Your cravings as a human animal do not become a prayer just because it is God whom you ask to attend to them.
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Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Forgiveness restores harmony and healing to relationships and personal grievances.
This quote reflects the profound notion that forgiveness is a transformative act, allowing us to repair and heal the wounds caused by hurt or betrayal. It suggests that by forgiving others, we can create a sense of wholeness and renewal, akin to the fulfillment of a child's innocent dreams of miracles, where the past can be cleansed and relationships can be restored to a state of purity and completeness.
Themes
ForgivenessHealingRelationshipsMiracleWholeness
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about healing and moving forward.
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