How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all. 2.25K
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me. 674
Forgiveness is the economy of the heart… forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. 1.25K
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note – torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. 1.38K
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what’s bitter and move on. 2.46K
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. 575
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well. 2.34K
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. 1.3K