Quotes About Forgiveness

How do you think she got there?" Shane's voice was an unsteady mix of regret and pain. "I found her number in your phone, and I called her. When she got to the house, she called the paramedics. And the police. And sent me to prison." The blood drained from Eva's face. "No." "Ask her," he said gently. "Ask her.

My mom told me. And you were young and scared and trying to be tough—and I promised you that you'd never go back. I promised. And she sent you back." She gulped dryly. "Shane, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry for everything I said yesterday. I'm sorry for blaming you for all these years. For hating you. I hated you so much.

Eva turned to face him. "I'm so sorry." "No, I'm sorry. That's what I came to New York to say. I'm sorry I broke my promise. And I'm sorry I didn't find you the second I was released. But by then, you'd published your first book. You were a success, and I didn't want to ruin it. Back then, I was convinced that I ruined

Prison is the school of the unlearned lesson.

she was reminded that he was just a person. He mad massive mistakes, he felt things, he was sorry, ad he was trying to find his way, like everyone else.

If I forgive, I'll no longer feel angry at the person for what happened. In my experience, anger can still come up, but when it does, we remind ourselves that we've decided it isn't worth it to hold on to it any longer.

People have reasons for what they do, Beatrice. And even if those reasons can't be justified, that doesn't make them bad people, just flawed. You have to remember," she said, "someone or something has hurt them too.

I think I was about to say that if I ever see Eliza again—and the fact that this is even a remote possibility is—I don't know what it is, a goddamn miracle, maybe? After I kiss her and hold her and let her touch my chest, I'm going to hang her upside down and employ Chinese water torture until she promises never to be so stupid again.

you need faith for forgiveness

the past was a worthless human ability that had evolved for the sole purpose of reminding mortals of their mistakes.

I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.

I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.

To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind.

Everybody needs hope, even criminals

If you want to condemn yourself for the mistakes you've made, let's be fair, that means you've got to congratulate yourself for all the good things you've done. It's okay to say, "God, I wish I'd done this; yeah, but I did do that." Then it kind of balances out.

He would rather see you living a life that was honoring to Him, rather than making mistakes and repenting of them repeatedly.

That's the scandal of grace. It means that if you've been working hard to be right with God, then you've been wasting your time because God welcomes everyone—righteous and unrighteous alike.

No hay necesidad de esconderse ni de fingir. En mayor o menor grado, eres un fracaso como esposo o esposa. Pero la sangre de Jesús cubre y perdona ese fracaso.

By delaying repentance, we step away from the love and life of God.

Oh, where has your love to mankind carried you? Had you sent creatures to serve us, prophets to advise us, angels to minister to us; had you come to visit us, to weep for us, that would have been a great mercy. But you came yourself, and you came to lay down your lifeblood, all for your people. That you should be cursed, that we might be blessed; forsaken, that we might not be forsaken; condemned, that we might be acquitted:

Jesus the Savior can't do his work unless he's with sinful people.

Our sin warps our understanding because we all tend toward self-justification. Studying

I think quite a lot of people have a friendship or a love that's gone like that and it never quite reconciles properly.

You ate your sister's guppies