Restitution

"I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me."
- Isaiah 12: 1

After getting it right with God, I always feel the need to make my peace with those around me. In my younger years apologizing or making restitution was the hardest thing for me to do. It is a humbling experience but a practice very good for the soul and for our relationship with others. Of course, something ought to come out of our actions such as making a conscious effort not to repeat the same actions that caused us to be apologetic in the first place. Then the essence of the restitution will be meaningful and life-changing, not only for ourselves but also for those whom we reached out to.

God, in Christ, turned His anger away and reached out to us. Therefore we should turn from out follies and reach out to those we make amends with.