Quotes About Reconciliation

But then I brought the shards back together above the dash, I drew in the web of the spider-line cracks... and he fell to the earth, and slept on the grass

I am working on forgiving the unforgivable.

I had to meet my mother as a person, separate from my childhood experiences and judgements of her, and know her from an adult perspective.

Two distant points now touching, the word and the page a bridge and amends.

Those who Shoot, bomb and kill have an inherent fear of peace.

Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace. I would look for a better human rights record for North Vietnam, but they are living side by side.

Peace begins with peace" -H.W. Marsworth

As long as I viewed someone as the enemy, I gave that person some power over my life. But as I forgave a person, I too was free.

He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. (Colossians 2:14–15)

Bird looked back at Pastor. *Why did you bite Jeremy?* *Because I felt like it.* *Is it out of your system now? Feel better now?* *Actually, I do* Jeremy piped in; *No big deal. He bit, I kicked; we're even* ... No wonder horses get messed up. By the time people get around it hitting them, the horses have forgotten the whole thing.

I'm not talking about them. We told you before, Smith, we wouldn't play if her"—he pointed at Sissy—"or her"—he pointed at Ronnie—"were playing." Mitch looked at her. "Uh…Sissy?" Sissy rounded on the coach. "I can't believe you are still holding that against us. It's been years!" "He was in traction for three months. A shifter! In traction!" "He was in my way!

Conridge leaned across the table and touched Conall's arm. "I wouldn't worry." She motioned toward her husband. "I stabbed him in the leg and set his Mercedes on fire before I agreed to marry him. She just needs time."Conall frowned. "Uh…thank you?

I am not the only one who did not want revenge. Almost all my colleagues in prison did not want revenge, because there is no time to do anything else except to try and save your people.

I think he will probably come round in time, I mean to renew the subject pretty often.

I want to spend more time with my family, but I'm not sure they want to spend more time with me.

I think it's one of the kindest things you can do to the very wicked, to give them time to repent.

I believe that Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace, a time when hate will no longer rule.

It's time for second chances. It's time to remake the world.

I found the evil in myself a long time ago, and I've accepted it. We're old friends.

Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence.

Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did.

If peace came it would have to do so when there had been time to allow the hatred to grow out of people's thinking.

My parents and I didn't speak for 10 years. It took a long time to rebuild that relationship.

We used to hate and destroy one another and refused to associate with people of another race or country. Now, because of Christ, we live together with such people and pray for our enemies.