Jennifer McMahon Quotes

All this time, Lev ever realized what he needed. He did not need to be adored or pitied. He needed to be forgiven. Not by God, who is all forgiving. Not by people like Marcus and Pastor Dan, who would always stand by his side. He needed to be forgiven by an unforgiving world.

We all say things sometimes to hurt people, so it's important to forgive and have peace with others and forgive and be at peace with yourself.

The heart of who I am as a person and as a man is forgiveness, after forgiving my father for a lot of things that were done when I was child.

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.

Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

I am conscious that knowing me has caused you pain, and grief, and I hope that one day when you are less angry with me and less upset you will see not just that I could only have done the thing that I did, but also that this will help you live a really good life, a better life, than if you hadn’t met me.

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

Forgiving is a gift to the forgiver as well as to the perpetrator.

God has forgiven you; you'd be wise to do the same

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake.

How can I forgive if you are not ready to give up that which caused you to stumble?

We are supposed to forgive everyone; everyone includes ourselves.

My children forgave me at a time when I could barely forgive myself.

To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing.

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

It's important to recognize that forgiveness is more than mere words; it's a heart attitude that induces a spiritual transformation.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

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.

The people who did you wrong or who didn't quite know how to show up, you forgive them. And forgiving them allows you to forgive yourself too.

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

The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.

You have to work on forgiveness and love, and that includes your own self.

Forgiveness in any aspect of something that is complex is the greatest tool.

Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness has many layers, many seasons.