You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
Lewis B. Smedes
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More quotes by Lewis B. Smedes
- 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.
- 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.
- It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.
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