Sue Monk Kidd Quotes

I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It's not something that happens overnight. It's an evolution of the heart.

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

If there are people you haven't forgiven, you're not going to really awaken. You have to let go.

So many people live with anger and unforgiveness, and many of them are Christians.

The worst part of all is that, without forgiveness, bitterness is all that is left

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness.

At least in my life, I cannot hold onto grudges. It's a waste of energy, a waste of 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.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours.

Bitterness is so ugly. I don't want to go there.

Let me encourage you, if someone has wronged you, and you still get that cringing feeling on the inside when you see or think about that person, take it to God and allow Him to keep your heart soft and sensitive.

If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you.

No one really forgives unless he has been hurt.

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.

If you're betrayed, release disappointment at once. By that way, the bitterness has no time to take root.

People say that forgiving is my flaw, but I really believe that holding grudges and anger is a waste of energy.

Some people just can't forgive. And that's just the way life is. You know, I can't forgive some things, either.

I hate holding grudges.

But I don't hold grudges.

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

I really don't hold grudges. I mean, I remember everything, but I move on.

It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive and I think that you should.

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.