“He tore up the handwriting of our sins, so that He might give us the joy of truly loving each other and the joy of truly living for each other. In removing the stone from the grave, He removed everything that could divide us from each other and everything that could divide us from Him. We cannot really be in the Church if we do not forgive. Being in Church without forgiveness is like having faith in Christ without His great mercy. And faith in God without mercy denies His very Resurrection.”
(Bishop Alexei of Sitka, Paschal Message)