Reflection:
Repentance does not begin with our determination to make changes, but rather God’s determination that we be saved. It is not doing or acquiring something, but it is about relinquishing our life into the loving hands of our Savior. It is an act of trust.
The aim of repentance is not guilt, but freedom and responsibility. A true life in honesty, integrity, and personal accountability to God, all others, and oneself.
Repentance is a focus of change, of improving oneself with God’s help. We cannot do it on our own, we must invite and ask Christ for His help.
The primary orientation of repentance is not toward our past, but toward the future which has become brighter due to the divine mercy, forgiveness, and hope offered in Christ Jesus.(1)
