What kind of repentance?

Repentance doesn’t mean that you have to work all day, every day until you die. It isn’t a constant stream of punishment to make amends for your misdeeds. It’s certainly not a bank account that balances before you can be “forgiven”.

Repentance isn’t a zero-sum game.

Repentance is originally a Greek word that simply means a change in mind.

So instead of spending that time figuring out better ways to punish ourselves, why don’t we consider spending that time helping someone who needs to be helped or make something that needs to be made.

Wouldn’t that be a better way to change the way we think of ourselves and those around us?

Measuring how many mistakes we have made doesn’t get us closer to the person who we can become.

It’s your choice on how you keep score.