Quotes About Reconciliation

Abraham Lincoln was often criticized for trying to make friends with his enemies instead of trying to get rid of them. He replied, "Isn't that what I'm doing when I make an enemy a friend?

You can usually tell when a couple becomes centered on each other because they are forever breaking up and getting back together.

When the thunderstorms let up, John and Christine, after eight years of marriage, and Stevie and Lindsey, after six years as roommates, had separated. Mick and his lady Jenny were in the middle of divorce proceedings—only to eventually remarry.

My ghosts weren't ghosts anymore. They were people and they loved me. Anita was right. They were my family.

Wer könnte beschwören, dass sie mit einem anderen Menschen glücklicher gewesen wären? Man kann sich trennen und man kann wieder zueinander finden. Man kann weggehen und man kann zurückkehren. Da ist nichts dabei. Nur wer ständig über vertane Jahre jammert, der verschwendet sein Leben.

Abandonar a la persona con la que se ha vivido una década puede ser tremendo, pero no menos tremendo es para el que ha sido abandonado pedirle a aquel con quien ha vivido una década que vuelva.

Por tanto, si tu hermano peca contra ti, ve y repréndele estando tú y él solos; si te oyere, has ganado a tu hermano" (Mateo 18:15 RV1960).

Así que, por cierto es ya una falta en vosotros que tengáis pleitos entre vosotros mismos. ¿Por qué no sufrís más bien el agravio? ¿Por qué no sufrís más bien el ser defraudados?" (1 de Corintios 6:7 RV1960).

Trust you? Rue--trust you? You counterfeited your own death rather than wed me. You told me you'd rather die than stay in Darkfrith. I can't--I don't know how to fix that. I don't know how to mend it. Tell me." He took a step toward her. "Tell me, and I'll do it.

Perhaps one of the most powerful things the contemporary church could do is to confess our sins to the world, the humbly get on our knees and repent for the terrible things we have done in the name of God.

Lord, show us that reconciling with those we imagine are different from us is not only for peace, but also to train us more deeply in the faith that honors everything created by your hand. Help us see that reconciliation leads to deeper knowledge of you. Amen.

she was tempted to give up on God because she couldn't reconcile her doctrine with her deity. She

Repair my church which is in ruins.

Second-century Bible scholar Origen of Alexandria wrote, "We do not arm ourselves against any nation; we do not learn the art of war; because, through Jesus Christ, we have become the children of peace.

us assemble ourselves before you today through our acts of peace and reconciliation with neighbors near and far. Help us to teach the children in our communities what it means to be children of a God who loves us like a mother. Amen.

In court, as the judge considered the sentence of the police officer, the woman spoke boldly: "He took my family away from me, and I still have a lot of love to give, and he needs to know what love and grace feel like—so I think he should have to come to visit my home in the slums, twice a month, and spend time with me, so that I can be a mother to him, so that I can embrace him, and he can know that my forgiveness is real." We

If God's kingdom looks radical, it is only an indictment on the sort of Christianity we have settled for. Sharing our food with the hungry, opening our homes to the homeless, reconciling with our enemies--these are what Christianity has always been.

This grace does not undo a tragedy or pardon a wrong, but it becomes the first step toward a more hopeful future.

I believe that there should be a way of archieving peace other than fighting. Jacen

Go back to your wife....you man whore!" Shouted the old woman, raising her walker for another strike.

The best quality about Kobe Bryant? You want me to be honest? I don't know. I'll tell you why. I open my arms to everybody. But he never stepped forward for the embrace. So I never really got to know him. I don't know anything about him, and it's kinda sad.

This world would be a better place to live if the entire mankind forgets what happened in history (events that have happened before they were born!) and just focus on the present and coming future.

Since I'm eatin' crow, I might as well finish the whole bird.

Forgiveness is not • saying that what the person did was not wrong • absolving the person from responsibility for their actions • denying that the wrong occurred • pretending the abuse did not happen Forgiveness is • letting go of your need for revenge • cutting the person loose • refusing to let bitterness and hatred rule your life • leaving the past behind by not allowing it to control your actions or emotions