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"Every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us."
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"If God forgave you, then forget your past and renounce it."
"Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can't be rushed or engineered."
"We cannot simply forgive and forget, nor should we."
"To forgive, we may need to open our minds to a fuller exploration of the context in which the events occurred, and feel compassion for the circumstances and everyone involved, starting with ourselves."
"When you walk on the face of a world, then forgiveness comes."
"When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge."
"Forgiveness isn't about condoning what has happened to you or someone else's actions against you."
"It's in the nature of the humans and the entire animal kingdom to return blow for blow, cheating for cheating, lie for lie, to hit back with all our might. But what makes us true humans is the power to not hit back."
"Seeking revenge is like reaching out for your own personal turmoil, it's never worth it. Righteousness will always come through Jesus Christ."
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"A mystic doesn't say 'I believe. They say 'I know. A true mystic will ironically speak with that self - confidence but at the same time with a kind of humility. So when you see that combination of calm self - confidence, certitude, and humility all at the same time you have the basis for mysticism in general."
"People who know how to creatively break the rules also know why the rules were there in the first place."
"If change and growth are not programmed into your spirituality, if there are not serious warnings about the blinding nature of fear and fanaticism, your religion will always end up worshiping the status quo and protecting your present ego position and personal advantage as if it were God."
"The shape of evil is much more superficiality and blindness than the usual list of hot sins. God hides, and is found, precisely in the depths of everything."
"Your heart has to be prepared ahead of time through faith and prayer and grace and mercy and love and forgiveness so you can keep your heart open in hell, when hell happens."
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