Forgiveness Quotes...

Forgiveness Quotes

"When you hold resentment toward another,

you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional

link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only

way to dissolve that link and get free."

- Catherine Ponder

()

"Holding on to anger, resentment, and hurt only gives you

tense muscles, a headache, and a sore jaw from clenching

your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and

the lightness in your life."

- Joan Lunden

()

"Forgiveness does not change the past,

but it does enlarge the future."

- Paul Boese

()

"When you haven't forgiven those who've hurt you,

you turn back against your future. When you do forgive,

you start walking forward."

- Tyler Perry

()

"Pray for those who hurt you. You will find yourself eventually

caring for them and wishing them well."

- VF

()

"He who has not forgiven an enemy has not yet tasted one of

the most sublime enjoyments of life."

- Johann Kaspar Lavater

()

"There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no

forgiveness without love."

- Bryant H. McGill

()

"Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that

the other person apologize or change. Don't worry whether or

not they finally understand you. Love them and release them.

Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time."

- Sara Paddison

()

"True forgiveness is not an action after the fact.

It is an attitude with which you enter each moment."

- David Ridge

()

"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much."

- Oscar Wilde

Forgiveness Quotes and a Verse...

Forgiveness Quotes and a Verse

"Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, just as God through Christ
has forgiven you."
- Ephesians 4:32

“Forgiveness is not an emotion, it's a decision.”
- Randall Worley
c

"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
c

“When you forgive, you in no way change the past -
but you sure do change the future.”
- Bernard Meltzer
c

"Forgiveness is as valuable to the one forgiven as to
the one who forgives."
- An Amish Proverb
c

"Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that
the other person apologize or change. Don't worry whether
or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them.
Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time."
- Sara Paddison
c

“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to
grow beyond what you were.”
- Cherie Carter-Scott
c

“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel
that has crushed it.”
- Mark Twain
c

"If you haven't forgiven yourself something,
how can you forgive others?"
- Dolores Huerta
c

“Forgiveness is a funny thing.
It warms the heart and cools the sting.”
- William Arthur Ward
c

“Once a woman has forgiven her man,
she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”
- Marlene Dietrich
c

“In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many
times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well,
I want you all to know that I'm keeping a chart.”
- Hillary Rodham Clinton

Forgive Quickly...

I received this little story in an email and thought it was
worth sharing. It was written by Steve Goodier.

Forgiving Quickly

Whoever said it first got it right: "Life is too short for drama and
petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive
quickly." What a wise and wonderful way to live – but not as easy as
it seems.

Personally, I'm all for lingering kisses, raucous laughter, and true
love. I can't wait. But the idea of forgiving quickly is a tough one.
It certainly belongs on the list; it's just that it doesn't come
easily. How I enjoy my righteous indignation. Forgiving can be like
drinking bitter medicine; I have to force myself to swallow … and even
that in small doses.

In his audio book “Living Faith” (Random House Audio Books, 1996),
U.S. President Jimmy Carter talks about forgiving quickly. He says
that without the knowledge that he can be forgiven, it would be
impossible for him to face his own shortcomings.

He relates that both he and his wife, Rosalynn, are "strong-willed"
persons who find it difficult to admit being at fault.

One day, after a particularly harsh argument, Carter decided that he
would never let another day end with each of them angry with the
other. So he went out to his wood shop and cut a thin piece of walnut,
a little smaller than a bank check. On it, he carved the words, "Each
evening forever this is good for an apology or forgiveness, as you
desire." That evening, he gave the plaque to Rosalynn. He reports
that, so far, he has been able to honor it each time Rosalyn has
presented it to him.

With his plaque, Carter made it possible for them to forgive quickly.
They created a climate where it became safe to admit mistakes and
where it was expected that those mistakes would be forgiven.

I suspect that if we can forgive quickly, we won't have much problem
with all of the kissing, laughing and loving. And we'll probably do
more of it.

- written by Steve Goodier