Quotes About Forgiveness

I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center point of my life, really, since I was a child, but at 16 years of age, I fully surrendered my life over to Christ. At that point, as a teenager, I began to grasp the concept of Christ's true love and forgiveness.

I've known for years that resentments don't hurt the person we resent, but they do hurt us.

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years.

A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.

People can learn the tragedy of war from me.

Sometimes our partners from other countries ask us why we have not got further with our reconciliation, as if we possess a magic to just get rid of this tragic history of ours.

By forgiving, we are training ourselves to be strong, confident, joyful, peaceful, happy, and loving. These positive attributes end up affecting every part of our lives.

I myself spent some time in prison, so I know the type of trajectory that a criminal offense can put on someone's life.

The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships.

Being reminded of your past doesn't mean that you have to live with constant grief. It simply means that you have been given the opportunity to transform your past into something positive.

Forgiveness, in some cases, is a flipping miracle in the sense that you're fighting, and suddenly something happens. It's a kind of grace. Whether you believe in God or not, something happens, and it's transformative.

I feel like I was transformed by the kindness of people who had every reason to show me cruelty and the transformative power of their decision to treat me like a human being, that was so huge, that anytime somebody wants me to talk about that I feel like I absolutely want to do that.

Lord Jesus, we come just as we are; this is how we came at first, and this is how we come still, with all our failures, with all our transgressions, with all and everything that is what it ought not to be, we come to Thee.

My favorite was 'The Secret Garden'. I loved it, and I think it's had a big influence on all of my characters. 'The Secret Garden' is about transgressions and imperfect people.

I have published a proclamation: 'Forgive us our transgressions as we forgive those who transgress against us.' I have ordered all citizens to return to their parishes to enjoy the benefits of this general amnesty.

Jesus alone cleanses from sin; He only can forgive our transgressions.

Forgiveness is enshrined in the Lord's prayer - forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. These scriptures point to the power of forgiveness not only as a way to absolve transgressions but to ensure that the person extending forgiveness will be forgiven of theirs.

People are more than the worst thing they have done in their lives.

Hate the sin, but love the sinner. We must pray for our enemies as well as our friends and the ones we love. Because if we pray for them, they may repent, seek God's face and turn from their wicked ways.

Dear Father, deliver us from evil. Deliver us from hatred. Heal our wounds, heal our souls. Give us inner peace in a world of dead and dying. Help us to love, even as they lay dying. Amen.

It's going to be okay. You are going to be okay. No matter what happens, no matter what you do in life, you are never beyond the grace and love of God the Father. Forgiveness and love are within your reach, now, and forever more.

Me doy cuenta que Dios nunca puede bendecirnos si somos duros de corazón, si somos criticones, o si no perdonamos. Esto impedirá la fe más rápido que cualquier otra cosa.

Hay una relación muy estrecha entre el pecado y la enfermedad. ¿Cuántos saben que su enfermedad es un resultado directo del pecado? Yo espero que nadie que esté viviendo en pecado venga para que le ore. Pero si obedeces a Dios y te arrepientes de tu pecado y lo dejas de hacer, Dios llegará a ti, y ni tu enfermedad ni tu pecado se quedarán. "La oración salvará al enfermo, y el Señor lo levantará; y si hubiere cometido pecados le serán perdonados.

One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.