#forgiveness

"As long as I am breathing, in my eyes, I am just beginning."

"They's a heap more to God's will than death, disapoint-ment, and like thet. Hit's God's will for us to be good and do good, love one another, be forgivin'..."He laughed. "I reckon I ain't very forgivin', son. I can forgive a fool, but I ain't inner-rested in coddlin' hypocrites. Well anyhow, folks who think God's will jest has to do with sufferin' and dyin', they done missed the whole point."

"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."

"So we forgive each other?"The crooked smile climbs up one more time. "Again?"And I look right into his eyes, right into him as far as I can see, because I want him to hear me, I want him to hear me with everything I mean and feel and say."Always,"I say to him. "Every time."

"Love hard--forgive harder."

"Sometimes we can focus so much on nothing that we make it a big something of nothing"

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."

"You may not be able to find peace until you create it inside your forgiving mind."

"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; it's something you do for yourself. To forgive is not to condone, it is to refuse to continue feeling bad about an injury."

"I'm desperately trying to have my heart accept the fact that I would be better off if I let go, I can't undo what's been done, nor am I able to forget, but together, me, my heart and my soul, we can work on what's ahead, if we team up we can write another story...Michael Hayssus, A Diary Of Hurts"

"To forgive is to be free from past resentment to welcome the dawn of peace."

"This year I vow to learn how to garden. I will be the Farmer of Love and grow in understanding and forgiveness."

"... In love, everyone does things that hurt the other person, so there really is no "Right"and "Wrong". You just have to decide what you're willing to forgive"

"Accept love with love, but never forget to forgive hate with love."

"Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness."

"Forgiveness is the best tonic for heart."

"Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them."

"The practice of understanding, forgiveness, and love is the best practice for a peaceful world."

"Reputation is what others think of us; character is what God knows of us. When you have spent what feels like eternity trying to repair a few moments of time that destroyed the view others once had of you then you must ask yourself if you have the problem or is it really them? God doesn’t make us try so hard, only enemies do."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."