“Forgiving what we cannot forgive creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.”
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."
- Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiveness
"Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future."
- Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiveness
"You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well."
- Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiveness
"Forgiving is not having to understand. Understanding may come later, in fragments, an insight here and a glimpse there, after forgiving."
- Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiveness
"My dear young friends, there is always a way back. Jesus Christ (and His gospel) is the way. You have not committed any sin so serious that you are beyond the reach of the Savior’s love and atoning grace. As you take steps to repent and follow God’s laws, you will begin to feel just how much Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son want you back home with Them! They want you to be happy. They will do anything within Their power that does not violate your agency or Their laws to help you come back."
- President Russell M. Nelson
Forgiveness
"It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody."
- Oprah Winfrey
Forgiveness
"True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience.'"
- Oprah Winfrey
Forgiveness
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Forgiveness
"Forgiving isn’t something you do for someone else. It's something you do for yourself. It's saying, 'You’re not important enough to have a stranglehold on me.' It’s saying, 'You don't get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of a future.'"
Forgiveness