Repentance: Traumatic Grace (Pt. 2)

In our previous discussion on traumatic grace, we explored the initial step of true repentance: appealing to God’s mercy. We saw how David, exposed in his sin, cried out for God’s steadfast love and abundant mercy. Now, we move to the next two steps of true repentance, as illustrated in Psalm 51, to understand how we must confess the sinfulness …

Repentance: Traumatic Grace (Pt. 1)

Traumatic Grace Have you ever been exposed? Has someone ever ripped the bandaid off something you were trying to keep secret? You thought you were in the clear. You thought no one would ever know. But then, without warning and without time to react, you were stripped of your lie, and you knew you just got caught. David was the …