FIVE PATHS TO REPENTANCE

Saint John Chrysostom, onetime Archbishop of Constantinople, instructs us on paths to repentance.
All these paths lead to heaven: 
(1) Acknowledge your sins and renounce them.  One who condemns his own sins is slower to repeat them.
(2) Forgive.  Forgive yourself for whatever you regret.  Forgive your parents, friends, neighbors and even your enemies.  Master your anger.  Curb your wrath.
(3)  Pray.  Get in the habit of conversing with God, all day.  Do it fervently, carefully and in heartfelt ways.  Pray for people you encounter.  Pray in difficult situations.  Praise Him for the beauty you see. 
(4)  Be generous.  Give alms freely and joyfully.  Give of your own time and talent, too.
(5)  Be humble.  Reflect on Mother Teresa’s Humility List below.

• Speak as little as possible about yourself.
• Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others.
• Avoid curiosity.
• Do not interfere with the affairs of others.
• Accept small irritations with good humor.
• Do not dwell on the faults of others.
• Accept censures even if unmerited.
• Give in to the will of others.
• Accept insults and injuries.
• Accept contempt, being forgotten and disregarded.
• Be courteous and delicate even when provoked by someone.
• Do not seek to be admired and loved.
• Do not protect yourself behind your own dignity.
• Give in, in discussions, even when you are right.
• Choose always the more difficult task.