battle against the guilt and shame that haunt us, the guilt and shame that linger even after we have owned up to God and made restitution to and sought forgiveness from those who have suffered because of our actions. Even if the consequence of our actions ends up being the loss of our ministry, Jesus can still work within us. I dare say that he is eager to do so. If there was hope for Paul in his coveting (Romans 7), hope for Peter in his racial insensitivity and cowardice and denials of Jesus (Mark