“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and realize that prisoner was you.”

— Lewis B. Smedes · Calm quote

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and realize that prisoner was you.”

— LEWIS B. SMEDES

Theologian and author · 1921 – 2002

Lewis B. Smedes was a Dutch-American Christian theologian and ethicist who taught at Fuller Theological Seminary. His influential books include 'Forgive and Forget' (1984), on the healing power of forgiveness.

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