A delicate balance is required: keep the penitent tautly close to the point of recognizing sin, and then allow the relie — Thomas C. Oden, Corrective Love: The Power of Communion Discipline
A delicate balance is required: keep the penitent tautly close to the point of recognizing sin, and then allow the relie — Thomas C. Oden, Corrective Love: The Power of Communion Discipline
A delicate balance is required: keep the penitent tautly close to the point of recognizing sin, and then allow the relie — Thomas C. Oden, Corrective Love: The Power of Communion Discipline
A delicate balance is required: keep the penitent tautly close to the point of recognizing sin, and then allow the relie — Thomas C. Oden, Corrective Love: The Power of Communion Discipline
A delicate balance is required: keep the penitent tautly close to the point of recognizing sin, and then allow the relie — Thomas C. Oden, Corrective Love: The Power of Communion Discipline
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A delicate balance is required: keep the penitent tautly close to the point of recognizing sin, and then allow the relief of that pressure to flow through forgiveness. Confession increases this tautness, only to clear the path for release.

— Thomas C. Oden, Corrective Love: The Power of Communion Discipline
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