Forgiveness

You forgive not in order to change the other person, but simply to follow Christ.

Br. Roger of Taize

Brother Roger on Forgiveness

By forgiving us, God buries our past in the heart of Christ and brings relief to the secret wounds of our being.
Br. Roger of Taize

Gratitude

“Father, we acknowledge your greatness: all your actions show your wisdom and love. You formed us in your own likeness and set us over the whole world to serve you, our creator, and to rule over all creatures. Even when we disobeyed you and lost your friendship you did not abandon us to the power of death, but helped all to seek and find you. Again and again you offered a covenant to us, and through your prophets taught us to hope for salvation. Father, you so loved the world that in the fullness of time you sent your only Son to be our savior.”

Eucharistic Prayer IV

Forgiveness

Many of us struggle, not so much with understanding the message of forgiveness, but with living in the reality of it.
John Ortberg

Humanity

“When we proclaim that someone is subhuman, we not only remove for them the possibility of change and repentance, we also remove from them moral responsibility.”
Desmond Tutu