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I make the point that my forgiveness does not depend on my repentance. The root of this idea is that nothing I do can bind God. He is completely free to do whatever he wants, and whatever God does is always good. So, if forgiveness depends on repentance, then that gives me a degree of…
On repentance
It is not my repentance on which I depend, but on your forgiveness. For my trust is not in my own efforts, but in your generosity. Just as my righteousness is a gift of your grace, not earned by my goodness. Like in a game of “Who blinks first” between lovers, your forgiveness is not…
Lord, I cannot get everything right
Lord, I cannot get everything right. I cannot undo the things I have already got wrong. So, here I am sad and penitent, sometimes feeling small and useless. I am truly sorry, but I am not berating myself, for I know that I am human, and in this life I will struggle to be the…
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