Immaculee Ilibagiza Quotes

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

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

Let us forget and forgive injuries.

When you walk on the face of a world, then forgiveness comes.

When you are ill make haste to forgive your enemies, for you may recover.

Bring into your mind anyone against whom you have a grievance and let it go. Send that person your forgiveness.

I don’t write this letter to put bitterness into your heart, but to pluck it out of mine. For my own sake I must forgive you.

Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial.

One can forgive but one should never forget.

The only thing evil can’t stand is forgiveness.

What is it to bring the man out of his sepulchre if you leave him dead? Why lead him into the light if he is still blind? We thank God, that he who forgives our iniquities also heals our diseases.

Forgiveness does not come easily to us, especially when someone we have trusted betrays our trust. And yet if we do not learn to forgive, we will discover that we can never really rebuild trust.

If you are resentful, you keep the thing alive. So the way to go on is to get rid of it, in order to forgive in order to forget.

Forgiveness and reconciliation are not just ethereal, spiritual, other-worldly activities. They have to do with the real world. They are realpolitik, because in a very real sense, without forgiveness, there is no future.

People piss you off but its always important to forgive and forget.

I forgive everyone. There's no reason to hold anything against someone. Revenge is over with.

We ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace. Yes, Christ is our peace, and through him to implore peace for all the world.

Every time I pray, I ask for forgiveness. I'm a sinner. I sin every single day. But I do know that God loves me. I do know that God forgives me. It helps me in my every day life because there's nothing anyone can do to me that I can't forgive them for.

Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.

Without using the word, everyone started forgiving each other again. Just like that, from the no of all nothingness: you have a big tense mess and out of it comes some joy. It must be magic.

To forgive freely, is what we owe to our enemy; to forget not, is what we owe to ourselves.

When we forgive and let go, not only does a huge weight drop off your shoulders, but the doorway to your own self-love opens.

Forgive yourself. Forgive others. Don't wait.

When you forgive, you're not doing God a favor, you are giving yourself the gift of freedom.