“The Risen Christ proclaimed not that we 'have to forgive,' but rather, that at last we CAN forgive-and thereby free ourselves from consuming bitterness and the offender from our binding condemnation. This process requires genuine human anger and grief, plus-and here is the awful cost of such freedom-a humble willingness to see the offender as God sees that person, in all his or her terrible brokenness and need for God's saving power. I would never tell another, 'You have to forgive.'” NeedsHumansPersonsLastsProcessChristGriefTerribleCostForgivenessForgivingHumbleGenuineAwfulSavingPlusWillingnessBitternessConsumingRisenBrokennessCondemnationBindingOffenders Author:Gordon Dalbey
“Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome.” PeopleIfsInspirationalNeedsTryingMindMatterProblemPainLastsCertainHurtResultsIssuesMajorsForgivenessOvercomingAngerHeartacheResentmentRudeForgivenRespondingMajor ProblemsAnger And ForgivenessHurting PeopleInconsiderateAnger And ResentmentAnger ResentmentUnresolved Issues Author:Joel Osteen
“Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” FirstsReasonLastsLawLife IsAdventureForgivenessMercyForgivingPrerogativeLife Is An AdventureMercy And Forgiveness Author:John Dryden
“For there are three ways of performing an act of mercy: the merciful word, by forgiving and by comforting; secondly, if you can offer no word, then pray - that too is mercy; and thirdly, deeds of mercy. And when the Last Day comes, we shall be judged from this, and on this basis we shall receive the eternal verdict.” IfsWayLastsThreePrayingOffersEternalForgivenessMercyBasesForgivingDeedsPerformingJudgedComfortingMercifulLast DayVerdictThree Ways Author:Mary Faustina Kowalska
“Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative.” FirstsReasonLastsLawForgivenessMercyForgivingPrerogativeMercy And Forgiveness Author:Louis Dudek
“The mind that too frequently forgives bad actions will at last forget good ones.” MindActionLastsForgetForgivenessForgivingBad Actions Author:Frederic Reynolds
“If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they should never have...they are given the power to keep their evil alive in the hearts of those who suffered most. We give them power to condemn their victims to live forever with the hurting memory of their painful pasts. We give the monsters the last word.” PeopleIfsGivingShouldHeartLastsPastEvilGivenHurtMemoriesForeverAliveTerribleForgivenessVictimForgivingPainfulMonstersLast WordsLive ForeverPainful Past Author:Lewis B. Smedes
“But people didn't forgive you for doing what felt right-that was the last thing they forgave you for.” PeopleLastsFeltForgivenessForgiving Book:The Art of Fielding: A Novel Source: The Art of Fielding: A Novel
“Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.” LastsImpossibleForgivenessIndifference Author:Mary Boykin Chesnut