"You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well."
― Lewis B. Smedes
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Strength
More From Lewis B. Smedes
- "It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited."
- "To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."
- "Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future."
More In Strength
- "Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go."― Hermann Hesse
- "I think everybody faces challenges in their lives. I’ve definitely been through it – not to the extreme that Astrid did. I try to keep some kind of identity and strength."― Alison Lohman
- "There is a growing strength in women but it’s in the forehead, not the forearm."― Beyonce Knowles