I say that to say, as much as we read, that's why slowing down is so good, right, because we miss

things that should really strike us. And this is one of them. Saint Corinthians 7 11 says,

for observe this very thing that you sorrowed in a godly manner, what diligence it produced in you,

what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what

vindication, and all things, you prove yourself to be clear in this matter. And I ask myself,

do I sorrow over my sin that way? Because a worldly sorrow, and there's a brand of it, and Paul

talks about that, is, oh man, I just hurt this person, I feel bad, I just violated my standard,

or my sort of expectations for myself. But true sorrow, godly sorrow, has that vertical element

of I just sinned against the Lord. And think of what Paul says in there, you know, you start in

a godly manner, what diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation,

right, like this indignation towards your sin, this desire to be cleared, what fear, what vehement

desire, what zeal, what vindication, and all things, you prove yourself to be clear in this matter.

And that really is a demonstration of repentance. I love something that I've heard our pastor say

before, and that's that our repentance should be as notorious as our sin.

You know, the world's big on karma, guys. And karma is always seen as this sort of instant thing,

right? You've seen those videos that pop up online with someone like Dustin, and they turn around,

they get hit by a bus, and then phrase karma comes up. But why can't karma also be long-term?

This is completely irrelevant, because we don't believe in karma, but let's pretend we do.

I just think I just experienced a long-term version, because Ray, do you remember the first time I

helped you guys move when we first met? And I remember I was wanting to get to know Ray's dog.

I did. I looked at Ray's dog, and I said to Rachel, that is the ugliest dog I have ever seen in my life.

No, it was Tina. No, I was actually pointing out you were looking at a mirror.

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