Quotes About Reconciliation

The East Timorese government does not believe that we should consider compensation for the victims because there are tens of thousands of people who were, in one way or another, affected by the violence either directly or indirectly.

The violence seems to be diminishing. They've stared into the abyss a bit. I think they've all concluded that further violence... is not in their interests.

Music has the power to divert the violent minds.

There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent one. If you don't make that response, you continually relive the unresolved situation over and over in your life.

But by virtue of our baptism, Peter Akinola and I are brothers in Christ and one day we are going to be in heaven together, so we might as well learn to get along here because we will have to get along there. God won't have it any other way.

Many of us torture ourselves over our mistakes for decades, even after we've genuinely attempted to make amends.

Are you apologizing because it makes you feel better or because it will make the other person feel better? Are you sorry for what you've done or are you simply trying to placate the other person who believes you should be sorry for the thing you feel completely justified in having done? Who is the apology for?

It's impossible to get to know people deeply and not come to like them. We should take the world's enemies, get them in a room to share their histories and formative experiences, their fears and their struggles, and global adversaries would suddenly get along.

How long do you think the sentence for this crime should be? A year? Five? Ten?" Many of us torture ourselves over our mistakes for decades, even after we've genuinely attempted to make amends. How reasonable is that sentence?

You can have compassion without forgiving.

We may want others' forgiveness, but that comes from a place of self-gratification; we are asking forgiveness of others to avoid the harder work of forgiving ourselves.

I guess when someone's really hurt you, there always seems to be a possibility for more.

Ainsley cleared his throat. "Allow me to apologize for my brother. He's not been himself since he returned home." "With all due respect, Your Grace, I suspect he's being exactly himself. He's just simply no longer the person you knew before he left.

She gave him a whimsical smile. "It was long ago, Your Grace. And I do not hold a grudge. Although I must admit that sometimes, I miss having someone to sleep with." Reaching out, Sterling trailed his gloved finger along her bare arm. "We could remedy that. Tonight if you like.

right. She didn't expect him to ever forgive her, wasn't certain she'd ever forgive herself. At the time, she'd had no choice, no options—or at least not any that she could see. In hindsight—

So the person who has been forgiven much has much room to forgive others.

By Christ's power, we forgive the person we're angry with.

Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. —ROMANS 12:18 NLT

Sin is what was done to you, or sometimes it's what you did, but sin is not who you are.

Do not do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or do not insult someone to pay him back for insulting you. But ask God to bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing. —1 PETER 3:9 ICB

I am hoping that in this year of the family we will go into our families and reconcile differences.

The only reason I always try to meet and know the parents better is because it helps me to forgive their children.

And at this hour of the day it is no good saying 'Take away this cup'; Having helped to fill it ourselves it is only logic That now we should drink it up.

When my death us do part Then shall forgiven and forgiving meet again, Or will it be, as always was, too late?