Quotes About Forgiveness

We never get to love by hate, least of all by self-hatred.

Real intimacy is a place where there are no mistakes, at least not in the sense you feel. You don't just blow everything with one wrong move.

We consider a prisoner unfortunate. He is unfortunate in two ways -- because he has done something wrong and because he is deprived of his liberty. Therefore we should treat him kindly, because of his misfortune, for otherwise he would become hard and bitter and would not be sorry he had done wrong.

Humans! don't get tired of their apologies and often forgive for they will always want to try 'one more last time.

Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It's about finding joy and finding home.

Why so much hate in your mind when love is the only way to straighten things out?

People have to realize that it is not OK to hurt another human being. And that is what we forget.

I wouldn't be honest if I told you that in some moment of my life I had a lot of rage - probably hate - I'm not sure of hate, but rage. But you know what happens is that then you realize you cannot do to others what you think nobody has to do to anybody. Life is important for me and not any kind of life, quality too of life.

My dad was a monster and I realized if the gospel could change that dude, the gospel can change anybody.

When he realized who he'd pulled over, the policeman shook his head in disbelief. He told me of all people I should know better. He gave me a real dressing down, but let me go.

One of the secrets of having a long-term relationship is realizing that even if you think the other person's great, at some point, they're going to mess up and annoy you.

If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go.

As for restitutions, to nobody in particular do I owe any, but as for those I owe to the realm, I hope in the mercy of God.

The reason I love Jesus because he's a really good guy. He's completely opposed to running around and judging people.

I hated myself for so many reasons, and I thought so many things were my fault that happened to me growing up.

Kids need to encounter kids like themselves - kids who can sometimes be crabby and fresh and rebellious, kids who talk back and disobey, tell fibs and get into trouble, and are nonetheless still likable and redeemable.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

Christ receives people; because of that mercy, conversion happens.

Christians - whether as a priest, a nun, a minister, whatever - have just been stereotyped to death. You try to be a model of kindness and love and forgiveness to all those around you, because you have received kindness and love and forgiveness from God through Christ. That's what Christianity is.

We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

The Gospel is about grace and we all know that grace is about us receiving from God blessings that we don't deserve.

You know, I think anybody who has been in relationships has access to heartbreak - I don't think we have to go far to find it, whether we inflicted the heartbreak or whether we were the recipient of it.

Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. They'll recognize that.