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Lewis B. Smedes

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

Hope

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Forgiving someone doesn’t mean the painful events are gone or forgotten, but it allows us to view those memories differently. By choosing forgiveness, we transform how we hold onto the past, turning it into something that inspires hope rather than pain.

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