I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not it takes a very strong person to forgive.

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not it takes a very strong person to forgive.

My desire is to be a forgiving, non-judgmental person.

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.