Day 8

5:43 AM wake-up

Exodus 22

Repentance and restitution: I am sure the theologians will have some refinement to my assessment here, but it seems to me that repentance is getting right with God, and restitution is at least part of getting right with people. This chapter gave a number of cases of how to make restitution to people that have been wronged. Seems like we focus on forgiveness in relationships and apologizing - admitting to them we were wrong. I struggle to think of how we 'make it right' when the damages are emotional and so deep. Very different than killing one's ox or a fender-bender. With apologies to the ox, these are actually fairly easy to restore. Hhhmmm - thinking about sins like adultery, the OT says the penalty is death. I guess that is a recognition that restitution is fairly impossible. I was watching a documentary on Napoleon last night - he adored his wife, but once he found out she was unfaithful to him, he seemed shattered. He still adored her, but his life was very different. Like fixing a shattered piece of pottery, some wounds are. Thank God for the Valley of Dry Bones - Ezekiel 37:1-14. God can restore anything He chooses.

220#

Same run pattern, except I actually ran about .2 miles in the last half. I am working to keep my expectations low, but am encouraged by progress.