Our sense of fairness tells us that people should pay for the wrong they do. Lewis B. Smedes fairnesspaypeople Change image and share on social
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Lewis B. Smedes discoverforgivefree Change image and share on social
Seeing reality for what it is is what we call discernment. The work of discernment is very hard. Lewis B. Smedes calldiscernmenthard Change image and share on social
In a sinful world, no community can exist for long where nobody is ever held accountable: no teacher would grade a student's performance; no citizen would sit on a jury or call a failed leader to account. Lewis B. Smedes accountaccountablecall share on social
At the cross, God was punishing Jesus for the sins of the world. God's justice required a penalty from sinners, and in his unspeakable love, he paid the penalty himself in the person of his crucified Son. Lewis B. Smedes crosscrucifygod share on social
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. Lewis B. Smedes bitterchangecreate share on social
We are anxious in the face of our unchangeable past; we long to recreate segments of our private histories, but we are stuck with them. Lewis B. Smedes anxiousfacehistory Change image and share on social
It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited. Lewis B. Smedes forgivepeopleperson Change image and share on social
Promise keeping is a powerful means of grace in a time when people hardly depend on each other to remember and live by their word. Lewis B. Smedes dependgracekeep Change image and share on social
Common sense suggests that if no one ever judged other people, there would be no real human community. Lewis B. Smedes commoncommunityhuman Change image and share on social
