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As a guitarist, I play many
gigs. Today I was asked
by a funeral director to play
at a graveside service for
a homeless veteran. He had
no family or friends, so the
service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the backcountry.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost.
I finally arrived an hour late
and saw the funeral guy had
evidently gone, and the hearse
was nowhere in sight. There
were only the diggers and
crew left and they were eating
lunch.
I felt bad, and apologized to
the men for being late. I went
to the side of the grave and
looked down and the vault lid
was already in place. I didn’t
know what else to do, so I
started to play.
The workers put down their
lunches, and began to gather
around. I played out my heart
and soul for this man with no
family and friends. I played
like I’ve never played before
for this desert storm veteran.
And as I played ‘Amazing
Grace,’ the workers began
to weep. They wept, I wept,
We all wept together. When I
finished I packed up my
guitar and started for my truck.
Though my head hung low,
my heart was full.
As I opened the door to my
Pickup truck, I heard one of the workers
say, “I never seen nothin’
like that before, and I’ve been
putting in septic tanks for
twenty years.”
Here’s a word you don’t hear much these days…
“REPENT.”
It sounds harsh to modern ears. It makes people uncomfortable. But it is one of the most important words in the entire Bible — and honestly, one of the most loving things God ever said to us.
The word literally means to “Turn Around.” Not just feel bad. Not just say sorry. But to make a complete U-turn — to change the direction of your life.
Here’s where a lot of us get tripped up. We confuse remorse with repentance. And they are not the same thing.
Remorse says “I feel bad about what I did.” Repentance says “I am changing what I do.”
Judas felt remorse. Peter repented. One led to despair — the other led to restoration.
The Bible tells us in 2 Corinthians 7:10 — “Godly sorrow leads to repentance that brings salvation and leaves no regret — but worldly sorrow brings death.”
In other words — it’s not enough to feel guilty. God wants to do something far deeper than make you feel bad. He wants to transform you from the inside out.
What’s the difference between remorse and true repentance? Watch this short video — I think it will change the way you look at this powerful word. 👇