Quotes About Forgiveness

And maybe that was the reason God sent him up there-to take a good look at himself, at the raw, brutal facts, and remind him that whatever line he cut behind him, grace always lay before him. A pristine, white, unblemished future.

His voice softened, and he looked at her, his beautiful eyes glossy. "Cookie, if I could, I'd start all over with you. Do things right. Honor us both." ...His mouth opened. Closed. He swallowed, and a single tear dripped onto his cheek.

God's already forgiven you. You need to forgive yourself and let God love you. Be His child, and embrace His grace. You can't create your own heaven on earth. That's His job. If you try to do it yourself, you'll never experience the love of God fulfilling your wildest dreams.

Our flaws are obvious, yet we are loved and able to love, if we choose, because there is that bit of the divine still smoldering in us.

Everyone has a past, and everyone's past matters.

Yes. Strangely enough, war has a way of absolving us of the mistakes we make while in its dreadful shadow, but it keeps this absolution a secret. I didn't realize I was playing my cards against a cruel opponent that had its own cards to play.

Why do people hurt other people? I murmur. Lila laughs. Because they can, sweetheart. I look at the face in the mirror, at that sad face. That can't be the reason Lila leans in. Her face is next to mine.... ...Sometimes they just can't help it, she says. They don't mean to hurt anyone. It just happens. And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing ? Not unless you've got a magic wand, love.

understand there are no secrets to a charmed life. There is just the simple truth that you must forgive yourself for only being able to make your own choices, and no one else's.

want her to see that I understand there are no secrets to a charmed life. There is just the simple truth that you must forgive yourself for only being able to make your own choices, and no one else's.

war has a way of absolving us of the mistakes we make while in its dreadful shadow, but it keeps this absolution a secret.

there are no secrets to a charmed life. There is just the simple truth that you must forgive yourself for only being able to

You cannot undo the past but wishing it undone.

The capacity to return hate with love wipes reason off the map, at least for a while. I cannot understand it any more than I can understand how, knowing that story, black churches across America continue to open their doors and their hearts to white strangers again and again. What love and courage. What courage and love.

Forget the past and move on isn't even helpful in the realms of individual psychology; as political advice, it is worthless. When pasts fester, they become open wounds.

I love my children. That will never change. I have prayed to them for forgiveness and hope that they will forgive me. I never meant to hurt them!!

It's not a punishment. It's the place where mercy and justice meet.

I want to be the kind of person who can do that. Move on and forgive people and be healthy and happy. It seems like an easy thing to do in my head. But it's not so easy when you try it in real life.

I'm sorry," I said. "You didn't do nothing," he said in surprise. "I can be sorry even if it's not my fault." He looked at me as if this were a new idea for him.

A lifetime is woven from moments—from beginnings and endings, joys and misfortunes, and the choices we make. Each moment holds opportunities to grow. to try again — to say "Thank you," or "I'm so sorry." And every day counts.

Dear Father, I already forgave you once. I read all your letters, which fed me crumbs of love and admiration. LIke Hansel and Gretel, I followed their trail to your door. But you have left me again. I have the whole summer ahead of me to re-read your letters, and to try to understand.

And I know, too, that recognizing one's mistakes does not erase them.

When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free. —Catherine Ponder

After all, the past wasn't something that could be changed by fretting. Or by regretting

I love you, man. Do you really forgive me?" "If you hug me," Wes said, "I'll kill you.