If there is to be reconciliation, first there must be truth.
This thing I am feeling, I’m almost certain, is the closest I’ll ever come to standing somewhere in between truth and reconciliation.
There’s a difference between extending grace, and receiving abuse.
People may say . . . that all is made up and well again, but such breaches between great people are seldom or never so.
Then you must reconcile yourself to the fact that something is always hurt by any change. If you do this, you will not be hurt yourself.
Time is compared to golden sands running between two eternities, and 'tis an infinite mercy they are still running, that you have a day to work out your salvation, to agree with your adversary while he is in the way [Matt. 5:25; Phil. 2:12]--namely, to make up the breach between God and your soul (Rev. 2:21).
The main element of true reconciliation is the public education system.
Chimps are very quick to have a sudden fight or aggressive episode, but they're equally as good at reconciliation.
The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is also the principle of evil.
If the world would apologize, I might consider a reconciliation.
In 2005, Republicans passed a 360-page reconciliation bill without a single Democratic vote that provided deep cuts to Medicaid and raised premiums on Medicare beneficiaries.
In 2001, Republicans used reconciliation to pass President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy.
When Republicans used reconciliation in 2001 for the Bush tax cuts, they used it to increase the deficit. The whole purpose of reconciliation is for deficit reduction!
There should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.
Reconciliation is a national decision that has to be debated and a consensus made among Colombians.
In 1996, Republicans used reconciliation to pass major legislation that ended six decades of welfare policy.
'8 Miles to Pancake Day' is a reconciliation of the classic space-time dilemma.
The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.
Overall relations between the North and the South have developed in favor of national reconciliation, unity and reunification.
