Emphasis Preaching Journal

Rodney stared into his own eyes, reflected in the mirror -- and for the first time in years, he didn't feel the irrepressible urge to look away; he was finally beginning to accept himself, even to like himself. He knew he still had some distance to go; but he also knew he was going to make it. All these years he had blamed himself for the lives lost in the auto accident. And he was right in doing so; the accident had been entirely his fault. He'd thought of his attitude as accepting responsibility. In reality, he had gone far beyond that.