What cannot be healed has been healed. What was lost forever has been found. Therefore let that which cannot be forgiven be forgiven.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Things thought lost or beyond repair can be restored; forgiveness can apply even to the unforgivable.
- In plain terms
- What seemed impossible to heal or forgive can actually be achieved.
- What can you take from it?
- Believe in the possibility of recovery and forgiveness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What seems unforgivable to you?
- How can you start the healing process?
Another view
Some wounds may remain painful despite attempts at healing.
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