Everybody deserves forgiveness and second chances, but not for the same mistake...

Everybody deserves forgiveness and second chances, but not for the same mistake...

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the read more

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong,
But they ne'er pardon who have done the wrong.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

I pardon him as God shall pardon me.

I pardon him as God shall pardon me.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

It's not just other people we need to forgive. We also need to forgivernourselves. For the things we didn't do. read more

It's not just other people we need to forgive. We also need to forgivernourselves. For the things we didn't do. The things we should have done. I think forgiving yourself is more important than forgiving anyone else and it's often the hardest.

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of read more

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.