cannot be omitted and it too serves as a powerful discipline. It is difficult not to rectify wrong done once it is confessed and known widely. Of course not all sin calls for restitution. But it is unthinkable that I should sincerely confess to my brother or sister that I have stolen a purse or harmed a reputation and then blithely go my way without trying to make some restoration for the loss. In general, our own innate integrity, a force within our personality, requires such restitution. This often is not a pleasant experience, but it actually strengthens us in our will to do the right
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