Acknowledgment Quote by Desmond Tutu

Forgiving and being reconciled to our enemies or our loved ones are not about pretending that things are other than they are. It is…

— Desmond Tutu

I understand that forgiveness does not come cheaply. It's something that comes from the heart. And I can just ask the people that were…

— Brian Mitchell

Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.

— Lysa TerKeurst

“Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat......Forgiveness does not create a relationship. Unless people speak the truth…

— William P. Young

Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.

— Anonymous

When you forgive, that means you absorb the loss and the debt. You bear it yourself. All forgiveness, then, is costly.

— Timothy Keller

Forgiveness does not come easily to us, especially when someone we have trusted betrays our trust. And yet if we do not learn to…

— Billy Graham

While it takes at least two to reconcile, it only takes one to forgive.

— Bill Johnson

Some say you forgive and forget. Not true. You can't forget but you walk forward in forgiveness.

— Johnny Hunt

Forgiveness and reconciliation are not just ethereal, spiritual, other-worldly activities. They have to do with the real world. They are realpolitik, because in a…

— Desmond Tutu

“People struggle to forgive mainly because they confuse forgiveness with reconciliation. Forgiveness is about unconditional self-healing to free ourselves from past pain, toxic grudges,…

— Avi Liran

Forgiveness is the key that can unshackle us from a past that will not rest in the grave of things over and done with.…

— Lewis B. Smedes