Love forgives, Paulo Coelho posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005
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At the last supper, Jesus accused -- with the same gravity and using the same phrase -- two of his apostles. Both had commited the crime forseen by Jesus. Judas iscariot recovered his senses and condemned himself. Peter also recovered his senses, after denying three times everything he had believed in. But at the decisive moment, Peter understood the true meaning of Jesus' message. He asked forgiveness, and went on, humiliated. he could have chosen suicide, but instead he faced the other apostles and must have said: "Okay, speak of my error for as long as the human race exists. But let me correct it." Peter understood that love forgives. Judas understood nothing
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