Forgiveness Quote by Lewis B. Smedes Download Open image “We forgive freely or we do not really forgive at all.” — Lewis B. Smedes ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Forgiveness Forgiving Inspirational Love
We forgive in order to free our own hearts and souls and return ourselves to a state of love. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
God freely forgives us on account of Christnot on account of our works, contrition, confession, or satisfactions. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Nothing enables us to forgive like knowing in our hearts that we have been forgiven. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
In our relations with the people around us, we forgive them more readily for what they do, which they can help, than for what… — Anna Brownell Jameson Copy Share Image
It's by choice we forgive others, it's commendable when they choose to forgive us, but it is crucial that we forgive ourselves. — Vanese Henley Copy Share Image
We don't forgive because people deserve it, we forgive so we can see again. — Jason Upton Copy Share Image
We forgive, if we are wise, not for the other person, but for ourselves. We forgive, not to erase a wrong, but to relieve… — Tian Dayton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
...Forgiving is not having to understand. Understanding may come later, in fragments, an insight here and a glimpse there, after forgiving. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
The God who has the whole world in his hands has grace for the whole world in his heart. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Our sense of fairness tells us that people should pay for the wrong they do. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
Gratitude is the best feeling I would ever have, the ultimate joy of living. — Lewis B. Smedes Copy Share Image
“Lord I come before you, I repent all my sins; forgive me. I repent on behalf of my children forgive them Lord. Help them… — Euginia Herlihy Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is not saying, What you did to me is okay. It is saying, Im not going to let what you did to me… — Nate Copy Share Image
“So in practicing blanket forgiveness you first assume that in any current condition of pain or discomfort there is some anger involved, even if… — Serge Kahili King Copy Share Image
Do what is given to you, and do it well, and you will have done enough...live together in the forgiveness of your sins. Forgive… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wiggle out of one. — Lewis Grizzard Copy Share Image
A Real Boyfriend does the sweetest things randomly because he never wants her to feel unappreciated. — Enhance Dreams Copy Share Image
“(Evil people) do not believe in forgiveness. Their transgressions are either punished or not punished. That is the only result that matters.” — Daniel McHugh Copy Share Image
Friendship means understanding, not argument. it means forgiveness, not forgetting. it means the memories last, even if contact is lost. — Sokhom Copy Share Image
Grace is the wonderful spirit that imbues every fiber of our being when we practice the fruits of the spirit: kindness, patience, understanding, forgiveness,… — Edgar Cayce Copy Share Image
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military, moral, and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“Have an open mind and heart. Learn to journey in understanding and forgiveness. It's not always going to be easy but it will be… — Alexandra Elle Copy Share Image
Forgive us our trespasses," says Margarethe, "and get out of our way. — Gregory Maguire Copy Share Image
