Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness. (Lewis B. Smedes)

Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness.

Lewis B. Smedes

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