Any Quote by Lewis B. Smedes

Nothing is more private than a woman's body; it is her physical, emotional, and moral citadel. She cannot be free at all if she…

— Lewis B. Smedes

...Forgiving is not having to understand. Understanding may come later, in fragments, an insight here and a glimpse there, after forgiving.

— Lewis B. Smedes

The God who has the whole world in his hands has grace for the whole world in his heart.

— Lewis B. Smedes

Nobody sees reality whole; we all need others to show us the parts of it that they see better than we do. Nobody sees…

— Lewis B. Smedes

I have discovered that most people who tell me that they cannot forgive a person who wronged them are handicapped by a mistaken understanding…

— Lewis B. Smedes

Spoken forgiveness, no matter how heartfelt, works best when we do not demand the response we want. I mean that when we tell people…

— Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new…

— Lewis B. Smedes

We feel properly embarrassed when we are caught doing something that makes us look inept, knuckleheaded, or inappropriate. Maybe the difference is this: we…

— Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory.

— Lewis B. Smedes

When I feel the joy of receiving a gift my heart nudges me to join creation's ballet, the airy dance of giving and receiving,…

— Lewis B. Smedes

Our sense of fairness tells us that people should pay for the wrong they do.

— Lewis B. Smedes

Gratitude is the best feeling I would ever have, the ultimate joy of living.

— Lewis B. Smedes