Penance

Penance......

depending on your personal background

Penance is a word

that conjures up powerful images

 ....medieval acts of self-torture

.....personal memories of a Catholic sacrament.... good memories or bad memories.... powerful, affective, emotional memories....


Emotions cloud truth.


Penance....

....is simple.

Strip away the bandaid of emotional response and reveal

   ...raw, red, pulsating remorse.

Penance

....is sorrow.

Sorrow for turning away from God.


Acts of penance reflect

 .....attempts to make amends

            .....turning toward the light.

Penance....

...is broken
               ...being made new.

Be repentant....

Be honest...

Have faith....  God is there...

Waiting for you to turn and be made whole.

God is there....

It was up to you to move away....

It is up to you to turn back...

God is there.