Miroslav Volf Quotes

Forgiveness is the highest and most difficult of all moral lessons.

Forgiveness is attention without judgment. It heals the one who forgives and the one who is forgiven.

I think one of the most important things in evolving is forgiveness.

Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender

Forgiveness doesn't sit there like a pretty boy in a bar. Forgiveness is the old fat guy you have to haul up a hill.

I think there are more people waiting to forgive me than I need to forgive them.

But forgiveness is the act of not putting anyone out of your heart, even those who are acting out of deep ignorance or out of confusion and pain.

Forgiveness is a form of gratitude. When we forgive others, we show them the mercy that we have often received and been thankful for.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude. That which I was not but could have been. That which I would have done but did not do. Can I find the fortitude to remember in truth,to understand, to submit, to forgive and to be free to move on in time?

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy - whether he knows it or not.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.

For me, the healing process starts with graciousness and forgiveness.

We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.

(on forgiveness) Didn't he and I stand together before an all seeing God convicted of the same murder? For I had murdered him with my heart and my tongue.

I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. It's a healing, actually, it's a real healing...forgiveness.

While it takes at least two to reconcile, it only takes one to forgive.

I think that maybe forgiveness is like change - it comes in small steps. (256)

Well. Like I said, I dont want to fight anymore. I dont want us to hate each other. And ... well ... I squeezed my eyes shut and then opened them. No matter how I fee about us ... I want you to be happy

Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others.

In the end, forgiveness simply means never putting another person out of our heart.

I just find in our world that forgiveness is becoming more and more a difficult thing for us to do.

Forgiveness is a sacrifice. You're giving up being right about something, whether you're right or wrong about it.

Healing cannot be done by settling a score.