Recovering Repentance

Published: Sept. 1, 2019, 10 a.m.

b'Four marks of true repentance are: acknowledgement of wrong, \\nwillingness to confess it, willingness to abandon it, and willingness to make restitution. ~ Corrie Ten Boom\\n\\nRepentance is more than saying \\u201cI\\u2019m sorry,\\u201d and knowledge that God\\u2019s grace requires more of me than singing every verse of \\u201cJust as I am.\\u201d \\n~ Barbara Brown Taylor\\n\\nGrace is the mysterious strength God lends human beings who commit themselves to the work of transformation. \\nTo repent is both to act from that grace and to ask for more of it, in order to follow Christ into the startling freedom of new life. ~ Barbara Brown Taylor\\n\\nIt [repentance] calls individuals to take responsibility for what is wrong with the world - beginning with what is wrong with them - and to join with other people \\nwho are dedicated to turning things around. ~ Barbara Brown Taylor'