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Last updated on April 20, 2025.
My austerities, fasting and prayers are, I know, of no value if I rely upon them for reforming me. My penance is the prayer of a bleeding heart for forgiveness for sins unwittingly committed.
A grudge is like a cesspool; forgiveness like a flowing river.
Forgiveness is like a great act of compassion. That it was done not because someone deserved it, but because they needed it.
if you understand something, you don't forgive it, you are the thing itself: forgiveness is for what you don't understand.
'Ida' is about humanity, about guilt and forgiveness. It's not a film that deals with an issue as such. It's more universal.
I guess forgiveness, like happiness, isn’t a final destination. You don’t one day get there and get to stay.
Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible.
There is only one thing harder in this world than forgiving. It's to ask forgiveness armed only with, 'I'm sorry'.
Look at the things you've done and ask for forgiveness. After clearing out that wreckage from the past, you can move forward, in a way, to keep your finger on the pulse.
Life is too short to carry the burden of a heavy heart. It does not serve you or anyone else. Free yourself through the power of forgiveness and compassion.
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
The words 'I will forgive you, but I'll never forget what you've done' never explain the real nature of forgiveness.
I come from a background where, if someone is rough and tough, you handle things physically. People betrayed me, and you just want to choke them. But you choose forgiveness.
When your sin is exposed, you will run toward confession and forgiveness or self-righteousness and self-justification.
I think faith gives us a structure around which to try to organize our lives. I'm also a big believer, and very thankful that there's forgiveness.
We who oppose abortion do not oppose those who have had abortions; rather, we embrace them with forgiveness and peace.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. For the least sin, it wouldn't take us longTo get so we had no one left to live with.For to be social is to be forgiving.
A wonderful quality about America is that we love redemption stories. We're quick to lash out and assign blame, but we also draw from deep reservoirs of forgiveness.
Bring into your mind anyone against whom you have a grievance and let it go. Send that person your forgiveness.
You cannot learn a lesson of profound forgiveness unless you understand what it is to be wounded and forgive that which has wounded you.
Forgiveness takes the burden of hate, guilt, and bitterness off your back and, with a lighter load, you can climb higher and faster, and be much happier in the process.
Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.
Don’t be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy.
Choosing forgiveness opens the door of your heart and makes way for a miracle in your life.
I just find in our world that forgiveness is becoming more and more a difficult thing for us to do.
With self-acceptance, we have the ability to choose compassion and forgiveness over anger and self-hatred.
I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process.
No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.
We are certain that there is forgiveness, because there is a Gospel, and the very essence of the Gospel lies in the proclamation of the pardon of sin.
He who seeks forgiveness of his sins loves humility, but if he condemns another he seals his own wickedness.
I could not ask forgiveness for something I had not done. As scapegoat, I could only bear the fault.
Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave.
Jesus lived a life of peace, love, kindness and forgiveness, during the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, may we all do our best to follow his example.
It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Forgiveness is a gift to myself. I forgive, and I set myself free.
There are curveballs that are thrown at you, and you just have to get over it and forgive... if you believe you're perfect, and you don't believe in forgiveness, you're not meant to be married.
If we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of self-esteem and well-being.
Love is an act of endless forgiveness. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes easy.
This is misguided and toxic and ultimately subverts the contagious spread of Jesus' message of love, peace, forgiveness and joy that our world desperately needs to hear.
Each of us has a genuine capacity for love, forgiveness, wisdom and compassion. Meditation awakens these qualities so that we can discover for ourselves the unique happiness that is our birthright.
It isn't easy, it doesn't count if it's easy, it's the hardest thing. Forgiveness. Which is maybe where love and justice finally meet.
A lack of forgiveness is a waste of time and it's very enriching to forgive and move on but those are things that come with time.
You can't have real love without operating in forgiveness. Love keeps giving the other person another chance.
Forgiveness, quite frankly, is the most selfish thing you can do. Because it is the greatest thing you can do for yourself.
Forgiveness isn't about letting the other person off the hook - it's about releasing ourselves.
Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on
He may look on death with joy, who can look on forgiveness with faith.
So if you have over-indulged during the holidays, for example, please don't beat yourself up, but rather have compassion and forgiveness and perhaps, even try the Ho'oponono technique.
Things happen for a reason, and the only thing you can do is at night time get on your knees and ask God for forgiveness for anything that you did that you didn't feel was right.
Forgiveness ... is a willingness to get over what you think should have happened and an acceptance of the reality of what actually happened.
We give of ourselves when we give gifts of the heart: love, kindness, joy, understanding, sympathy, tolerance, forgiveness. . .
Before God and his people I express my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you. And I humbly ask forgiveness.
I introduced the FREED Vets Act to make student debt forgiveness for disabled veterans automatic, both now and in the future, regardless of who is in the White House.
Let bygones be bygones because everybody knew that forgiveness was divine.
Consequences don’t just go away. They aren’t suddenly dissolved just because forgiveness has been desired or given.
Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.
I pray for forgiveness. For help and guidance. To be a better person. For the health of my family. For the world to be a better place.
We are all sinners. But may the Lord not let us be hypocrites. Hypocrites don’t know the meaning of forgiveness, joy and the love of God.
The rebels will be thinking about retaliation, what we have to do is stop; stop and transform it into a spiral of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. Forgiving means abandoning your right to pay back the perpetrator in his own coin.
