Grace Greater Than Our Past is a pastoral, honest exploration of transformation after mistakes, wounds, and regret. Written for readers who carry memory quietly and wonder whether grace still applies to them, this book offers neither platitudes nor shortcuts — only the steady assurance that God’s grace is both freely given and powerfully transformative. Drawing on Scripture, decades of ministry, prison work through Kairos, and deeply personal reflection, Geoffrey Schmitt invites readers to name the past honestly without being defined by it. Each chapter addresses a different dimension of grace: responsibility without shame, wounds inflicted by others, repentance as shared thinking with Christ, memory redeemed rather than erased, self-forgiveness, gentleness toward others, and the ongoing work of grace over a lifetime. This book does not argue that grace removes consequences or pain. Instead, it shows how grace redeems meaning, restores dignity, and reorients the future. Through stories, prayers, poems, and reflective questions, readers are guided toward a deeper understanding of how grace meets us not when we are finished, but while we are becoming. At its heart, Grace Greater Than Our Past is a book about choice — the daily, often quiet decision to stop arguing with mercy and to live under God’s verdict rather than our own or the accuser’s voice. It is a companion for individuals, small groups, and ministry settings, especially for those who feel “too far gone,” weary, or unfinished. The book closes with a pastoral letter reminding readers that grace has never stopped waiting — and that the road ahead is still open