John Harrigan Quotes

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel.

When people realize that they have been forgiven of everything, it becomes a little bit easier for them to forgive others.

And it is the Lord, it is Jesus, Who is my judge. Therefore I will try always to think leniently of others, that He may judge me leniently, or rather not at all, since He says: "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged.

Forgiveness should go hand-in-hand with love.

Love thy enemies, it says in the scriptures. My foster mother always added, "At the very least, you will be polite to them.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

We all need grace in the face of each other.

Earth has not a spectacle more glorious or more fair to show than this love tolerating intolerance; charity covering, as with a vail, even the sin of the lack of charity.

You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.

God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.

Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.

I always forgave my students, like Jesus.

We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

Be to their virtue very kind; be to their faults a little blind.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Compassion towards the wicked – is cruelty to all beings.

One who becomes compassionate to the cruel will ultimately become cruel to the compassionate

I believe in forgiveness.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

You don't have to be a believer in Jesus Christ to be a gracious individual and understand that everybody messes up and that most are looking for a second chance.

What if we strove for compassion, for mercy, for forgiveness? And what if we did this for everybody, including people who have harmed others?

Jesus condemned no one except hypocrites.

Love is sometimes shown in the things you don't say, don't keep track of and don't notice. The greatest kindness is often shown in letting things go. None of us is perfect, but we can all be perfect friends and perfect partners by allowing those that we love to be imperfect. Give those around you the 'break' that you hope the world will give you on your own 'bad day' and you'll never, ever regret it.