Quotes about Forgiveness
God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history.
- Fr. Richard Rohr
It is when we love the other, the enemy, that we obtain from God the key to an understanding of who He is, and who we are.
- Thomas Merton
The only way love punishes in by suffering.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Love's wounds can be healed only by the one who inflicts them.
- Publilius Syrus
God's love is an exercise of his goodness toward sinners who merit only condemnation.
- JI Packer
So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be willing to stop punishing yourself for your mistakes. Love yourself for your willingness to learn and grow.
- Louise Hay
Nothing is needed so much as a holy indignation against sin. It is true that there is not enough love for God, and one sign of it is that there is not enough hatred for sin.
- Vance Havner
When we send Love in response to hate, we become spiritual alchemists.
- Wayne Dyer
You don't have to tell people what they're doing wrong. They already know. Your job is to love them.
- Joel Osteen
When we forgive and let go, not only does a huge weight drop off your shoulders, but the doorway to your own self-love opens.
- Louise Hay
Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really know what love is.
- Marianne Williamson