God's dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.

In God's family, there are no outsiders, no enemies.

Without forgiveness, there's no future.

Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.

Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.