Resentment is like taking poison and hoping that the other person dies.

- Malachy McCourt
Writer, actor, politician and brother of author, Frank McCourt

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)

The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.


from Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.
from Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.

from Cherie Carter-Scott, "If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules"

Your forgiveness is total

Your forgiveness is total
no notebook
tape recorder
or post-it note
to remind you of that moment
when.……..
You take our confession
offered with hands outstretched
and gently
like the loving
heavenly Father that you are
put it to one side
to be forgotten
No grudges, no itching for judgement
No resentment or ill-will
Not like us
who find it easy to say sorry
but so hard to forgive
absolutely
Forgive us, Father
that we are often more willing
to accept forgiveness
than to forgive
More willing to accept your love
than to share it with those
who have hurt us.
Teach us to forgive
As you forgive

John Birch
from www.faithandworship.com