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Quotes about Forgiveness

Having obviously forgiven me for the incident on the Starship, Stevie Wonder turned up one day and took out a snowmobile, insisting on driving it himself. To pre-empt your question: no, I have absolutely no idea how Stevie Wonder successfully piloted a snowmobile through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado without killing himself, or indeed anyone else, in the process, but he did.
— Elton John
If Jesus meant for his followers to rule the world, then why did he teach them to wash feet? As difficult as it is to accept, I believe that his death on the cross reveals the God who suffers for love instead of punishing the unloving, the God who lays down his life for his friends.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.
— Barbara Johnson
Listen. Slide the weight from your shoulders and move forward. You are afraid you might forget, but you never will. You will forgive and remember.
— Barbara Kingsolver
I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.
— Bishop TD Jakes
We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.
— Joel Osteen
We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.
— Joel Osteen
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
I think there's many a slaveholder'll get to Heaven. They don't know better. They acts up to the light they have.
— Harriet Tubman
Show not yourself glad at the misfortune of another though he were your enemy.
— George Washington
Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Jesus didn't hold people accountable; He just held them close - because it works better.
— Bob Goff