Man wants to be reconciled to God; wants to know that the past is forgiven.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Forgiveness means letting go of the past.
What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone.
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
The Gospel offers forgiveness for the past, new life for the present, and hope for the future.
It is easier often to forgive than to be forgiven; yet it is fatal to be willing to be forgiven by God and to be reluctant to be forgiven by men.
The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.
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