The Joy of Daily Repentance


 As we talked today about the Joy of Daily Repentance today at Relief Society, it reminded me of Psalm 19:12-13

12 Who can understand his errors? Cleanse Thou me from secret faults.

13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous acts; let them not have dominion over me; then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgressions. 

This Psalm of David talks about "secret faults" and "presumptuous acts".  I believe he was talking about the faults we are not seeing in ourselves and those acts that we fail to recognize as inappropriate.

I remember in one of my child development classes from BYU stating that parents make about 12 statements a day that have a negative impact on their children without even being aware.

Words can hurt and we don't even realize it. I love the idea of starting each day by asking our Heavenly Father. "Have I hurt any of your children unaware?" "How can I repent from that?"

If we wait until the end of the day it is a challenge to do anything about it. I believe true repentance comes from action. This coming week I am starting the day in repentance and then ending the day accounting to God for the day.


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