Quotes about Reconciliation

Peace comes with forgiveness. And sometimes forgiveness must be earned—not from other men, but from our own hearts and spirits.

I believed that was the point of real forgiveness: It was freely given. Grace-filled. Unsolicited.

The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either -- or both -- when needed?

Love is the only force that can erase the differences between people or bridge the chasms of bitterness.

Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.

"I can forgive, but I cannot forget," is only another way of saying, "I will not forgive." A forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note, torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against the man.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

When you repent and operate on God's standards, now you have restoration and reconciliation.

In Christ was united the human and the divine. His mission was to reconcile God to man, and man to God; to unite the finite with the infinite.

Never forget what a man has said to you when he was angry. If he has charged you with anything, you had better look it up.

Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.

A committed church member is committed to the maintenance of peace in the congregation. "Let us pursue what makes for peace and mutual upbuilding" (Rom. 14:19). "And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace" (James 3:18).