Forgiveness flounders because I exclude the enemy from the community of humans and myself from the community of sinners.
Miroslav VolfWhatever the reasons, when forgiveness happens it is always a miracle of grace. The obstacles in its way are immense
Miroslav VolfIf you take the 'love your enemy' out of Christianity, you've 'unChristianed' the Christian faith.
Miroslav VolfWe will not "forget" so as to be able to rejoice; we will rejoice and therefore let those memories (of wrongs suffered) slip out of our minds!
Miroslav Volf