Quotes About Reconciliation

I've definitely seen huge shifts, but the church is a little afraid of hip-hop, and hip-hop is a little afraid of the church. It's a weird middle area I'm often stuck in.

My first call is always to my dad. It's really rad. What had initially drove my dad and me apart - all my stunts and antics - has brought us together, closer than we've ever been. My dad's been a huge part of my team.

It is essential to forgive. Otherwise it stunts the growth.

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled.

It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.

A good first step to getting to this peaceful place is to write down your hurt. Let it all out. All of it. Once you're through writing it down, ask God for help. You want the path to forgiveness to be cleared. You want to let go of the mind loop of blame. You want to let go of the fire of anger. You want to stop tasting the bitterness of betrayal and hurt. Once your path is cleared…the sky is the limit.

Write a letter to the person who hurt you. In it, express how you felt in the past and how you're trying to forgive and heal. If it's authentic, wish this person well. (You don't need to send the letter.)

I was able to forgive Emmitt, that the fuel firing me was no longer anger but love and compassion. That's when my life really turned around. Once that happened, I met true success.

The war is over—the rebels are our countrymen again.

Let us have peace.

As time passes, people, even of the South, will begin to wonder how it was possible that their ancestors ever fought for or justified institutions which acknowledged the right of property in man.

Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me.

Forgiveness does not mean excusing.

Love looks like everything I've ever lost come back to me.

We are all instantly forgiven but in order to benefit from this forgiveness, we must in turn forgive others and ourselves.

What do you do when the only person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

People think that forgiveness is for the person who wronged you, but it's not. Because when we allow things to bottle up inside of us and we don't release it, or forgive the people who may have caused hurt to come in our lives, we just become bitter. And God can't use bitter people.

Hate: return to sender; address unknown.

Even the air between them seemed to be dented, waiting to be straightened again.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.

We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities.

The best way to avoid warfare is if no one shows up.