Quotes About Forgiveness

Sorrow opens the gate to the Grace of God

When I say my prayers I have a terrible doubt. How can I be sure God is forgiving me? What if he will forgive me, but hasn't forgiven me yet? That's why I don't want to die, Sir. That's why I can't die. Not until I am sure. Are you sure?

If there is to be reconciliation, first there must be truth.

The Lord works through deeply flawed people, since He made so few of the other kind.

Some things are worse than death... If a man lives, he must still live with himself.

The only difference between a saint and a sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

Indiana embraced him, even after news of his assault had made its way into the state.

8. «Vivir bien es la mejor venganza.» — George Herbert

Failure will happen, and failure is an opportunity to build resilience, to practice forgiveness of self and of others, and to gain wisdom.

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me), de Carol Tavris y Elliot Aronson.

The truth is that the pain of broken trust and betrayed friendship is simply the cost of caring and deeply connecting to others.

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.

No matter what the situation may be, the right course of action is always compassion and love." (paraphrased from one of his teachers, Barbara McNally)

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on."–Criss Jami American poet and author of Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile

Live. Give. Forgive." They are by far the most important things in life.

I doubt we will ever be forgiven. All I hope is – they'll remember we were human beings

But the forgiveness of guilt, the heavenly indulgence, does away with the heart's fear and timidity before God; it makes the conscience lighthearted and merry inwardly13 and reconciles a person with God.

It follows further that the forgiveness of guilt is not within the province of any human office or authority, be it pope, bishop, priest, or any other. Rather, it depends exclusively upon the word of Christ and your own faith. For Christ did not intend to base our comfort, our salvation, our confidence on human words or deeds but only upon himself, upon his words and deeds.

There is no greater sin than not to believe this article of "the forgiveness of sins" which we pray daily in the [Apostles'] Creed. And this sin is called the sin against the Holy Spirit.

They cannot be humble who do not recognize that they are damnable and stinking sinners.

Nimmer tun ist höchster Buß),

You see, then, that the whole church is filled with the forgiveness of sins. But there are few who really receive and welcome it.o For they do not believe it and would rather rely upon their own works.

Do not let your hurt cause you to hate.

The perfect love, unity, and joy that existed between the Father, Son, and Spirit were demolished, for a time, for our sake. This is the ground on which we build all relationships. Every time you are tempted to shun another believer, remember that the Father, Son, and Spirit were torn asunder so that you might be united.