"Yet even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments." Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful... (Joel 2:12-13)

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Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me (Psalm 51:10). In repentance, we ask for renewal. God delights in a broken and contrite heart. #RepentReturnRestore