Never write people off for making a mistake! God does not work this way, and neither should we.

Therefore, in the presence of my dear family, in the presence of my Church, and in the presence of the imagined communion of my readers, I have told this story in the hope of forgiveness, and as a promise.

In our homes, where we work, in our friendships, we come inevitably to a fork in the road where we must decide, "Will I forgive that?" If the answer is yes, we go forward together in love. If we choose "no, I will not forgive," at that point we will tend to amplify the fault we observe to excuse our withdrawal into bitterness. Everyone loses—and the gospel most of all.

If our counseling is truly Christ-centered, then the topic of forgiveness will inevitably come up in the journey toward growth and change.

When we see the faults of others, we are to forgive and forbear in humility.

Offense cuts you off from God. We separate ourselves from the pipeline. I've never seen anything block blessings from Heaven except offense.

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel.

God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth

It is impossible to go as high as you are capable of going, if you are carrying the burden of hate, revenge and bitterness.

When you forgive, you must cancel the debt. Do not spend your life paying and collecting debts.

Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.