Quotes by : Lewis B. Smedes

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....

It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we do not smother it. We look the evil....

Our society is pluralistic. We who accept the privilege of membership in that society agree to respect....

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish....

Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our....

The blood of Christ covers all of our sins, but each of us must do personal business with God in order....

In a sinful world, no community can exist for long where nobody is ever held accountable: no teacher....

If we say that monsters [people who do terrible evil] are beyond forgiving, we give them a power they....