Here Are Our Favorite Pope Quotes To Inspire You On The Road To Healing After Divorce

Last updated on: August 17, 2016 at 7:39 am by Lisa Duffy

Here Are Our Favorite Pope Quotes To Inspire You On The Road To Healing After Divorce 2016-08-17T07:39:50-04:00 Lisa Duffy

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From Heather Voccola

“Forgiveness is above all a personal choice, a decision of the heart to go against the natural instinct to pay back evil with evil…” – Pope St. John Paul II, Message for World Day of Peace 2002

I remember the first time my spiritual director said I needed to pray for my ex-husband. I laughed incredulously. Then I said a few things I had to go to confession for. After, I thought about it, numerous times. I tried once but it tasted bitter. I thought some more. One day it occurred to me that I could grow into a bitter, angry person or I could move toward healing. I realized, it is a personal choice. Make your choice for God today.

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