‘I didn’t kill Jesus. Neither was I to blame for my sister’s death.’ Photo: by Shalone Cason on Unsplash

Bernie Kennedy

Honest mistake: Bernie Kennedy’s Thought for the week

Bernie Kennedy

by ‘We can, if we choose, put things right, or at least try.’ 18th November 2022

The man sitting to my left rose suddenly, reading from Isaiah 43 on his phone: ‘But you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities. I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.’ The last words seemed to reassure him that repentance could lead to forgiveness.