Forgiveness Quotes - Page 9

Forgiveness doesn't mean that what that person did was right or that you even have to get back into a relationship with that person. Forgiveness simply releases the debt they owe you so that God can release the debt you owe Him. Ask the Lord to search your heart and show you if there is any unforgiveness blocking His blessing in your life. Ask Him to show you more about this gift of forgiveness so that you can walk in the freedom and victory He has for you today.

To forgive is human, to forget divine.

Pardon me, O perfections of my God, for having preferred imperfect and evil inclinations to Thee! Pardon me, O justice of my God, for having outraged Thee by my sins. Pardon me, O holiness of my God, for having so long stained Thy sight's purity by my sins. Pardon me, O mercy of my God, for having despised so long Thy mercy's voice. In deep sorrow and contrition, I cast myself at Thy feet: Have mercy on me.

We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it--because we need it.

I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

Chocolate says "I'm sorry" so much better than words.

Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven.

Learning to forgive is much more useful than merely picking up a stone and throwing it at the object of one's anger, the more so when the provocation is extreme. For it is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

I can pardon everybody's mistakes except my own.

What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.

The most miserable prison in the world is the prison we make for ourselves when we refuse to show mercy. Our thoughts become shackled, our emotions are chained, the will is almost paralyzed. But when we show mercy, all of these bonds are broken, and we enter into a joyful liberty that frees us to share God's love with others.

You never hear of a mother cursing the child; she is forgiving, always forgiving.

One of the most staggering truths of the Scriptures is to understand that we do not earn our way to heaven. ...works have a place--but as a demonstration of having received God's forgiveness, not as a badge of merit of having earned it.

Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need.

He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

There is no such thing as a faithless person; we either have faith in the power of love, or faith in the power of fear. For faith is an aspect of consciousness. Have faith in love, and fear will lose its power over you. Have faith in forgiveness, and your self-hatred will fall away. Have faith in miracles, and they will come to you.

It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them.

If it were not for repentance and forgiveness, I would become discouraged and discontinue my labors.

... Every circumstance in life, no matter how crooked and distorted and ugly it appears to be, if it is reacted to in love and forgiveness and obedience to your will can be transformed.

We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.

Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.

True forgiveness is a self-healing process which starts with you and gradually extends to everyone else.

Peace is not something you wish for, � it is something you make, something you are, something you do,�and something you give away.