon in front of the newspaper office 800 “Pacos” showed up. They were all seeking forgiveness and love from their fathers.
I wanted to take a few moments to send you a note to let you know how much you are missed in church lately.
The Church Family is the greatest family on earth, and if there is one family the enemy would desire to cause strife in, it is this one because it is made up of people like you and I who love God.
I wanted to take a moment to send a note to you to apologize for cancelling your ministry for our service on (DATE).
By no means was this intentional, and something we work hard to avoid due to the difficulty it causes to ministries such as yours who depend on services to be held as scheduled.
