Quotes About Forgiveness

see 1 John 1:8–9; Romans 10:9; Ephesians 2:8–9).

The truth is that Jesus didn't come to rescue us from our humanity; He entered into our humanity to rescue us from our sinfulness. He didn't come to save us from being sexual creatures; He became one of us to save us from the reign of sin and lust, which ruins our sexuality. That

But we had with us, to keep and to care for, more than five hundred bruised bodies of men- men made in the image of God, marred by the hand of man and must we say in the name of God? And where is the reckoning for such things? And who is answerable? One might almost shrink from the sound of his own voice, which had launched into the palpitating air words of order- do we call it? - fraught with such ruin. Was it God's command we heard or His forgiveness we must forever implore?

This ending of this love, while short, is like a paper cut. You get so caught up in the story that you are uncovering that you fail to see the edge begin to bite. It cuts deep and it stings no better than the last time but in a week or two, you will forget that it even happened;

The key to a good apology is to keep it simple, sincere and timely.

Forgiveness is not about letting someone off the hook. It's about freeing yourself from the pain and anger of the past.

We are all here to serve each other. At some point we have to understand that we do not need to carry a story that is unbearable. We can observe the story, which is mental; feel the story, which is physical; let the story go, which is emotional; then forgive the story, which is spiritual, after which we use the materials of it to build a house of knowledge.

Only for some of us, maybe forgiveness is more a journey than a moment in time. Me, I won't be getting there fast.

Don't deny the past. Remember everything. If you're bitter, be bitter. Cry it out! Scream! Denial is gangrene.

The girl is twenty-five. It has not been very long since her divorce but she cannot remember the man who used to be her husband. He was probably nice. She will tell the child this, at any rate.

We are saved not because we are worthy. We are saved because we are loved.

Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words.

If you're still hanging onto a dead dream of yesterday, laying flowers on its grave by the hour, you cannot be planting the seeds for a new dream to grow today

All those small injuries, sorrows, wounds, regrets—the hurtful words, the pain people inflicted on each other, intentionally or not, that seemed so important once. You might not even remember anymore what they were about, those things that once made you so angry, bitter, hurt. Or maybe you remembered, but did any of it matter, really? (Who said what? Who did what, when? Who hurt whom? Well, everybody had hurt everyone.)

One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life.

There are some hurts that we experience that can be forgiven but we won't forget them.

God wants you to be delivered from what you have done and from what has been done to you - Both are equally important to Him.

Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.

I know from personal experience how damaging it can be to live with bitterness and unforgiveness. I like to say it's like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die. And it really is that harmful to us to live this way.

One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life.

Our past may explain why we're suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.

will not criticize or find fault with myself or others.

Lo que importa no es cagarla, Yammara, óigame bien, lo que importa no es cagarla, sino saber remediar la cagada.

Sabes que la muerte llega a todos, y eso es aceptable. Y también sabes lo difícil que es vivir con la culpa de no haber evitado lo evitable. Lo inaceptable es el remordimiento, una copa amarga que se bebe día a día.