All 4 Uses of
repent
in
It Happened to Nancy
- Then he brought out a vial of bleach and said putting repentance into our lives was much like the bleach.†
p. 63.8 *repentance = to feel or express regret for having done wrong
- We then all discussed that concept and decided that we each needed to carry a little bottle of repentance around with us all the time, because we needed it often!†
p. 63.9
- We decided for the rest of the day when we spilled on someone or did something else dumb or rude or careless or mean, instead of saying, "I'm sorry," we'd say, "I repent of that action.†
p. 64.2repent = to express or feel regret for having done wrong
- That put a whole new meaning upon repentance and forgiveness.†
p. 64.4repentance = to feel or express regret for having done wrong
Definition:
to feel regret for having done wrong and to firmly decide to be a better person in the future