Why I’m giving up excuses for Lent…
(or why I can’t live with the fraud of being ungenerous anymore)
shrive (ʃrʌɪv) verb, archaic — present oneself to a priest for confession, penance, and absolution.
I couldn’t be anything but kind to her, after I overcame my cynicism that she was trying to sell me something. I am ashamed to admit that was my first thought. For that, I blame the world gone mad with everybody trying to get ahead of everyone else, polarization, hatred, xenophobia, and general mistrust. She was indeed refreshing.