Forgiveness and Mercy: Weekly Summary
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Forgiveness and Mercy: Weekly Summary
Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of forgiveness, as developed in the Judeo-Christian tradition, to inspire those in the civil rights movement to act in elevated ways that would win hearts and minds: We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good
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- To recognize that what I rese
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