Repentance

Today’s Reflection

A soldier asked Abba Mius if God accepted repentance. After the old man had taught him many things, he said, “Tell me, my dear, if your cloak is torn, do you throw it away?” He replied, “No, I mend it and use it again.” The old man said to him, “If you are so careful about your cloak, will not God be equally careful about God’s creature?”

—Edited by Keith Beasley-Topliffe, The Upper Room Spiritual Classics: Writings of the Desert Fathers & Mothers (Upper Room Books, 2017)

Today’s Question

How does it feel to know that God cares for you and accepts you?

Today’s Scripture

Come now, and let’s settle this,says the LORD.Though your sins are like scarlet,they will be white as snow.If they are red as crimson,they will become like wool.

—Isaiah 1:18 (CEB)

Prayer for the Week

Lord, as you will, and as you know, have mercy.