Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit. I shall teach your ways to the wicked, and sinners shall return to you. My sin never left my mind, but it has been a reminder for me that I live by God's grace. It has been a reminder for me that we all do things that are unthinkable and seemingly unforgivable, but that we have a gracious and loving God who is slow to anger and abundant in steadfast love. I think I became more tolerant and more forgiving, less judgmental.
Forgiveness is a powerful thing.
It is interesting to note that in the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew the author included the genealogy of Jesus. In the genealogy there are four women who are named. An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Aram, and Aram the father of Aminadab, and Aminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of King David. Matthew wanted us to know that Jesus' family was not perfect.