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	* Meekness is the grace which, from beneath God's footstool, lifts up a candid and confiding eye, accepting God's smile of Fatherly affection, and adoring those perfections which it cannot comprehend.		* Meekness is the grace which, from beneath God's footstool, lifts up a candid and confiding eye, accepting God's smile of Fatherly affection, and adoring those perfections which it cannot comprehend.
	** [[James Hamilton (1814-1871)\|James Hamilton]], as reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, ''Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers'' (1895), p. 407		** [[James Hamilton (1814-1871)\|James Hamilton]], as reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, ''Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers'' (1895), p. 407

			* Forgiveness breaks the chain of [[causality]] because he who 'forgives' you — out of love — takes upon himself the consequences of what ''you'' have done. Forgiveness, therefore, always entails a sacrifice.
			** [[Dag Hammarskjöld]] (Easter 1960) in ''Markings'' ([[w:Vägmärken\|Vägmärken]], 1963), trans. [[W. H. Auden]] and Leif Sjöberg (1964)

	* When [[Moses]] had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<br />It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.		* When [[Moses]] had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<br />It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

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	* When [[Moses]] had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<br />It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.		* When [[Moses]] had proclaimed every command of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.<br />It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
	** ''[[w:Epistle to the Hebrews\|Hebrews]]'' 9:19-23 [[w:New International Version\|(NIV)]]; traditionally attributed to [[Paul of Tarsus]]		** ''[[w:Epistle to the Hebrews\|Hebrews]]'' 9:19-23 [[w:New International Version\|(NIV)]]; traditionally attributed to [[Paul of Tarsus]]

			* '''One should forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged.'''
			**[[Heinrich Heine]], Statement of 1848, as quoted in The Cynic's Lexicon : A Dictionary of Amoral Advice (1984) by Jonathon Green, p. 91.

	* I've been tryin' to get down to the [[Heart]] of the Matter <br /> But my will gets weak <br /> And my thoughts seem to scatter <br /> But '''I think it's about forgiveness <br /> Forgiveness <br /> Even if, even if you don't love me anymore.'''		* I've been tryin' to get down to the [[Heart]] of the Matter <br /> But my will gets weak <br /> And my thoughts seem to scatter <br /> But '''I think it's about forgiveness <br /> Forgiveness <br /> Even if, even if you don't love me anymore.'''

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	* '''One should forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged.'''
	**[[Heinrich Heine]], Statement of 1848, as quoted in The Cynic's Lexicon : A Dictionary of Amoral Advice (1984) by Jonathon Green, p. 91.

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			* '''One should forgive one's enemies, but not before they are hanged.'''
			**[[Heinrich Heine]], Statement of 1848, as quoted in The Cynic's Lexicon : A Dictionary of Amoral Advice (1984) by Jonathon Green, p. 91.

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	[[File:The Angel Rebirth (David S. Soriano).jpg\|thumb\|To err is human, to forgive divine. ~ [[Alexander Pope]] ]]		[[File:The Angel Rebirth (David S. Soriano).jpg\|thumb\|To err is human, to forgive divine. ~ [[Alexander Pope]] ]]

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	* Some of the most poignant passages in [the memoir book] “Battle for Survival[: 4,536 Days in Captivity]” are those where [Toru] Goto reflects on the complexity of forgiveness. He does not vilify his [[family]] wholesale; he mourns their loss of [[humanity]]. With genuine [[sorrow]], he wonders what led them to betray him so completely. And this capacity for emotional nuance elevates the memoir from mere documentation to [[literature]]—it is as much an exploration of family, [[memory]], and broken bonds as it is an indictment of [[religious]] [[persecution]].		* Some of the most poignant passages in [the memoir book] “Battle for Survival[: 4,536 Days in Captivity]” are those where [deprogramming survivor Toru] Goto reflects on the complexity of forgiveness. He does not vilify his [[family]] wholesale; he mourns their loss of [[humanity]]. With genuine [[sorrow]], he wonders what led them to betray him so completely. And this capacity for emotional nuance elevates the memoir from mere documentation to [[literature]]—it is as much an exploration of family, [[memory]], and broken bonds as it is an indictment of [[religious]] [[persecution]].
	** [[Massimo Introvigne]], [https://bitterwinter.org/the-battle-for-the-soul-toru-gotos-harrowing-tale-of-captivity-and-courage/ "The Battle for the Soul: Toru Goto’s Harrowing Tale of Captivity and Courage"], ''Bitter Winter'' (August 6, 2025)		** [[Massimo Introvigne]], [https://bitterwinter.org/the-battle-for-the-soul-toru-gotos-harrowing-tale-of-captivity-and-courage/ "The Battle for the Soul: Toru Goto’s Harrowing Tale of Captivity and Courage"], ''Bitter Winter'' (August 6, 2025)

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			* Some of the most poignant passages in [the memoir book] “Battle for Survival[: 4,536 Days in Captivity]” are those where [Toru] Goto reflects on the complexity of forgiveness. He does not vilify his [[family]] wholesale; he mourns their loss of [[humanity]]. With genuine [[sorrow]], he wonders what led them to betray him so completely. And this capacity for emotional nuance elevates the memoir from mere documentation to [[literature]]—it is as much an exploration of family, [[memory]], and broken bonds as it is an indictment of [[religious]] [[persecution]].
			** [[Massimo Introvigne]], [https://bitterwinter.org/the-battle-for-the-soul-toru-gotos-harrowing-tale-of-captivity-and-courage/ "The Battle for the Soul: Toru Goto’s Harrowing Tale of Captivity and Courage"], ''Bitter Winter'' (August 6, 2025)

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	* Ultimately, mercy constitutes perhaps the purest act of [[love]] — forgiving someone not necessarily because they deserve it,<br>but because we want to bring out the best in them and in ourselves.		* Ultimately, mercy constitutes perhaps the purest act of [[love]] — forgiving someone not necessarily because they deserve it,<br>but because we want to bring out the best in them and in ourselves.

Peter1c: On the one hand, there is the type of sinner whom, in present-day language, we would call ‘oppressor.’ Their basic sin consists in oppressing, placing intolerable burdens on others, acting unjustly and so on. On the other hand, there are those who sin ‘from weakness’. ... Jesus ... offers salvation to all, and makes demands of all, but in a very different way. He directly demands a radical conversion of the first group, an active cessation from oppressing. ~ J. Sobrino

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On the one hand, there is the type of sinner whom, in present-day language, we would call ‘oppressor.’ Their basic sin consists in oppressing, placing intolerable burdens on others, acting unjustly and so on. On the other hand, there are those who sin ‘from weakness’. ... Jesus ... offers salvation to all, and makes demands of all, but in a very different way. He directly demands a radical conversion of the first group, an active cessation from oppressing. ~ J. Sobrino

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	* I pardon him, as [[God]] shall pardon me.		* I pardon him, as [[God]] shall pardon me.
	** [[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Richard II (play)\|Richard II]]'' (c. 1595), Act V, scene 3, line 131		** [[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Richard II (play)\|Richard II]]'' (c. 1595), Act V, scene 3, line 131

			* On the one hand, there is the type of sinner whom, in present-day language, we would call ‘oppressor.’ Their basic sin consists in oppressing, placing intolerable burdens on others, acting unjustly and so on. On the other hand, there are those who sin ‘from weakness’ or those ‘legally considered sinners’ according to the dominant religious view.
			:Jesus takes a very different approach to each group. He offers salvation to all, and makes demands of all, but in a very different way. He directly demands a radical conversion of the first group, an active cessation from oppressing. For these, the coming of the Kingdom is above all a radical need to stop being oppressors.
			:* [[Jon Sobrino]], ''Jesus the Liberator'', as translated by P. Burns and F. McDonagh (1991)

	* ''Tout comprendre rend tres-indulgent.''		* ''Tout comprendre rend tres-indulgent.''

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	[[Category:Virtues]]		[[Category:Virtues]]

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			* Ultimately, mercy constitutes perhaps the purest act of [[love]] — forgiving someone not necessarily because they deserve it,<br>but because we want to bring out the best in them and in ourselves.
			** Christopher Jacobs, [https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/28/holy-week-provides-a-time-to-offer-forgiveness-and-seek-it-out/ "Holy Week Provides A Time To Offer Forgiveness — And Seek It Out"], ''The Federalist'' (March 28, 2024)

	* "Again [[Jesus]] said [to the disciples], "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.		* "Again [[Jesus]] said [to the disciples], "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.

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	* Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense? I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.		* Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense? I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such.
	** [[William Cowper]], in a letter to Mrs. Cowper, wife of a Major Cowper (4 April 1766), in ''The Works Of William Cowper His Life, Letters, And Poems'' (1835) by T. S. Grimshawe, p. 70		** [[William Cowper]], in a letter to Mrs. Cowper, wife of a Major Cowper (4 April 1766), in ''The Works Of William Cowper His Life, Letters, And Poems'' (1835) by T. S. Grimshawe, p. 70

	*Forgiveness is one of the major laws that mitigate and lessen the force of [[karma]]. Karma is a Law and it acts impersonally. There are four great [[Masters of Wisdom\|Lords of Karma]] Who manipulate that Law. It is an impersonal Law, but if forgiveness is present in the person who has been harmed, that can mitigate tremendously the result of the Law. Maybe not totally, but it depends on the totality of the forgiveness.
	**[[Benjamin Creme]], [[The World Teacher for All Humanity\|''The World Teacher for All Humanity'']], 2007

	* Disagreements don't cause disunity, a lack of forgiveness does.		* Disagreements don't cause disunity, a lack of forgiveness does.