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Forgiveness is the key that can unshackle us from a past that will not rest in the grave of things over and done with. as long as our minds are captive to the memory of having been wronged, they are not free to wish for reconciliation with the one who wronged us.
-Lewis B. Smedes
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Forgiveness Is The Key That Can Unshackle

Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiveness is the key that can unshackle us from a past that will not rest in the grave of things over and done with. as long as our minds are captive to the memory of having been wronged, they are not free to wish for reconciliation with the one who wronged us.
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