Quotes about Forgiveness

Those who cooperate most fully with forgiveness are those who dance most freely in the beauty of redemption.

Love can be unconditional but relational access never should be. Notice that the words sin and iniquity

Another act of forgiveness means even more healing and clarity. Another intentional brushstroke of beauty slowly replacing the darkness with hues of healing light.

It's easier to construct a more palatable life story—where I can draw straight lines from each hurt of the past to the healing I later experienced—than to face the raw truth. I prefer to neatly match each hard part of my testimony with the soft place I landed in the middle of God's grace, forgiveness, and restoration as proof I am walking in freedom.

Or, "Most of the time when you open your mouth, make known the gospel. But if you're feeling really, really hurt, rally other people around your cause and make this other person look as bad as you can.

had been massively damaged. There was repentance. There was forgiveness. There was an acceptance that, just because something wasn't right for a long time, it doesn't mean it can't be made right over time. There was some healing we both did individually. And then there was the decision that it was time to heal together. There was a beautiful vow renewal.

Just because we extend forgiveness doesn't mean we keep that person in our close-knit circle.

Refuse to wallow in the depressing angst condemnation brings.

Confession breaks the cycle of chaos inside of me. Forgiveness breaks the cycle of chaos between us.

Sin didn't, and doesn't, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it's sin versus grace, grace wins hands down. (MSG)

Grace given when it feels least deserved is the only antidote for bitter rot. I

Forgiveness isn't an act of my determination. Forgiveness is only made possible by my cooperation.