Sentence examples for extending forgiveness from inspiring English sources
To be sure, forgiveness is a very complex matter, and "just forgiving" can't be tantamount simply to extending forgiveness in response to an offender's confession; nor can "just forgiving" be tantamount to a victim's generous offer of mercy to an unapologetic offender.
Two years ago, when Mark McGwire finally publicly apologized for using steroids, I argued that extending forgiveness to McGwire was a necessary step toward a broader reckoning with the fact that the vast majority of steroid users from his era — other potential Hall of Famers very much included — will probably never be exposed: … baseball fans need to make a choice.
Only if the abuser were to apologize and make some effort at amends, at least, could I see then extending forgiveness to the abuser, and I would consider this a charitable act on the part of the survivor.
I knew I had to extend forgiveness immediately".
The new strategy did not extend forgiveness or legal status to any illegal immigrants.
"But even someone like Harry" – who not only slaps the child, but turns his violence on his wife as well – "can we extend forgiveness there?
To his victims, it's hard to extend forgiveness or compassion to somebody who won't help prosecutors unravel the details of his crime, irrespective of Madoff's claim that he is "deeply sorry and ashamed".
While it may be difficult to extend forgiveness to someone who is defiantly unrepentant, believes Richard Garside, director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, it's more important to tackle the sexist attitudes within football and wider society that shaped Evans rather than focus on one individual.
To whom do I extend forgiveness when I've been victimized by evil?
They must extend forgiveness, stir one another to godliness, and mourn together when loved ones die.
For us to extend forgiveness and compassion to them in the name of religion is not just insidious, it is a mockery of God who has mercy for all yet demands justice for the innocent.
