Priest and Dan in “Like You Like An Arsonist”

May the grace of god be with you.

Dan

Yeah, OK. I gotta tell you, padre, this isn’t exactly my home court, you know. I never had much use for religion. I guess what you call kindness, I call weakness. But .. no man is bullet-proof. I know that. After all, they crucified your boy, didn’t they?

What troubles you, my son?

Dan

What troubles me -- is how I’ve made mistakes. How I lie awake at night, keeping company with regret, fallibility. I’ve not been the man I intended to be. That troubles me.

And you’ve come seeking absolution?

Dan

Yeah, I suppose I have. Let me ask you something; is it possible to grant forgiveness for sinful acts yet to be committed?

I’m afraid I don’t understand.