To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
Lewis B. Smedes Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 1921 |
| Death: | 19th December, 2002 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Professor, Theologian |
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