Forgiveness is a gift to myself. I forgive, and I set myself free.
If you choose to forgive someone who has wronged you rather than to hate that person, you shift the frequency of your Light.
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.
I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness
In the evening of life we shall be judged on love, and not one of us is going to come off very well, and were it not for my absolute faith in the loving forgiveness of my Lord I could not call on him to come.
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
Enlightenment is the key to everything, and it is the key to intimacy, because it is the goal of true authenticity.
The world is full of judgment-days, and into every assembly that a man enters, in every action he attempts, he is gauged and stamped.
While it may not be a simple act, offering forgiveness not only has the power to heal relationships, it strengthens the well-being of those who give this life-changing gift.
Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.
To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius.
Forgiveness does not absolve you from consequences.
We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged
Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.
The Righteous Salaf were as fearful of their good deeds being squandered, or not being accepted, as the present generation is certain that their neglect would be forgiven.
A lot of the times we don't see enough of strength. Imagery is obviously a large part of it. I think it's important to see her [Michelle Obama] passion, her complexity, and to see her be challenged. Whether it's about forgiveness, or wanting to do more, it's what it is.
Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil; With them forgive yourself.
Consumer Christianity is now normative. The consumer Christian is one who utilizes the grace of God for forgiveness and the services of the church for special occasions, but does not give his or her life and innermost thoughts, feelings, and intentions over to the kingdom of the heavens. Such Christians are not inwardly transformed and not committed to it.
Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.
Forgiveness happens naturally when you see that it has no purpose other than to strengthen a false sense of self, to keep the ego in place.