I’m going to fulfill the Midwest stereotype. It’s been a fairly wet summer — or at least it seems to be. While we’ve had some cooler days in the area, we’ve also had some very warm days.

The hot days of summer always remind me of a portion of the Bible. The 32nd Psalm was written by an Old Testament Israelite king named David. The psalm’s theme is related to sin and forgiveness.

The Bible teaches that all sin against God’s standard of right and wrong. While sin can be wrongdoing against others, it is especially wrongdoing against God. As a result of sin, the common experience is twofold. We often feel guilty and ashamed when we recognize that we’ve done wrong.

When we recognize we are guilty and we feel ashamed, there are two options.

One option is that we can try to lessen the guilt a

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