Quotes about Reconciliation
Love is the only force that can erase the differences between people or bridge the chasms of bitterness.
— Gordon Hinckley
Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.
— Gordon Hinckley
"I can forgive, but I cannot forget," is only another way of saying, "I will not forgive." A forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note, torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against the man.
— Henry Ward Beecher
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
— Audrey Hepburn
When you repent and operate on God's standards, now you have restoration and reconciliation.
— Tony Evans
In Christ was united the human and the divine. His mission was to reconcile God to man, and man to God; to unite the finite with the infinite.
— Ellen White
Never forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had better look it up.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
A committed church member is committed to the maintenance of peace in the congregation. "Let us pursue what makes for peace and mutual upbuilding" (Rom. 14:19). "And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace" (James 3:18).
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile
Christians are people who are reconciled to God through Christ. As a consequence, we have been given "the ministry of reconciliation" (2 Cor. 5:18—21). So, a committed member strives to repair breaches as quickly as possible, even before continuing in public worship (Matt. 5:23—24).
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile
Ministers of reconciliation must be patient and longsuffering. They must be characterized by meekness such that they do not think more highly of themselves than they ought (Matt. 5:5). They must hold up under the weight of disappointments, frustrations, loss, attack, slander, and offense (Matt. 18:21—22; Rom. 15:1). By carrying each others' burdens we fulfill the law of Christ (Gal. 6:2).
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile
First, I say that he draws near to those who make peace with him. For God is the One who brings about peace; and where else should peace dwell than in peace?
— St. Thomas Aquinas