Moving Forward

Making amends is about moving forward with producing fruits of repentance and forgiveness. On the one side of the amends making process, the addict seeks the forgiveness of those whom he or she has sinned against by his or her addiction. The other side involves the person on the receiving side of the amends making process. Both sides can easily fall into sin. The addict could relapse. The person against whom the addict sinned could be dismissive of what the addict says or does. Thankfully, we have Jesus who has taken all of those sins away. Listen how the apostles and disciples of the risen and ascended Lord react and eventually move forward when Saul, later Paul, repents of his former way of life and produces fruits of repentance by the grace of God and with the help of God.