Quotes about Reconciliation
Caught up in righteous—and wholly appropriate—revulsion over Serbian atrocities, the world overlooks one fact: the Serbs are simply following the terrible logic of unforgiveness.
— Philip Yancey
Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative. Instead of waiting for his neighbor to make the first move
— Philip Yancey
Forgiveness may be unfair—it is, by definition—but at least it provides a way to halt the juggernaut of retribution.
— Philip Yancey
Forgiveness is an act of faith.
— Philip Yancey
By forgiving, I release my own right to get even and leave all issues of fairness for God to work out.
— Philip Yancey
Lewis Smedes points out, "The first and often the only person to be healed by forgiveness is the person who does the forgiveness. . . . When we genuinely forgive, we set a prisoner free and then discover that the prisoner we set free was us.
— Philip Yancey
The only thing harder than forgiveness is the alternative.
— Philip Yancey
a man who admits no guilt can accept no forgiveness.
— Philip Yancey
the down-and-out, who flocked to Jesus when he lived on earth, no longer feel welcome among his followers. What has happened?
— Philip Yancey
If I were your enemy, I'd use every opportunity to bring old wounds to mind, as well as the people, events, and circumstances that caused them. I'd try to ensure that your heart was hardened with anger and bitterness. Shackled through unforgiveness.
— Priscilla Shirer
He just flat went ahead and "tore down the dividing wall of hostility" (Eph. 2:14 hcsb) that had stood between them for dozens and dozens of long, gray-haired generations. He wasn't appealing for peace but was proclaiming peace—"peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near" (Eph.
— Priscilla Shirer
it is never too late to make things right.
— Priscilla Shirer