At the cross, God was punishing Jesus for the sins of the world. God's justice required a penalty from sinners, and in his unspeakable love, he paid the penalty himself in the person of his crucified Son.
From Lewis B. Smedes
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
Our sense of fairness tells us that people should pay for the wrong they do.
The lies we tell ourselves are the most subtle of all lies.
No doubt, corporate CEOs who lie to their shareholders and politicians who lie to their public know and believe intellectually that lying is immoral. Why then do they lie? They lie to others because they first lie to themselves.
Some people have loved ones they will not forsake, even though they are a pain in the neck.
Some people still make promises and keep those they make. When they do, they help make life around them more stably human.
Any lazy or biased fool can have opinions; making judgments is the hard work of responsible and compassionate people.
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