![]() ![]() “Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. “Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom When he tells us to love our enemies, he gives along with the command, the love itself.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom Give me your forgiveness….And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world’s healing hinges, but on his. Jesus Christ had died for this man was I going to ask for more? Lord Jesus, I prayed, forgive me and help me to forgive him….Jesus, I cannot forgive him. “Even as the angry vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the sin of them. “Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom Here are some of my favorite quotes from her on the topic. But he trembles when we pray-especially when we pray together.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom Corrie Ten Boom on ForgivenessĬorrie has a powerful testimony on forgiveness. “Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom “Discernment is God’s call to intercession, never to faultfinding.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom “Worry is like a rocking chair: it keeps you moving but doesn’t get you anywhere.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom If you would like to purchase them here are some from Amazon. If you would like to read more about Corrie Ten Boom and her family please check out. ![]() I’m sure her other books are great as well but I have not had the chance to read them yet. She went on to travel widely as a missionary, preaching God’s forgiveness and the need for reconciliation.”Ĭorrie has written many books, and I highly recommend you read The Hiding Place. Inspired by Betsie’s example of selfless love and forgiveness amid extreme cruelty and persecution, Corrie established a post-war home for other camp survivors trying to recover from the horrors they had escaped. Arrested by the Nazis along with the rest of her family for hiding Jews in their Haarlem home during the Holocaust, she was imprisoned and eventually sent to the Ravensbruck concentration camp along with her beloved sister, Betsie, who perished there just days before Corrie’s own release on December 31, 1944. ![]() “Corrie ten Boom has long been honored by evangelical Christians as an exemplar of Christian faith in action. I have posted a little snippet of her bio below from PBS.org If you are not familiar with who Corrie Ten Boom. ![]()
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