Forgiveness of sins is great, but I'd rather have the ability to quit doing the things I keep needing forgiveness for.

You can’t get back the time in the past. You can’t change it. You can only make sure to learn and move forward.

By begging for mercy from God we don t only ask for God s forgiveness; we simply accept our mistakes which cleanse our soul

The dreadful joy Thy Son has sentIs heavier than any care;We find, as Cain his punishment,Our pardon more than we can bear.

Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful. (79)

I close my eyes and melt in its embrace, basking in the sweetest balm of forgiveness: that for which one need not even ask.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. God bless those who see beyond our flaws painted in bold strokes.

The question isn't whether the world is perfect.The real question to consider is: If it were, would you still be in it?

There are two ways of knowing how good God is: one is never to lose Him, and the other is to lose Him and then to find Him.

None of us deserve the good things that come our way. It's by grace, love and forgiveness that any of us experience joy.

Let us never be deceived into thinking that the magnitude of our sin negates His grace, for grace just abounds all the more.

Let us never be deceived into thinking that the magnitude of our sin negates His grace, for grace just abounds all the more.

Nothing erases the past. There is repentance, there is atonement, and there is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.

Beloved,it's impossible to sprint into the providential arms of what is ahead...if we continue to trip on what is behind.

Forgiveness in no way requires you to trust the one you forgive. It doesn't mean the relationship must be restored. p. 61