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"I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night."
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"Forgiveness is the fruit of fellowship."
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"Forgive everyone. Forgive every misery and misfortune with love."
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