“God calls us to take the first step to restore peace. It doesn’t matter who ‘started it’ “–John Kincaid.

“If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift”–Matthew 5:23-24.

“When you forgive, you in no way change the past–but you sure do change the future–Bernard Meltzer.

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother”–Matthew 18:15.

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you”–Lewis B. Smedes.

“Whenever peace between believers is disturbed, whenever disagreements arise, it is rare that one person is 100% innocent and correct, while the other person is 100% guilty and wrong”–John Kincaid.

“I’ve always considered the first business of the day to get my own soul happy in the Lord”–George Mueller.

“We love each other because he loved us first. If someone says, ‘I love God,’ but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? And he has given us this command; Those who love God must also love their Christian brothers and sisters”–1 John 4:19-21, NLT.

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