Guilt can be a gift: the voice of conscience telling us we have gone wrong and need to turn back. But guilt can also become a prison, especially when it lingers long after God has forgiven us. Scripture promises, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" ( Romans 8:1 ). These six stories about guilt and repentance, retold in our own words, explore both sides: true guilt that leads us home and false guilt that keeps us chained. Each ends with a takeaway for sermons, pastoral care or personal reflection. Stories in this collection: Conscience Is Like a Sundial Phantom Pain: The Leg in the Jar "Streams of Mercy, Never Ceasing": Robert Robinson Finds His Way Back The Mongolian Peasant Principle The Sunflower: A Dying SS Man Asks for Forgiveness Luther Discovers Grace ──────── ✝ ──────── Conscience Is Like a Sundial The Christian psychiatrist and writer John White compared the human conscience to a sundial. When the sun shines on a sundi...
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