Say ‘I forgive you’, and the pain of the past disappears. It is an extraordinary dimension of human life that we can refuse to be bound to events that would otherwise hold us captive. And it is through compassion – that noble tenderness of the heart – that we find the courage to do so. Yes, we all need compassion and forgiveness if we are to find peace this side of eternity.

Say ‘I forgive you’, and the pain of the past disappears. It is an extraordinary dimension of human life that we can refuse to be bound to events that would otherwise hold us captive. And it is through compassion – that noble tenderness of the heart – that we find the courage to do so. Yes, we all need compassion and forgiveness if we are to find peace this side of eternity.