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