In my country of South Africa, we struggled for years against the evil system of apartheid that divided human beings, children of the same God, by racial classification and then denied many of them fundamental human rights.

In order to turn around and do something better, we must first escape the vicious circle of self-righteousness and denial. And that calls for the humility to say "I'm sorry. Please forgive me."

Easter says to us that despite everything to the contrary, his will for us will prevail, love will prevail over hate, justice over injustice and oppression, peace over exploitation and bitterness.

I certainly know that I would not be able to survive if it were not for the fact that I am being upheld by the prayers of so many people.

Stability and peace in our land will not come from the barrel of a gun, because peace without justice is an impossibility.

If you do not for give you actually are tying yourself to the perpetrator, that you are going to live your life as a victim. And you won't experience a liberation that comes from forgiving.

You stand out in the crowd only because you have these many, many carrying you on their shoulders.