We can choose to live today free from the failures of yesterday. Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment.

The quotation frames forgiveness as an act of will rather than an emotional state. By contrasting “today” with “yesterday,” it suggests that people are not bound to repeat or remain defined by past mistakes, injuries, or relational failures; they can make a present-tense decision to release resentment and move forward. The second sentence sharpens the point: feelings may lag behind, fluctuate, or never fully align, but forgiveness can still be practiced as a deliberate commitment—often implying ongoing choices in behavior (e.g., refusing revenge, relinquishing the debt, pursuing reconciliation where appropriate). In this view, forgiveness is less about instant emotional relief and more about sustained moral and relational agency.